Politics

Bwanika Petitions NUP to State Its Position On LGBTQ

The Kimanya Kabonera County Member of Parliament (MP), Abed Bwanika, who is also a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has written to the party’s deputy president for...

Bobi Wine Grills Opposition Chief Whip Nambeshe over Corruption and Failure to Return Excess Per Diem

Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the NUP party president, has turned his gun to the opposition Chief Whip...

Controversy Surrounds Joel Ssenyonyi’s Negotiations with Government for Release of Specific Political Prisoners

Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi is facing criticism after it was revealed that he has been negotiating privately...

Mathias Mpuuga Points Finger at NUP Leadership for Mishandling Party Matters

Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of the opposition, has publicly voiced his criticism of the top leadership within...

MP Zaake Accused of Illegal Deforestation and Tree Smuggling Amidst Severe Heat Wave

Francis Zaake MP for Mityana Municipality on the National Unity Platform (NUP) party has been sighted in active...

DPP to Train State Attorneys to Efficiently Handle Human Trafficking Cases

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) is set to train senior State Attorneys on how to handle cases related to human trafficking. The training follows various complaints raised to the office of the DPP where the suspects of human trafficking have been arrested and victims feared to bear witness in the courts of law for lack of protection. “The training is meant to take place in Kampala for one week.  It will help to curb the vice that had escalated in...

Deputy Speaker’s candid stance on Homosexuality re affirms Uganda’s cherished Values

"We are a society that is not ready for homosexuality and abortion. As Africa, we believe that the institution of the family is at the core of whatever we are doing.” Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Those were Hon Tayebwa’s frank words against homosexuality and abortion rights to the EU delegates attending the 61st session of the African Caribbean and Pacific- European Union (ACP-EU) summit in Maputo, Mozambique in October 2022. Tayebwa accused the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement for containing a clause that...

Uganda’s Maiden Satelite will enhance Resource Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Uganda’s Oil and Gas Industry

Today November 6, 2022, Uganda launches  her maiden satelite which was designed and built by Engineers; Edgar Mujuni, Derick Tebusweke and Bonny Omara. The trio were trained by the BIRDS-5 project of the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Named PearlAfricaSat-1, the satelite  comes at a very crucial time when Uganda's Oil and Gas Industry needs a reliable mechanism for its resource planning as well  as an impact assessment tool to successfully harness Uganda's oil deposits. In a statement  released, Dr Monica...

Can Uganda use the COVID-19 experience to contain the spread of Ebola Virus ?

With the memory of the damages caused by COVID-19 pandemic on the economy still fresh in Uganda, on September 20th an Ebola outbreak was declared in the central districts of Mubende and Kassanda. More than a month after the outbreak, infections continue to climb and this has raised concerns from both the government and the International community. The Kampala Metropolitan business area is vulnerable due to high population and as the Ebola cases are on the rise. However, the government...

The November 2020 NUP Riots and why Youths Should Desist from Being Used by Opportunistic Politicians

On November 18th, 2020, the National Unity Platform Presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi while in Luuka Dustrict disobeyed Covid-19 guidelines and went ahead to hold a public procession which led to his arrest. This triggered a set of violent events in different parts of the city where 54 people were killed, among them 32 were rioters and the 20 killed by stray bullets according to a report by Police. Kyagulanyi through his agents had mobilized youths from with in Kampala suburbs of...

EACOP gets backing from the Caribbean, Pacific-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly (CPA-EU)

The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific-European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Maputo yesterday voted to allow Uganda to proceed with developing the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). The ACP-EU Assembly, which brings together an equal number of elected MPs from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states and Members of the European Parliament amended one of its clauses, the “Operative Clause 5” on the Global Challenges of Climate Change, Cooperation for Adaptation and Migration. The amendment was tabled on the...