Uganda news

The country was shocked last week to learn that FDC stalwart and national chairperson of the party Joyce Ssebugwawo had been picked to serve in the government that she so fought hard to depose. However, Kampala MP Hon Muhammad Nsereko has come out to praise her efforts in Ugandan politics and her bold choice. Ssebugwawo who lost her seat as ...

Singer Nina Roz has reportedly collapsed yesterday after a heavy drug overdose and had to be rushed to hospital in critical condition. The Muliro singer had come out sometime back to declare how she had quit drugs. These drugs had completely derailed her life and music career. She even started an organization aimed at helping musicians into rehab and finally ...

Yesterday morning at approximately 8am, residents of Kibende trading centre in Kabarole district were shocked after a UPDF officer shot dead a Boda Boda cyclist. Eyewitnesses narrated that this officer was one of those manning the Kabarole-Bunyangabu border after the President banned interdistrict travels in a bid to curb down the spread of covid 19. Authorities identified the officer as ...

The Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, has said over 7 trillion is needed to implement the Kampala master plan 2021-2026. Apparently, Lukwago says he has a mega plan to make Kampala shine.   For this to happen, though, he admitted that all the directors of Kampala must come and work together. In the past, Lukwago had been complaining about the executive ...

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has started to manufacture oxygen for state-run hospitals that are rapidly using up what they have. They have also started manufacturing face masks and all this is to help tackle the deteriorating Coronavirus situation in the country. According to the UPDF, the army’s commercial arm, National Enterprises Corporation (NEC) will be doing the production. ...