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The widow of murdered city tycoon has criticized the report issued by Uganda's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Okoth Ochola on selected crimes in the country, saying suspects in the murder of her later hubby are many. Elizabeth Wamala's response is contained in nine-minute video released on Monday in which she

Makerere University is set to host a geopolitics conference at the end of this month that will attract prominent Ugandan bloggers, journalists and comedians in an “eloquence contest” on randomly selected topics. The conference, a first of its kind in Kampala dubbed "Kampala Geopolitics," will be held on the Friday 27th and

Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing progress and pathways to liming global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.   Responding to the report, Mr. Apollos Nwafor, Pan Africa Director of  Oxfam International said: “Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the

The Youth Power Research Uganda and Makerere University Economic Students Forum have asked President Yoweri Museveni to eliminate what they have termed 'kawukumi' from Bank of Uganda. According to a press statement they issued on Monday, the two youthful groups want Museveni to clean house at the central bank they

President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to former Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere for playing a leading role in the liberation of Africa. The President made the remarks at Makerere University where he delivered an inaugural lecture and launched the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre. The Government of Uganda

Uganda’s largest Opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will announce a new shadow cabinet in November 2018. According to Betty Aol Ochan, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, four current shadow ministers have indicated to her that they are not willing to continue serving in the Shadow Cabinet.

The Commissioner General’s Award for the Best Strategic Partner – (Ministries, Departments and Agencies category) won by The Judiciary at the Taxpayers Appreciation Awards Gala, 2018 has been officially handed over to the Chief Justice of Uganda, Hon. Justice Bart Magunda Katureebe by the URA Ag Commissioner General, Patrick Mukiibi.

By AFP More than a dozen inmates have disarmed prison guards and seized part of a notorious detention centre in South Sudan's capital Juba, officials said Sunday. A detained officer of the National Security Service (NSS) overpowered a guard at the entrance of the Blue House compound and disarmed him