The events that led William Ruto to abandon his budget might in time be seen as a milestone moment – not only for Kenya’s president but also for the power of youth on the world’s youngest continent. Through the potency of protest, organised largely organically, a movement initiated by young people on social media has…
For years, there has been debate as to why there is a high turnover of journalists in local media organizations. On average, journalists don’t last more than three years in a single organization. Many of the journalists who leave newsrooms end doing public relations and communications work in NGOs, government agencies and the private sector. The…
On Monday, the top management team of Next Media in a day long meeting decided to suspend senior talk show host Simon Njala Kaggwa for reportedly breaching minimum editorial and ethical guidelines of the organization. Kaggwa was adjudged to have been partisan following his active participation in Mathias Mpuuga’s thanksgiving event in Masaka on June…
After a day of protest, turmoil and bloodshed, Kenyan President William Ruto addressed the nation with a message of sadness and strength. Saying “legitimate” protests against his policies had been “hijacked by a group of organised criminals,” he warned his government would use all means at its disposal to prevent a repeat of the violence…
Peter Muweesi, the news editor at BBS TV has suspended senior reporter Robert Mwanje for including politician Samuel Lubega Mukaaku in a news analysis about Mathias Mpuuga’s Masaka event. Mwanje, we understand, has been suspended for two days. The five minutes long news analytical story ran on June 22 on BBS TV’s 10.00 PM news…
Court in Kiboga has remanded Madina Nakyeyune and Hamimu Luyombya over the alleged murder case of 11-year-old Oliver Namanda. They have been remanded until July 5, 2024. Namanda, a pupil at Fairway Nursery School, went missing on June 11, 2024. She was last seen vending boiled maize in Kiboga Town. Her dismembered body was discovered…
Simon Njala Kaggwa, a senior talk show host, has been suspended by NBS TV for 14 days for hosting Mathias Mpuuga’s thanksgiving event in Masaka on June 21. Impeccable sources at Naguru told Bbeg Media that Kaggwa breached the ethical guidelines of the media organisation which requires its staff to be non-partisan. Kaggwa’s suspension was…
At least 74% of the individuals who have been shortlisted to join the UPDF in Nakaseke district appear to be from Western Uganda if the sound of their names is anything to go by. According to the list of 31 shortlisted applicants, only eight individuals (Peter Kassaga, Ronald Kakooza, Peter Akena, Anita Chepkomwoi, Vincent Ekimu…
With the increasing pace of modernization, many Ugandans have become detached from their traditional cultural norms and practices labelling them “backward” or “outdated”. Among the Baganda, the Luwombo dish has always been a revered part of the culinary culture. Today, many Baganda will tell you they will choose a Pizza over the delicious Luwombo whose…
Makerere University Walter Reed Project with support from the US President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have secured a new boat to aid transportation of commodities, supplies and health workers to Islands in Koome and Buvuma. The 20-seater water vessel, commissioned by the US ambassador to Uganda, William W. Popp, will facilitate safe transportation…
