The Electoral Commission has said that the registration process of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), the party spearheaded by Dr Kizza Besigye, is still ongoing. EC spokesperson Julius Mucunguzi told Bbeg Media that while they had been cleared to use the PFF name the registration process was still incomplete. The clearance follows threats by…
The majority of Banyarwanda in Uganda say they are Born-Again, the 2024 National Housing and Population Census shows. At least 33.4 % of Banyarwanda told the census enumerators that they are Pentecostals. 29% of the Banyarwanda said they are Catholics while 18.6% identified themselves as Anglicans. Only 8% of the Banyarwanda in Uganda said they…
Men in Ankole and Kigezi sub-regions tend to marry at an older age than their counterparts in other sub-regions, the 2024 National Housing and Population Census has revealed. On average, men in Ankole and Kigezi marry at 25 years of age while their counterparts in Buganda, Busoga and Bunyoro marry at 23 years. Men in…
Eastern Uganda has overtaken Buganda in the growing of bananas according to the 2024 National Housing and Population Census. The census report shows that 30% of the households in Eastern Uganda grow bananas (matooke) compared to 22% of households in Buganda. Western Uganda remains the leading matooke growing region with 42.5% of households growing the food…
More households in Western Uganda today grow coffee as a cash crop compared to other parts of the country including Buganda and Bugisu, the 2024 National Housing and Population Census has revealed. According to the findings of the 2024 Census, at least 5.4 households in Western Uganda grow either Arabica and Robusta Coffee while in…
The minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero, has said Uganda can manufacture vaccines for the Monkeypox virus, which is currently affecting several African nations. Dr. Musenero was speaking at the recently concluded Interdisciplinary Consortium For Epidemic Research (ICER) symposium at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The meeting brought together scientists, government officials, policymakers and…
There was a female news anchor who hopped from one TV station to another in Uganda. She is fairly talented and has passion for the industry. She is also beautiful. The trouble is wherever she worked, senior executives pestered her for sex. At one media institution, there was this short executive who used to compliment…
All roads today lead to the Mayor’s Parlour at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) where the sixth national heritage awards ceremony will be held. The event is organized by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC) and the Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU). Every 2-3 years, the Cross-Cultural…
Fred Mukasa Mbidde, the DP Vice President has said voters need to develop an “idiot detection system” if Uganda is to flourish as a country. Speaking at a social function over the weekend, Mbidde said Uganda nearly elected an idiot as a president in 2021 because there is no proper vetting method for candidates. Mbidde…
The four senior police officials sanctioned by the US government over violation of human rights have one thing in common: They featured prominently in a torture case filed by Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake in 2020. In May 2020, Zaake ran to the High Court accusing Bob Kagarura, former Wamala Regional Police Commander; Alex Mwine,…
