Uganda news

Members of Parliament that sit on the Human Rights Committee have requested that all political prisoners be released unconditionally from Kitalya prison. One of the prisoners is a famous musician and politician, Nubian Buken Ali. Agnes Taaka, the chairperson of the committee led the legislators to visit the prison on Friday where they are holding the prisoners currently. Taaka said ...

A few days ago comical Kawempe North MP-elect Muhamad Ssegirinya was flown to Kenya to receive medical attention in a critical condition. This all came after Ssegirinya aka Mr Update’s incarceration at Kitalya prison for illegally demonstrating in town. Ssegirinya was demanding the unconditional release of NUP comrades. The police arrested these people after the presidential elections in January. Ssegirinya ...

The commander in chief of the armed forces, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promoted a total of 40 senior UPDF officers. Among these promoted are seven UPDF generals who also received higher ranks. In the promotions announced on Friday, seven UPDF Generals were involved as well as Brigadiers. These include Kayanja Muhanga, David Kasura, the director of the National Leadership ...

In a bid to fight fake Agro chemicals in the market, Bukoola Chemical Industries has unveiled new public campaign against fake Agro-chemicals. Dr. Paul Mawanda Kyabaggu, Managing Director Bukoola Chemical Industries Ltd together with Fred Muwema, Director Legal at Anti Counterfeit Network officially launched “Protect Life…Twefeeko” campaign against agro-chemical counterfeit products in the market. Mawanda says the campaign Protect aims ...

NUP supporters have pledged to help Bobi Wine raise the tax levied on his car by URA. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has held his car saying they under-taxed it. However, on Bobi Wine’s page, he puts this tax on nothing but politics. “That’s when they claimed it was undervalued and demanded I return it. Today they wrote asking me to ...