As the rift between Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of opposition and his party, National Unity Platform (NUP) deepens, there is a growing belief that he could be sacked as the party’s deputy president in Buganda. The party asked Mpuuga to resign after he admitted that he received Shs 500 million as a service award…
Casual labourers who clean the city will be paid today, a meeting brokered by Speaker Anita Among with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leadership, resolved yesterday. The workers, who are demanding four months of pay, last week laid down their tools. Among announced in yesterday’s meeting with KCCA leaders that payments are to be made…
Councillors from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Kampala have were given Shs 20m each to mobilise people to register in the yellow book, reliable sources have told Bbeg Media. Sources said the facilitation was handed to the more than 200 councillors by Dr Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of the party’s electoral commission. We have…
Youth climate actvists from Uganda and Tanzania have urged members of the Insurance Consortium for Oil and Gas Uganda (ICOGU), not to provide insurance services related to EACOP projects again. They made the call last week as they celebrated the Global Week of Action. The consortium comprises 19 insurance companies that work together to provide…
The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has advised that the Shs 500 million that was given to former leader of opposition Mathias Mpuuga by Parliament was done outside the law. In a statement, ULS, said under the law such an award would have been given under a special bill introduced by the executive since it was…
The ministry of Agriculture bought 71 goats from South Africa at Shs 7.3 million each some of which ended up dying within one week of distribution, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) heard yesterday. They were purchased under the Shs 15 billion Goat Roll-Out project which was implemented in seven districts. The eye-catching revealation was first…
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…
In a dramatic shift in policy, Next Media Limited, has announced that monthly payment for staff will now be based on the achievement of set targets. Next Media houses brands like NBS TV, Sanyuka TV, Next Radio, Nile Post and NBS Sport. Sources have told us that the payment policy was supposed to come into…
