Grace Akifeza, an NRM leaning independent, was yestreday declared winner in the Kisoro Woman MP by-election. She defeated the NRM candidate and her nemesis Rose Kabagyeni in a hotly contested race that had many intriguing twists and turns. Akifeza garnered 50,459 votes compared to Kabagyeni’s 44, 982 votes. She will replace Sarah Mateke, the former…
To her OBs and OGs at Uganda Martyrs Namugongo SS, Claire Amanya Rukundo was the definition of law-abiding. She never cut classes, never dodged mass, never missed preps, never escaped from school and did not have many interests outside academics. That is why when the UACE results were released in 2001, it did not come…
New information has emerged regarding the NUP prisoners who recently pleaded guilty to treason charges. Reports indicate that the group led by Olivia Lutaaya Ssekitoleko (aka Machete) and Rashid Ssegujja was under the command of Waisswa Mufumbiro the current NUP spokesperson. Sources in intelligence allege that the group had hatched a plan to overthrow President…
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…
A notice by Bank of Uganda seeking to change the legal status of Crane Bank Limited has sparked confusion, with lawyers saying the central bank has over-stepped its powers. They also argue that the law being cited by the central bank does not apply in this case. In the notice, Bank of Uganda citing the…
Nation Media Group has announced changes to its news operation in Uganda creating a centralized news gathering platform called the “One Newsroom Initiative”. According to a communication from Daniel Kalinaki, the General Manager for Editorial at Nation Media Uganda, there will be one News and Planning Desk based at Serena Hotel. Kalinaki wrote that all…
