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Our Closure Not About Sejusa Letter - Red Pepper
Police yesterday raided and closed down Daily Monitor and Red Pepper offices claiming to be searching for original copies purportedly written by Gen David Sejusa on the so-called "Muhoozi project". The 'project' is a perceived attempt by President Museveni to have his son Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba succeed him and below is a full statement about the raid from Red Pepper. ...
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Micho Favourite to Land Cranes Job
SERBIAN tactician Milutin "Micho" Sredojevic is likely to be unveiled as Cranes coach today. Local soccer governing body FUFA has called a press conference where Micho's appointment is expected to be the big news. The Cranes job recently went vacant following the sacking Bobby Williamson. The Scotsman, a record four time CECAFA winner, failed on his key assignment of taking the ...
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Bidandi Still in Intensive Care Unit
Former local government minister Jaberi Bidandi Ssali remains in the intensive care unit at Nakasero Hospital where he was admitted following an accident in Kiwatule. Several relatives and friends were throughout the day blocked from accessing his room after doctors ruled that he needed rest. Relatives nursing him include his wife Susan, son Hajji Umar Kakonge and daughter Asia. Bidandi, the ...
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Iryns Manager Accused of Setting Her Up
Embattled Iryn Namubiru's manager, Thadeus Mubiru, is being accused by the singer's family of setting her up by packing drugs in her luggage. This comes as the singer's worried family and fans await her fate this week. Iryn, whose fate will be decided on May 25, is being held at Chiba prison on drug trafficking charges. She faces not less than 8 years in jail should she be ...
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Man Hacks Wife to Death Poisons Self
A man hacked his wife Monday morning accusing her of infidelity, before taking poison. The tragedy, that shocked residents of Ndejje Central Zone in Makindye Division, followed a bitter split between Martin Kazibwe, 32, and Justine Nanyonjo over issues of infidelity. Kazibwe is reported to have been sharing a house with Justine, but split with her accusing her of seeing another man. Justine, ...
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U.S. Criticizes Uganda Media Attack
The U.S. on May.21 criticised the raid of two newspapers and closure of two other radio stations saying the disruptions, no matter the justifications offered, risk having a chilling effect on the freedoms of expression and speech enshrined in the Ugandan Constitution. "We understand Ugandan security authorities searched and disrupted operations at several of Uganda's leading media ...
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Uganda Uganda Criticised for Wildest Media Attack
Uganda police abused its power and the law by closing two independent newspapers and radio stations in the wildest media attack, The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has said. Armed police raided and closed down The RedPepper, a tabloid, Uganda's largest independent newspaper, The Daily Monitor, and its sister radios, KFM and Dembe FM, following reports that the President was ...
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Uganda Insurer Says Fraud Halted Sh1.1 Billion LC Bicycle Payment
NIKO Insurance has reiterated that suspicions of fraud halted payment of sh1.1b that it undertook to pay as performance guarantee bond to Government in the supply of 70,000 bicycles meant for LC officials. The insurer's chief executive officer, Ronald Zaake, voiced the firm's stance Tuesday afternoon at the Commercial Court in Kampala. He was in court presided by Justice Christopher ...
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Govt Calls for Invest in Meat Industry
The Government has called for massive investment in the beef industry as a way of eradicating poverty. State minister for trade David Wakikhona said the livestock sector has big investment potential because of the high production in the country. Wakikhona cited forage seed production, animal breeding and supply of livestock, construction of abattoirs and vaccine development as some of the many ...
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KCCA Debate Lukwago Musisi Dash to House
AS Parliament is bracing itself for a heated debate on Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) report with both the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, and KCCA Executive Director, Ssemakula Musisi, underscoring the importance of the debate with their attendance. The parliamentary VIP gallery is packed to the rafters with pro-Lukwago and Musisi councilors eager to see where the pendulum on the contentious ...
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Mobile Phone and Banking Services Merge
TELECOM companies are shifting focus to mobile-to-bank account services, ensuring that customers transfer money to and from their bank accounts to their mobile phones. Airtel money and Warid Pesa have already embraced the mobile-to-bank account service to provide banking convenience to millions of people. Brian Kimathi, head of sales at Warid Pesa noted that mobile technology has a critical ...
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Shilling Loses 0.47 Percent in Mid-Morning Trading
The shilling depreciated 0.47% against the greenback as demand continues to outstrip supply, trader's note that the trend may carry on through the week. Faisal Bukenya, the head of market making at Barclays Bank notes that high demand from oil and manufacturing sectors coupled by high inter-bank rates have seen the shilling lose some gound. The local unit was trading at 2,574/2,584 buying ...
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Catch BBA Seven Highlights Ahead of Season Eight Launch This Sunday
As Africa waits for the launch this Sunday of Big Brother The Chase, which is the eighth season of the AfricaMagic reality TV show, something meant to take fans down memory lane is underway already. As you read this, Big Brother fans across Africa are already refreshing their memories with highlights from Big Brother StarGame, the seventh season of the reality show, which aired last year, with ...
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Uganda - Security forces seize Ugandan media outlets
The crackdown on four media houses on 20 May 2013 by security agencies under unclear circumstances is a serious threat to media freedom and freedom of expression in Uganda. The security agencies' actions to deactivate KFM and Dembe FM - and the besieging ...
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Uganda appoint Micho as new coach
Uganda have appointed Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic as their new coach. The 43-year-old fills the post that has been vacant since Bobby Williamson's contract was terminated in April and he has signed a two-year deal with the Cranes. Micho, who was sacked by Rwanda last month, said he was happy to be back in the country where he had his first coaching job in Africa. He ...
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon wants force to deploy in DR Congo
Maputo: The deployment of a rapid UN (United Nations) intervention force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be speeded up in view of this week’s fresh unrest, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on ...
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Uganda Media takes a hit in presidential grooming affair
A siege on media houses by Ugandan security forces entered a second day on Tuesday, as they searched for a letter by an army commander that claimed President Yoweri Museveni was grooming his son to be ...
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In Uganda fury over a generals letter reveals battle over the presidents political legacy
KAMPALA, Uganda - An army general's concern that officials are at risk of assassination if they oppose President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him has stirred controversy in Uganda because it challenges the popular view of Museveni as a moderate leader, analysts said Tuesday. Police continued their search Tuesday of a daily newspaper's offices to find ...
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Long-Term Mass Drug Treatment Can Eliminate River Blindness - Study
East Africa: In a First for East Africa, Scientists Find Evidence That Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) May Be Eliminated After 14 Years of Long-Term Mass Drug ...
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Eskom Marks Ten Years in Uganda
ESKOM Uganda Ltd (EUL) was incorporated on November 22, 2002, and was awarded a concession to operate and maintain Nalubaale and Kiira Hydro Power stations in Jinja for 20 years. EUL took over operations and maintenance of the complex from Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd on April 1, 2003. ...
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New Study Highlights Need to Continue Fight Against River Blindness
Uganda: Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Could Make Comeback in Northwestern Uganda If Annual Drug Administrations to Fight Parasitic Disease Are Stopped, New Study ...
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Micho Appointed Uganda Cranes Coach
SERBIAN tactician Milutin "Micho" Sredojevic has been unveiled as the new Cranes coach on a 2yr deal this afternoon at FUFA House in Mengo. The Cranes job recently went vacant following the sacking Bobby Williamson. The Scotsman, a record four time CECAFA winner, failed on his key assignment of taking the Cranes to the final tournament of the Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking briefly ...
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Uganda leaders legacy at stake in generals case
Ugandan Police surround the offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper, preventing all journalists from leaving according to the paper's political editor, in Kampala, Uganda Monday, May 20, 2013. Ugandan police forcibly entered the premises of the independent newspaper to look for evidence against an army general who recently questioned the president's alleged plan to have his son succeed ...
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Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa Announces Ground Breaking of New Uganda Factory
ARUA, Uganda, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Pan African Tobacco Group (PTG) Founder TribertRujugiro Ayabatwaannounced today that ground has been broken on the company's new $20 million tobacco processing and production operation in northern Uganda. The new warehouse and factory, located in Arua, will be operational in five months and will produce its own water and electricity. Once up and ...
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VP Ssekandi Mbabaali Draw Court Battle Lines
Vice president Edward Ssekandi and his political nemesis Jude Mbabaali have drawn the battle lines in a Constitutional Court petition where the Ssekandi is accused of using state resources during the February 18, 2011 Bukoto Central parliamentary polls. The battle lines were drawn on Monday at the Constitutional Court in Kampala, where the parties appeared before the registrar Erias Kisawuzi. ...
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