Uganda news

Kampala has responded to a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering Uganda to compensate DR Congo. The ICJ said Uganda should pay Congo $325m (about shs 1.1 b) over a conflict that lasted from 1998 until 2003.The ICJ, which is the UN’s top court based in the Hague delivered its ruling on Wednesday. DR Congo sought $11b ...

I’m Gitau Shalom from Kirinyaga County, I have two children and happily married to Gashui Ester. I’m a businessman owning more than five hotels in Kirinyaga. One year ago this wasn’t the case, things were totally different as I was nearly running bankrupt and i had debts everywhere. I was sacked from my job as a waiter. I tried to ...

President Yoweri Museveni, on Wednesday, met Secretaries-Generals of political parties in opposition at State House Entebbe. These were the Secretary-Generals that coalesce under the Inter-party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD). IPOD is a platform that they founded to structure multi-party dialogue in the country. Since its formation over 8 years ago, the platform has facilitated participating parties to continuously enhance their ...

The Commander of the Land Forces and the First Son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has come out to deny knowing who Kakwensa Rukira is. This follows the author’s allegations that Gen Muhoozi was among those who personally tortured him. Unknown people arrested Kakwenza on the 28th December 2021 from his home in Kisasi and held him incommunicado. He was subjected to ...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has asked legislators to pray for Oulanyah because he is unwell. For so long, details about the speaker’s health have been kept from the public up until now. The Medical Experts at Mulago in consultation with his personal doctors, decided to refer him for further specialised medical attention out of the country. — Anita ...