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Drones, not aerial ones, but Super Custom-type road delivery vans, have become a darling of security service-men kidnapping young men across the country nowadays. They bring a chill of fear at every sighting. The unlucky ones who have been arrested and transported to torture chambers in these drones have scary stories to tell about their road experience. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, a novelist and human rights activist, has had several run-ins with state agents, rattled by his razor-sharp literary works that are highly critical of the ruling hierarchy. He has been arrested several times, transported in drone vans and brutalized in various…
A section of MPs are calling for sanctions on Kenyan goods and services to retaliate the current blockade on Ugandan dairy products by Nairobi. In a statement to MPs, Trade and Industry Minister, Hon Amelia Kyambadde suggested government has exhausted diplomatic avenues to resolve the escalating trade war to no avail. “…we have also summoned the Kenyan High Commissioner to Uganda and issued a diplomatic protest note but we have not got any response yet,” said Kyambadde. The Kenyan authorities stopped Lato Milk claiming the product is substandard, among troves of dairy traders. But a joint Committee investigated the claims…
Youth have asked the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to support plans to establish a Commonwealth Youth Parliamentary Network in Uganda. The youth who represented Uganda in a virtual sitting of the Annual Commonwealth Youth Parliament from 14 to 18 December 2020, said that the association, if formed, will create awareness about the activities and benefits of engaging in the Commonwealth Youth Parliament. The youth made this call while presenting a report on the Commonwealth Youth Parliamentary sitting to Kadaga on Tuesday, 09 February 2021. Richard Magamba Erasto, the Acting Youth Coordinator in the Diocese of Kampala, Church of Uganda…
On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its judgment in the case of the Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen. A former child abductee and child soldier in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a guerrilla group that formerly operated in northern Uganda, Ongwen rose through the ranks to commander of LRA’s Sinia Brigade, responsible for military strategy and reporting directlyto the group’s leader Joseph Kony. The ICC found Ongwen guilty of 61 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Northern Uganda between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2005. The verdict recognizes the enduring impact of the…
An exciting new partnership was announced today between Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), a semi-autonomous Government agency charged with formalization of businesses and registration of intellectual property, and the Stanbic Business Incubator which provides training, mentoring and business development services for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The main aim of the joint collaboration is to support and drive economic growth in Uganda through enabling formalization for MSME’s, training them to overcome some of their challenges while nurturing innovation through protection of intellectual property and commercialization of creations. “URSB is proud to welcome the Stanbic business incubator to the growing…
The 2021 Elections were conducted in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic led to drastic changes in the way the media was priory used because it saw the unprecedented massive use of social media. At the launch of the revised roadmap on June 16, 2020, the Electoral Commission announced that campaigns would be conducted through media (Radio, TV and Social Media platforms) because COVID-19 could not allow for the conduct of mass rallies. The announcement to use media for campaigns affected how people, both candidates and voters were to participate in the election. The 2021 Elections have had…
MultiChoice Uganda announced this morning that Pearl Magic is expanding and will be adding a new channel: Pearl Magic Prime to its stable. The channel is set to go live from Monday, 8 February 2021. In anticipation of the amplified offer, Channel Director Timothy Okwaro says, “Our mandate as a channel is to provide our viewers with thought-provoking and entertaining content which captures Ugandan cultural nuances, we cannot wait for audiences to experience this new addition to our stable.We will continue to work with the established and upcoming local producers to deliver on world-class content whilst fulfilling our commitment in…
Disclaimer: This is a non-political post that has nothing to do with my love for and friendship with Bobi Wine or my deep appreciation for President Museveni. I have been lucky to visit many countries all over the world and have interacted with many nationalities. As far as initial interactions go, the Indians always strike a conversation about their spices and food. For the Kenyans, you will always see a bracelet on their wrists with the colours of the country’s flag before a word is said. The Egyptians will ask if you have visited the pyramids, while Rwandans are quick…
Parliament has paid tribute to two of its former members, the former Second Deputy Prime Minister, Rt. Hon Kirunda Kivejinja and former Kyotera District Woman Representative, Hon Robinah Ssentongo who both succumbed to COVID-19 last year. The motions to honour the two fallen legislators were moved by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Gen Moses Ali at a special of Parliament on Tueday, 02 February 2021. The sitting was chaired by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga.Gen Moses Ali described the late Kivejinja as diligent and bipartisan leader and a strong Pan-Africanist.“He served Uganda meticulously in different capacities and his contribution cannot be underestimated,”…
The President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping has congratulated the President-Elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his re-election and said he believes that under his leadership, Uganda will continue to make even greater achievements in materializing her vision on national development. “It is with great pleasure to learn that you have been re-elected as President of the Republic of Uganda. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people and in my own name, I wish to extend our sincere congratulations and best wishes to you. I believe that under your leadership, Uganda will continue to make…