Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) Eunice Namatende has conceded defeat to JEEMA’s Asuman Basalirwa, who is taking lead in the Bugiri MP Municipality elections even before EC announces the winner. Below is her message you posted on her official facebook page; Friends, It was a great opportunity to take part
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The Kenyan High Court has slapped the Government with Sh6.3 billion (UShs234b) bill for goods of foreign firms that were destroyed in the 2007/08 post-election violence, the Standard reports. In the largest award for post-election violence cases, Justice Mbogholi Msagha ordered the Government to pay 16 Ugandan and Rwandan firms
Read MoreUganda becomes the first African country to sign an agreement with the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), a joint initiative of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a Pan-African and multilateral guarantor and KfW with funding from German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Under the program, RLSF will offer
Read MoreIgara West MP, Raphael Magyezi, the mover of the controversial Constitution Amendment Bill (No2) 2017 which later culminated into law has spoken out on the Constitutional Court ruling that upheld removal of age limit and quashed the 2-year extension of MP’s tenure. “I am happy with the court ruling, particularly
Read MoreThe new Juventus signing will not see the inside of a prison cell but must pay a hefty fine after coming to an agreement over evasion allegations, Goal reports. Cristiano Ronaldo will accept a two-year prison sentence and a fine worth €19 million (£16.9m/$22.15m) after striking a deal with Spanish
Read MoreTelecom giant Airtel Uganda Friday afternoon announced that it had partnered with Buganda Kingdom’s struggling K2 Telecom in a move that will see subscribers of the latter enjoy all the services offered by Airtel. As part of the agreement, people in Buganda will get an opportunity to buy a co-branded
Read MorePolicemen in Kasangati have arrested a middle-aged man who has been parading himself as a catholic priest and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the catholic community. The fake priest, identified as Mr. Anthony Sewanyana 30 years has been posing as a catholic priest from Rubaga Cathedral. He was arrested
Read MoreAthletics' world governing body, the IAAF, has picked Kenya's capital, Nairobi, to host the under-20 World Athletics Championships in 2020. The decision is a strong endorsement of the city as a venue for international events and comes following what the governing body called an “outstanding” Under-18 championships in 2017. It
Read MoreJustice Kakuru: Human Rights Activist Who Trashed M7 Life Presidency Law
Justice Kenneth Kakuru wowed Ugandans when he bravely said that the entire constitutional amendment act was unconstitutional. Reading his individual judgment Thursday at Mbale High Court, Justice Kakuru said: “The Consolidated Petitions substantially succeed. The entire Amendment Act (Age limit) was unconstitutional and must be expunged from the constitution. I
Read MoreMPs have condemned finance minister Matia Kasaija for appointing former executive director of supervision at the Bank of Uganda, Justine Bagyenda, on the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) board yet she is still under investigation over money laundering, New Vision reports. While addressing the press at Parliament, Manjiya County MP John
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