The security sector in Uganda is one of the most sensitive areas where one mistake can have big consequences. Therefore the men and women who speak for the various institutions within the sector must not only be well informed, they have to tread a fine line while communicating with the media and the public. From…
Journalists like other professionals rarely stay in one place for a long time. They are constantly on the move for better opportunities. Uganda’s media landscape is full of job hoppers. Below are the journalists who have refused to stay in one place. Our list captures some of the prominent journalists who have worked in at…
President Museveni reiterated his message to the fighting forces in Sudan, urging them to cease fire, hold peaceful elections, and grant power to the people of Sudan to elect their own leaders. Museveni made the remarks while meeting the deputy chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Malik Agar, who delivered a special message…
Members of FDC attached to the Katonga today held a National Council meeting at their headquarters along Katonga Road where they vowed to continue advocating for change within the opposition party. However FDC Najjanankumbi led by secretary general, Nandala Mafabi said the decisions of the Katonga meeting were non-binding. They accused FDC Katonga of stealing…
Police have said they are going to write to the management of Victoria University to produce a senior lecturer for questioning over allegations of sexually harassing a co-worker. In an interview with Bbeg Media, Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police said the victim (names withheld) had recorded a statement with the police…
There was a reduction in crime in 2023 compared to the previous year, the police’s annual crime report released today has revealed. The report released today by IGP Okoth Ochola notes that 228,074 cases were reported in 2023 compared to 231,653 cases in 2022, a reduction of 1.5%. Of the total cases reported last year,…
Security forces in Somalia’s north-eastern Puntland region on Sunday arrested Jamal Osman, a reporter for British broadcaster Channel 4, on charges of spreading al-Shabab propaganda, private news site Puntland Post reported. Osman, who won a Rory Peck award in 2022 for a feature on al-Shabab, was detained shortly after he arrived in regional capital Garowe,…
The headmistress of Kololo High School Amina Mukasa Buyinza has said the school’s relatively good performance in last year’s UCE exams can be attributed to the banning of hawkers by Kampala Capital City Authority. She said many of their students had concentrated on hawking as opposed to reading but when KCCA turned the screw on…
Corporal Collins Andebo, a UPDF soldier who was once deployed to guard former minister Ronald Kibuule has killed himself today morning after shooting his wife. In a statement, police said Andebo shot his wife Aturinda Peroni, in the arms as she was boarding a motorcycle. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police said…
Long serving Next Media employee, Ramathan Mbago has thrown in the towel. Impeccable sources at Naguru told us that Mbago tendered in his notice of resignation on February 19. Mbago told us that he had decided to leave Next Media to concentrate on his private businesses. “I have given my all to Next Media. I…
