Francis Otucu

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this afternoon (Monday) received credentials of six new Ambassadors and High Commissioners from Netherlands, Egypt, United States of America (USA), Japan, Saud Arabia and United Kingdom at a ceremony held at State House Entebbe. The new Ambassador of Netherlands, H.E Mrs. Karin Boven conveyed personal

Facebook has shut a slew of accounts belonging to Ugandan government officials accused of seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections Thursday, the internet giant told AFP on Monday. The East African nation is holding presidential and parliamentary elections after a tense and bloody campaign, with incumbent President Yoweri

A Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier has shot and killed two Local Defence Unit (LDU) soldiers, a civilian and police constable before being shot dead. The fatal incident happened in Nansana, a suburb in Kampala on Monday morning. The army army has released a statement confirming the incident and

In the lead up to the marking of the 40th Tarehe Sita anniversary celebrations, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces has urged boda boda riders to be responsible citizens in their daily lives in this time of COVID-19 and elections. Major Kigozi Kaweesa was speaking during a sensitisation engagement by the

The United States of America's Ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown (pictured) has issued a statement blasting Government for blocking bank accounts of civil society groups, saying the actions are narrowing Uganda's civic space. In a statement posted on her official Twitter handle, Ambassador Brown expressed concerns over disturbing trends that civic

As Ugandans gear up for the January 14, 2021 general elections, an opinion poll carried out in the eight sub-counties of Omoro county in Omoro district, has returned with the current MP and deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah leading with 79 %. This follows his win of the usually

Representatives of Political Parties Representatives of Civil Society Organisations Election Observers Members of the Press Electoral Commission Staff Ladies and Gentlemen On behalf of the Electoral Commission and on my own behalf, I welcome all of you to this briefing and public demonstration of the technology the Electoral Commission is

Elon Musk, the maverick boss of Tesla, has overtaken Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest person, after shares in the electric car company he co-founded soared on hopes that a Democrat-controlled US Senate would usher in a new green agenda. A 4.8% rise in Tesla’s share price was