A critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame asked him to free her and her detained mother and sister as she stood in court on Monday charged with forgery and inciting insurrection. Diane Shima Rwigara, who was barred from running against Kagame in August elections, moved to comfort her mother Adeline
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The Namirembe Cathedral Vicar, Rev. Festo Kalungi has urged President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to change his decision of support on the removal of the presidential age limit from the Constitution. On Friday, President Museveni while addressing the NRM parliamentary caucus, supported the removal of the presidential age limit provided under
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Indonesian football was in mourning on Monday after celebrated goalkeeper Choirul Huda died following an on-pitch collision with a team-mate. Huda, 38, a long-time regular for his hometown club Persela in East Java, collapsed just before half-time after Sunday’s accidental clash with Brazilian midfielder Ramon Rodrigues. Video footage showed the
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Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has invited Russian investors to establish manufacturing industries in the country to help alleviate the rampant problem of unemployment among the youth. Kadaga today, Monday, 16th October 2017 met the Deputy Chair (Deputy Speaker) of the Russian Federation Council, Galina Karelova, on the sidelines
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There is fear of loss of jobs among Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) officials accused of hiring out the roads agency’s equipment to private individuals. It is said that junior officials at UNRA hired out the equipment for private work without authorization from the top bosses. UNRA Executive Director, Allen
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has condemned the bombing in Somalia's capital that has left more than 300 people dead. At least 276 people have died in a massive bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday. "Uganda strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist attacks in Mogadishu that left hundreds dead.
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Kenyan police killed at least 30 people in the capital, Nairobi, after the opposition protested against the disputed presidential election in August, two leading human rights organisations have said. In a new report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said police were "directly implicated", while there were unconfirmed reports
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International Aid organisation, ActionAid, has demanded the unfreezing of its Ugandan bank accounts saying it is preventing the organization from doing its vital work tackling poverty and injustice. Last Thursday, Ugandan authorities closed down the bank accounts of ActionAid Uganda accusing the organisation of funding age limit protests. The authorities also
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Foreign traders at Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) sold shares worth Sh34.2 billion (UShs1.2 trillion) in three months ended September due to heightened political uncertainty, reports the Standard Newspaper. According to the data from the market regulator, Capital Markets Authority (CMA), most of the foreign investors chose to sell their stakes
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Troubled retail operator Nakumatt Holdings has received accolade in neighbouring Rwanda after it was recognised as the best taxpayer, reports Business Daily Africa. Nakumatt Rwanda, which operates 3 retail stores in Kigali, took home the 2016 Best Taxpayer trophy as well as the Best Electronic Billing Machine (EBM) user award
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