The fishing community around Lake Albert in Buliisa and Kikuube districts has petitioned China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) and TotalEnergies over challenges that the fisherfolk are facing due to the EACOP. The community says the projects, located in the Lake Albert area and CNOOC as well as TotalEnergies have displaced them while setting up…
Dr Kizza Besigye is reportedly “disappointed” by the inability of Erias Lukwago and Ssemujju Nganda to assert themselves nationally and lead the political struggle against President Museveni. Impeccable sources close to him have told Bbeg Media that after the FDC split, Besigye had expected that Lukwago and Ssemujju would take charge of matters at FDC…
A 36 year old man in Kyebando was shot dead by a security guard over suspicion that hr was having an affair with the guard’s wife. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Area said Adaca Sabina, a driver with Khan logistics met his fate at 7.30 PM on April 10 when a one…
Kisoro businessman and philanthropist, Ceasor Mulenga, has handed over Shs 250 million that he pledged as his contribution towards the reconstruction of All Saints Cathedral in Nakasero. He made the pledge on April 6 during a thanksgiving service for former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and his wife Jacqueline Mbabazi who were celebarting 50 years in…
Teachers of Kiswahili language under their umbrella body, the National Kiswahili Association (NKA), have expressed dissatisfaction over the way the language is being embraced in the country. Meeting with officials from the Ministry of Gender, the association’s leaders led by Dr Boaz Mutungi noted that Uganda is still lagging behind when it comes to prioritizing…
Veteran journalist, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, has rejoined Next Media where he will be hosting a business show on Sanyuka TV. The show, Business Class, will air every Sunday at 6PM. We understand he will not be a full-time employee but some sort of “business partner.” Sources told us that the show is Muyanga’s brain child….
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit is investigating how a Turkish company, Iskenderun Fertilizer Inc. was defrauded over Shs 2.2 billion in a shady transaction for supply of fertilizers by Ugandan conmen. According to the unit, between May and September 2023, a one Ronnie Mukasa and his accomplices using Kureha (U) Ltd, duped the Turkish company…
The Democratic Party has said that they were not formally invited for the launch of the alternative budget by the National Unity Platform (NUP), which does not bode well for opposition unity. The launch took place on April 8 at Parliament. Ismael Kiirya, the DP Spokesperson said this signifies that NUP is not concerned about…
Beauty with brains and a penchant for stirring trouble. That pretty sums up the career of Geraldine Ssali, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Trade who is in the news after a bitter exchange with Sandra Aneno, a senior legal officer at the ministry. Aneno called Ssali “loose” after an exchange over office space…
Samantha Muhwezi, the daughter of Gen Jim Muhwezi, has started her duties as the Chief Operations Officer at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). Samantha started work at UNOC on April 8 having left TotalEnergies, where she served as legal director, in March. According to a statement from UNOC, she will handle the day to…
