Editorial employees of Nation Media in Uganda have received the news of the proposed new structural changes with a mixture of fear and the feeling that they will not work. The changes are supposed to take effect on Monday April 8 but many doubt they will be implemented to the letter. Several staff from Daily…
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….
As part of our climate change campaign, starting today, Bbeg Media will serialise expereinces of people affected by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The harrowingf stories stories were compiled by the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO). ***************************************************************** This is Gloria Twikirize’s story A stressful and hard life: These are the only responses I…
Janan Schools have bought kits worth Shs 4 million for Kabaka’s Birthday Run. The run will take place on April 7, 2024. The money was delivered by Michael Kironde, the director of Janan Schools to Waggwa Nsibirwa, the second deputy Katikkiro. Kironde called upon government to join Buganda Kingdom in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which…
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…
The upholding of the Anti-Homosexuality Act by the Constitutional Court today has put Uganda back into the international spotlight. In a ruling, court said it found that the law complies with the Constitution although it nullified four sections of the Act and it said contravened the Constitution. For Parliament which passed the law and advocates…
The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) has warned against the endless increase in taxes on essential commodities like fuel, which they said will lead to high prices. Addressing the media today at their headquarters in Bukoto, Alice Alaso, the national coordinator of ANT said in the end, the ordinary people are going to suffer. In…
The chief executive officers of military industries from the East African Community have met in Kampala to consider the progress of operationalization of the defence facilities that are jointly utilised. They also reviewed the status of implementation of previous decisions and directives of the sectoral council on cooperation in defence. Speaking at the opening of…
