Uganda news

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the country to raise flags at half mast in honour of Magufuli. He said this should be done for every flag at all public buildings and public grounds also as to mourn the loss of one of East Africa’s greatest leaders. John Pombe Magufuli, 61, was announced dead on Wednesday at ...

Hotel Africana Proprietor Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga today will officially launch a book titled how I built a fortune business in Africa a book that inspires entrepreneurs to go extra mile to achieve their dreams in business. Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, commonly known as BMK, is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur, and hotel owner. According to a 2012 published report, he was ...

Today marks a year since President Museveni announced a country-wide lockdown. It was last year on the 18th of March 2020 when the president locked down most sectors of the country. By that time, the World Health Organization had just declared coronavirus a world pandemic. Most of the countries in the world had actually already closed down by this time ...

Last week, on Saturday morning, unknown people dumped a body burnt beyond recognition near the Kasubi Tombs. The body had missing body parts when the police found it. This, therefore, prompted the Old Kampala Police Station to commence investigations into the murder. They then thought this to be a ritual murder. The very next day, Sunday 14, at the same ...

Kampala City Council Authority(KCCA), yesterday evicted street children amidst resistance from them. KCCA carried out this operation in partnership with Dwelling Places home. This is not the first time KCCA is evicting street children from Kampala. As usual, the kids were clearly not interested in going with the crew. This brings a lot of questions to mind though. Who wouldn’t ...