Some of the journalists who were brutalized by security forces during the Kawempe North by-elections have spoken of the anguish and pain they went through at the hands of their tormentors. Francis Isano, a photojournalist from the Next Media who spent several days in hospital suffering from a broken neck said what he went through…
Mengo has instructed its lawyers to sue Sam Mayanja, the minister of state for Lands, over his continued attacks on the kingdom regarding the Kaazi land. Christopher Bwanika, Buganda’s attorney general, told journalists today that they had decided to seek legal redress over Mayanja’s wayward utterances. “We have already instructed a team of lawyers from…
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration has destroyed over 158,000 passports because they have run out of storage space. Simon Mundeyi, the spokesperson of the directorate told journalists that the passpoers were worth an estimated Shs 40 billion. He said another 72,580 passports are set for destruction if their owners fail to claim them while…
Dembe FM may have reopened on February 14, but its ardent listeners would have noted that something was missing: the big names that made it soar to high levels. Where is Isaac Katende popularly known as Kasuku? Where is Sam Gombya, Ssenga Nantume? The radio has retained some old-timers like Shafik Kayima and Mike Sebalu….
