After months of speculation, former prime minister and President Musevenis right hand man John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has finally declared that he will stand for the office of the presidency in the upcoming presidential elections. In another first, and probably to minimise interference, he used his social media account on Facebook and Twitter to announce […]

The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has mentioned that he is planning to travel to Africa this November, in a trip that may take him to the Central African Republic, Uganda, and possibly Kenya. The Pope said this while attending a meeting with hundreds of priests from around the world participating in the […]

Kitokose si kisaanikire wano ku Luboggola nga Omuwanguzi wa Neeyimbira byange wa 2015 Mwesigwa Joel – Muchuzi akwasibwa ekyuma kye ekipya ttuku. era n’abalala abaatuuka ku Final baweereddwa ebirabo!

Kenyan refugees that were recently repatriated from Uganda have asked government return them  to to Kiryandongo refugee camp after rejecting the Sh60,000 government resettlement offer. The former refugees who are now camped in Malaba town claim the money offered to them for resettlement is not enough. They have vowed to remain at the camp until […]

A group of women in Apaa in Amuru district, who stripped naked before government ministers and officials, have vowed to fight to the end to protect the land on which they live. The women confronted the officials, over a contested 40-square kilometers of land that was to be demarcated to show the boundary between Amuru […]

Authorities in the border town of Busia have introduced uniforms for bicycle bodaboda riders in a move to curb the increasing number of crimes committed using this mode of transport. The new uniforms also have numbers written on them for easy identification of each rider.

KCCAs Joseph Ochaya could face arrest after information emerged on Tuesday that he holds two different passports. Frank Anyau, the U-23 assistant coach revealed that they decided to drop the player ahead of the 2015 All Africa Games qualifier against Mozambique after discovering that he holds two valid passports with different names. “Ochaya is a […]

Uganda Cranes have this afternoon lost again to Togo in the African Cup of Nations qualifying match. Following an even first half with brilliant chances for both sides, Serge Akakpo’s 72nd minute header was all Togo needed after facing a hard fought battle with Uganda Cranes. Uganda named Isaac Isinde and Savio Kabugo at the […]

This week, the Louvre Museum in Paris was even forced to close for a day because of its overcrowding problem. (Some union representations for the museum said tourists have stifled  renovation work on the Mona Lisa, crowding them into tight, unworkable spaces.) If you’ve ever wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, or the […]