Month: January 2025

The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Kahinda Otafiire has blamed Ministry of Finance for delaying to release funds to facilitate the process of   reviewing the constitution. His Ministry wants Shs13bn for this exercise. Otafiire made the  revelation  today during a  meeting between his Ministry and MPs on  Committee of

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has revealed his government's commitment to remunerate university staff in a bid to match global standards. Museveni made the commitment on Tuesday during the 69th graduation ceremony of Makerere University. Below is his full speech Presided over the 69th graduation ceremony of Makerere University, where I

Trade between Uganda and South Sudan is on an upward trend following recent years of conflict and turbulence. Traders, many of them informal, who ply the Kampala-Juba trade route, say business has picked up significantly, although not up to pre-2015 levels. Davin Angutia, a logistician at Arua Park business hub

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday morning declared the terrorist attack at the 14 Riverside Drive over, with all the terrorists having been killed, Daily Nation reports. He did not specify the number of the gunmen that had stormed the building complex, which houses the up-market DusitD2 Hotel, among others. A

The top leadership of Parliament led by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have agreed to leave the current leadership of the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) led by Abdu Katuntu as Chairperson to complete investigations into closure of seven defunct banks by

The move by Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to obtain Shs250bn for the acquisition of 446 acres of land to expand the Kampala Industrial Business Park located in Namanve-Mukono district has been rejected by MPs on  the Finance Committee. The team from UIA led by Lawrence Byensi, the Acting Executive Director

Somalia-based armed group al-Shabab have claimed responsibility for the attack in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday. "We are currently conducting an operation in Nairobi," the group's military operations spokesman told Al Jazeera. Two explosions and gunfire were heard at an upscale hotel and office complex in Kenya's capital on Tuesday afternoon, said

An explosion followed by heavy gunfire has been reported at 14 Riverside in Westlands, Nairobi. Unconfirmed reports indicate there was an explosion outside one of the buildings before gunshots filled the air at around 3PM, East Africa time. A picture of a car on fire is circulating online and heavy