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International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: At least 1,623 journalists killed worldwide

Impunity for crimes against journalists – especially the killing of journalists – is a major threat to press freedom worldwide. Over a decade after the UN declared 2 November...

National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024: Where Are the Gaps?

MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU, Parliament Watch. On Thursday, 24th October 2024, Parliament voted to advance the National Coffee (Amendment)...

44 CHARGES: Ex-LRA rebel Commander Thomas Kwoyelo sentenced to 40 years

A Ugandan court has sentenced a former commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to 40 years...

Is Uganda’s Kingfisher oil project bad for people, climate and the environment?

Mail $ Guardian / Brad Adams, the executive director of Climate Rights International.     From a distance, Ugandan...

KITEEZI LANDFILL TRAGEDY: EX-KCCA Directors Dorothy Kisaka, David Luyimbazi and Daniel Okello Sent to Luzira on 57 Charges

Kasangati Chief Magistrate's court has remanded former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) bosses including executive director Dorothy Kisaka,...

State House scandal: Why President Museveni’s Trusted Aide Michael Christopher Ayeranga has been Arrested

State House has been locked in a scandal where one of President Museveni’s most trusted aides, Michael Christopher Ayeranga, was implicated in a major...

BLOODY: NEC-WATU Automobile Group & UPDF Cited as Chinese Investors in Uganda Fight Over Industrial Park

The usually quiet Namanve Industrial Park, 10 km east of Kampala, has turned into a hotspot as fights among investors turn bloody. Two Chinese...

YOTV PRORIETOR AGGREY MUGISHA SENT TO PRISON OVER UGX264 MILLON NSSF ARREARS  

The troubles surrounding Al Bayan Media Limited proprietor, Aggrey Mugisha have escalated after being remanded by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court for allegedly failing...

DIPLOMATIC CASINO SCANDAL: Recalled Ambassador Henry Mayega begs to meet President Museveni 

The former Uganda’s Consul General to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ambassador Henry Mayega has now resorted to begging for an opportunity to meet...

LAWYER EDGAR AGABA DEFAULTS UGX20 MILLION

Former National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board Uganda (NLGRB) CEO, Edgar Agaba has been implicated in another scandal, accused of defaulting Ugx20 million. Agaba, who is the...

EQUITY BANK UGANDA CITED IN FAKE GOLD SCANDAL AS A CANADIAN NATIONAL LOSES OVER UGX3 BILLION

Uganda Police and sister security agencies have tasked Equity Bank to explain circumstances under which a Canadian national, Clifford Potter lost over Ugx3 billion...