Manifesto Week 2024: Uganda’s Tourism Industry Makes Significant Progress
During the Manifesto Week 2024, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities showcased major achievements in Uganda’s tourism industry. Rtd. Col. Tom Butime, the minister in charge, delivered a speech on November 20, 2024, outlining the successes in promoting tourism and conserving wildlife and cultural heritage sites.
The Manifesto Accountability Week, which is running from November 15 to December 5, 2024, took place at the Office of the President's conference hall. Butime highlighted several key areas of development in the...
UNEB Officials Accused of Taking Huge Bribe to Equate International Results
In recent years, the number of international schools in Uganda has grown, with many Ugandan families opting for alternative curricula—like the American system—in hopes of providing their children with a world-class education that aligns with global standards.
However, these students face a persistent challenge when transitioning to Ugandan institutions or applying for local scholarships: The Ugandan National Examination Board (UNEB) has made the process of equating international qualifications to the Ugandan curriculum opaque, inconsistent, and, in many cases, biased.
On paper,...
EXPOSED: Bobi Wine Fronts Girlfriend Sultan Tana for Kisoro By-election
The leaders of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party have disagreed sharply after it emerged that Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, has fronted his long-time girlfriend (sexual partner) Mukankwaya Salim Tana Sultan as the official flagbearer in the upcoming Kisoro district Woman MP by-election.
To make it worse, Bobi Wine did not consult top party leaders regarding the decision to endorse Tana, who had neither been common in NUP nor the entire opposition circles.
This website has exclusively unearthed classified...
University Lecturer Charged after Pouring Hot Water on Housemaid
The grade one magistrate court in Mbarara has charged a Bishop Stuart University lecturer with grievous harm to her 21-year-old housemaid by pouring hot water.
The accused has been identified as Doreen Atwongire, a 39-year-old lecturer at Bishop Stuart University, in Mbarara, and the victim as Racheal Ninsiima, a 21-year-old housemaid.
Rusoke Kituuma on October 10, 2024, highlighted that the incident occurred on September 25, 2024, when Doreen returned home to find her child crying.
“Doreen allegedly poured boiling water on Racheal...
EXPOSED: How Rubongoya Sponsored People’s Power Forum
Matthias Mpuuga, the former Leader of Opposition, has revealed that the People's Power Forum (PPF) is primarily sponsored by the National Unity Platform secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya.
According to Mpuuga, PPF is also being fully operated by Rubongoya’s brother, who is his personal assistant, challenging previous assumptions that he (Mpuuga) was the financier.
This revelation follows allegations from NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, on September 30, 2024, who accused Mpuuga of working with the government...
NUP’s Mwiru Grabs Kyabazinga Radio, Sparks Community Outrage
Paul Mwiru, the former Jinja East Member of Parliament on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket who later crossed to the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) and is currently with the National Unity platform (NUP), has reportedly grabbed Busoga Radio One from the Kyabazinga of Busoga and Paul Waiswa Mugoya, who were originally shareholders and rightful owners of the radio station.
Busoga Radio One, a prominent media outlet in the region that was opened with the aim of empowering...