South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to consolidate his grip on power and revive the flagging economy in the aftermath of Jacob Zuma’s scandal-marred rule faces a critical test in the nation’s sixth post-apartheid national election. While opinion polls point to the ruling African National Congress extending its quarter-century monopoly
Read More
A group of youth leaders who claim to subscribe to the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party in Masaka district have vowed to fight President, Yoweri Museveni's sole candidature. The youths under their umbrella association dubbed NRM for Justice, say other people should be given chance to challenge Museveni. Speaking at
Read More
State House has increased its budget to Shs407.138Bn in 2019/2020 Financial Year, up from Shs274.052bn received in 2018/19 FY. This represents an increment of 48%. With the 2021 general elections drawing near, the money will be used to mobilize masses towards political and socio-economic transformation, industrialization, and improved quality of
Read More
The failure by the Treasury to provide the Shs456.6bn to the Electoral Commission that has remained as shortfall in the coming 2019/2020 budget will adversely affect the smooth organization of the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has warned. The warning was made by Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairman Electoral Commission,
Read More
Uhuru is trending on Twitter in Kenya as some people ask whether President Uhuru Kenyatta taking his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on a train ride was a stunt to get more money from China. The two leaders on Thursday travelled some 480km (298 miles) on the Chinese-funded Standard Gauge Railway
Read More
President Yoweri Museveni will continue earning Shs3.6m per month, bringing his annual income to Shs43.2m, the newly announced salary structures of public servants by the Ministry of Public Services indicate. The State Minister for Public Service, David Karubanga and the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakwate Musingwiire tabled the list of
Read More
The seventh edition of the Africa CEO Forum closed on a high note in the Rwandan capital Kigali with two Presidents, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo's Felix Tshisekedi pledging commitment to support a new era of regional and bilateral cooperation to create new business opportunities that will
Read More
People who have been eager to occupy political offices in newly created districts should wait a little longer because government has no money to hold the elections. The pronouncement was made today by the State Minister for Planning, David Bahati during the plenary sitting when he was asked to update
Read More
Donald Trump has charged his own reelection campaign $1.3 million (UShs4.8 billion) for rent, food, lodging and other expenses since taking office, according to a Forbes analysis of the latest campaign filings. And although outsiders have contributed more than $50 million to the campaign, the billionaire president hasn’t handed over
Read More
By THE EAST AFRICAN More by this Author The East African Community Secretariat has sent a team to Rwanda and Uganda to find out the cause of the current hostility between the neighbours. EAC Secretary-General Liberat Mfumukeko said the bloc will “soon” engage the two countries in an effort to
Read More
