Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday addressed a special session of the country's parliament at a conference centre in the capital, Kampala. He has used the first part of the speech to talk about security and had some harsh words for the police: [caption id="attachment_1646" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Some of the lawmakers
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The Parliament of Uganda has warned journalists against taking pictures of sleeping or rather ‘meditating’ government officials and projecting them in bad light. The stringent guidelines were issued on Monday ahead of today’s State of the Nation Address and Thursday’s reading of the budget. President Yoweri Museveni will this afternoon
Read MoreExposed: How Corruption Is Killing Uganda’s Mining Sector
Corruption, mismanagement and political influence are undermining investment in Uganda’s mining sector and threatening people and environment, Business Focus reveals. The Global Witness report released on Monday (June5, 2017) indicates that pervasive corruption in Uganda’s mining sector allows crooked officials and the investors they partner with to profit at the expense
Read MoreEquity Bank Uganda has promised to continue closely working with the Church of Uganda for mutual benefits. Speaking at the dinner organized by the bank at Namirembe Guest House on Friday, Anthony Kituuka, the Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director expressed willingness by the bank to continue working with the church
Read MorePeople are drinking fewer alcoholic drinks, according to a new industry report tracking consumption worldwide. Beer sales continued to slide last year and the trend towards cider sipping stalled. The global market for all alcoholic drinks contracted 1.3% in 2016, driven by a 1.8% fall in beer sales, the International
Read MoreShocking details continue to emerge of the 'college of kids' fallen educationist, Professor Lawrence Mukiibi left behind with a local daily claiming he fathered 53 at the time of his death. Mukiibi breathed his last at Norvik Hospital in Kampala last Sunday after battling an illness. [caption id="attachment_1572" align="alignnone" width="614"]
Read MoreThe United States of America (USA) government has released new guidlines on Uganda's relationship with the powerhouse under the AGOA arrangement. AGOA provides incentives for African countries to become more globally competitive by making economic and commercial reforms. The main incentive is the opportunity to export goods, from a list of
Read MoreCongolese President Joseph Kabila on Saturday said he had never "promised anything" about whether to hold elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeming to back away from a deal to hold a vote this year. "I have not promised anything at all," Kabila told the German weekly Der Spiegel
Read MoreOil prices have risen after a political rift in the Middle East escalated with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severing ties with Qatar. As a result Brent crude, which is a global benchmark for oil value, climbed 1.24% in early trading in Asia on Monday to
Read MoreUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has grilled the country's Inspector General of Police (IGP) over the transfers of certain police bosses. [caption id="attachment_1596" align="alignnone" width="595"] IGP Kale Kayihura[/caption] According to a local daily, Museveni who last week held a meeting with the IGP, General Kale Kayihura was furious over the transfer
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