Agather Atuhaire, a relentless Ugandan human rights activist has received the United States Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. She was handed the award by Anthony Blinken, the US secretary of State. In a statement, the US State department described Atuhaire as “a renowned journalist, lawyer and social justice activist who advocates for human…
Patrick Kanyomozi, a journalist, who became famous for being critical of government on social media, is said to be seeking asylum in the United States. Kanyomozi, who served as president of Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) resigned his position at KFM in December 2023. In his farewell statement, he said he was leaving the media…
After six years, Okoth Ochola’s term as Inspector General of Police came to an end last month. Today, he handed over office to his deputy Maj Gen Tumusime Katsigazi. We examine four failures that have ruined his record. Beating of journalists Perhaps his biggest blunder was when he naively and confidently said that sometimes police…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has asked the former Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga to step down as parliamentary commissioner with immediate effect after he admitted to irregularly pocketing Shs 500 million from Parliament. The payment came to light during a campaign to expose rot in Parliament codenamed: #UgandaParliamentExhibition. It was paid as a ‘thank…
Shamim Nayiga has joined NTV from UBC. For close to two years, Nayiga has anchored the UBC Leero, Luganda news bulletin. We have been told that at NTV, she will be anchoring Akawungeezi from Monday to Thursday. Since Faridah Nakazibwe left the Serena Conference Hall based TV station, NTV has been looking for her replacement….
Former Vice President Prof Gilbert Bukenya has been appointed Senior Presidential Advisor on Environment and Sanitation. According to a press release from the Presidential Press Unit, President Museveni appointed his former deputy in the new role, 13 years after he dropped him from cabinet. Bukenya was VP from 2003 to 2011. After he was dropped…
The Observer Media Limited, publishers of The Observer newspaper, has shifted its offices from Plot 1 Tagore Crescent in Kamwokya to Dale Johnson Road, Kira Road. They are now located between Rubis Petrol Station in Kamwokya and Kira Road Police Station. Sources told us that the shift was triggered by an unbearable increase in monthly…
As the #UgandaParliamentExhibition enters into the home stretch, sparks are starting to fly. Earlier today one of the organizers of the exhibition Dr Spire Ssentongo exchanged bitterly with NBS TV journalist Sam Ibanda Mugabi, who heads the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) which has been accused of cozying up with Parliament and failing to ask…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leadership at Najjanankumbi has told their counterparts at Katonga Road that they are free to start another political organisation. During the weekly press briefing, John Kikonyogo (pictured above), the party spokesperson, also told the Dr Kizza Besigye-led group to stop provoking them with insults. Last week the president of…
Opposition legislators led by their leader, Joel Ssenyonyi, have been blocked from accessing the construction site for Lubowa Specialized Hospital. Ssenyonyi told journalists outside the locked gate of the hospital they had come to inspect the progress of the work at the hospital only to be told by security personnel that they cannot progress further….
