Uganda news

Jane Kibirige, the clerk to parliament had sent a letter to over 529 legislators telling them to get tested for Covid-19. Hundreds of  them turned up at the Parliamentary Gardens to get tests. A good number of the honorables were surprised by each other’s presence as they had not met physically for some time. Some of them did not even ...

Police in Luwero has arrested a man who has been sharing news about the apparent death of Museveni. The suspect, Peter Ssekyondwa aged 23 was arrested on Friday. ASP Isa Ssemwogerere, the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson confirmed the news. “He sent the messages to the phones of three different people spreading propaganda of how His Excellency the President had died ...

Opposition figure Col Kiiza Besigye has come out to hit out at the national broadcaster, UBC. This was after the TV station hosted the vocal government critic for an interview. Since they pre-record all programs before airing, the guest can request them to edit some parts out. Whatever the station broadcasts, the person in question has to agree. However this ...

Media personality and president of Uganda Sports Press Association, Patrick Kanyomozi, has yet again worked himself another crazy position. Patrick has been voted as the new president of Ugandans On Twitter. This may not really be surprising because of his fame on Twitter due to his candid talk on issues. Kanyomozi is a known critic of the ruling party and ...

0ver 20,000 Ugandans may miss out on the Covid Relief Funds After the system rejected their details yesterday. Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja officiated the disbursement of money yesterday. However, Minister of Gender, Betty Amongi, while in an evening interview revealed that the system rejected 20,000 people. “The system rejected between 10,000 to 20,000 people, some of them had names that ...