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…

A close relative to fallen political activist, Sarah Eperu has told Bbeg Media that senior officials from Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) abandoned her during her last moments. Eperu died at Lifelink hospital in Kyaliwajjala on Sunday evening where she had been rushed when her condition worsened. Now a close relative, who requested anonymity, has…

Elders from Bugweri chiefdom have apologised to Speaker Anita Among over comments that were made by Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, the deputy spokesperson of the National Unity Platform at the burial of Waiswa Ramathan. Ramathan Waiswa a younger brother to Bugweri MP, Abdu Katuntu perished in an accident last week and was buried in Butende, Bugweri….

President Museveni has met officials from Nile Breweries Limited at his Kisozi Farm led by the company board Chairman, Onapito Ekomoloit. During the meeting, the president and the officials discussed issues ranging from alcohol health precautions to taxation and the expansion of locally based raw materials in the production of alcohol. Museveni underscored the importance…

Prime Minister  Robinah Nabbanja has unveiled facilities that were constructed using funds saved from wasteful expenditures at the office of the prime minister (OPM). According to Nabbanja the facilities were constructed using Shs 5 billion that was meant to purchase household utensils such as plastic cups, plates, turplines among other items. The facilities constructed by…

David Vidal Sans, a digital communications expert at the European Union Parliament has pulled down a tweet praising Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine for his fight for human rights including LGBTQ rights in Uganda. Vidal Sans posted on X at 1.07 PM on April 4 about his admiration for the Ugandan politician after the two…

The State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) has conducted a stakeholders consultation meeting on the minimum capital requirements for investment licensing in Uganda. During the meeting held at the State House Investors Protection Unit Offices, the unit head, Col. Edith Nakalema said SHIPU noted that there was a gap in having a clear investment policy…

Prominent radio presenter Robinah Mbabazi, popularly known as Bina Baibe, has relived her last moments on Ddembe FM describing the experience of sacking her while she was on air as “nasty.” She was speaking to Ruth Kalibbala Bwanika, a former colleague at Ddembe, on Bwanika’s YouTube channel (see full video below). Baibe now works on…

Diplomatic sources have told Bbeg Media that the United States is preparing a raft of sanctions which could include banning judges that were directly involved in the Constitutional Court ruling from travelling to the US. Our diplomatic sources in Kampala said the US was still reviewing the judgement and will prepare a number of responses….

Dr Peter Mwesige has joined the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) where he is the chief of Party of their USAID funded project, Your Rights Activity. We have been told that the project seeks to support rights activists, especially those in the “accountability sector” and has already extended assistance…