They had rehearsed their act so perfectly; if they had been in Hollywood, they might have gotten a movie shooting deal for a thriller. The cast: A group of youths from the National Unity Platform (NUP). A minister. A batch of ticked ballot papers. A president eager to listen to the mouthwatering plot. A senior…
On Friday, Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of the opposition, was unveiled as the leader of The Democratic Alliance (DA) a new political platform largely made up of members of the DP bloc and former supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP). While the event created excitement, and hope and made news headlines, there were…
I said I would come back and tell you about Jagua Nana (1961). I picked it up. I read it. I cannot stop thinking about it. I first heard of Jagua Nana in my senior three after a kindly caretaker called Martin at a school I went to, tipped me that there was a heap of…
Once upon a time…There was a powerful gentleman at the Electoral Commission by the names of Sam Rwakoojo. He was the commission’s secretary. So powerful was Rwakoojo that EC commissioners who were his bosses on paper, were careful not to annoy him. Nothing, not even a pen or a ream of paper, could be bought…
Umeme, Uganda’s main electricity distribution and billing company, has announced that for two days (Sunday, December 8 and Monday, December 9), the Yaka vending system will be off to enable the firm to carry out a systems upgrade. This means that on those days, customers will not be able to purchase and upload their Yaka…
Kin Kariisa, the chief executive officer of Next Media has refuted reports that the media group intends to layoff some employees soon. Speaking to Bbeg Media, Kariisa said the “board had asked management to find ways of becoming more efficient not to lay off anyone.” He said the board was more concerned about the burgeoning…
As we head into the festive season, a period of giving, some workers at Next Media could be handed termination letters, not gifts, reliable sources have told Bbeg Media. Our sources say while management has not reached a definitive decision on the matter, it looks likely that this is a path that could be taken…
According to information on the UK parliament’s website, for more than 300 years, from the 15th to 19th centuries, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and forced onto American and European ships, trafficked across the Atlantic and sold into slavery in the Americas. The UK’s involvement in the slave trade began in 1562, and…
Money lenders have urged the government to rethink its directive of capping lending rates as the country heads into the festive season. The government recently issued a legal notice that capped the maximum interest money lenders can charge at 2.8% per month or 33.6% per annum. Some economists and business people have warned that the…
President Museveni has halted the appointment of a new executive director at Kampala Capital City Authority until certain issues are ironed out, sources have told us. Sources have told Bbeg Media that one of the reasons why the president had intervened pertained to complaints from some of the people who had been dropped from the…
