By M. Suleman
27th Feb 2012:
File photo: Could we see more of this?
Former Ministers Bbumba and Kiddu Makubuya must have felt a great sense of relief when they eventually took the decision to resign over their alleged roles in the payment of 142 billion Shillings to controversial city businessman Hassan Bassajjabalaba.
Not only had Members of Parliament called for their prosecution, some had even shockingly demanded that the duo be (more…)
By Online Team
27th Feb 2012:
A nodding disease victim in northern Uganda
A cross section of gravely concerned Ugandans based in the United Kingdom who say they are dissatisfied with the government’s lukewarm response to tackling the ‘nodding disease’ have taken matters into their own humanitarian hands and decided to launch an ambitious fundraising drive to support victims of the disease.
According to a press release issued by the organisers, the (more…)
By Norman Miwambo
27th Feb 2012:
Anti-Museveni protest in London
That is exactly the question that remained on everybody’s lips after they watched Museveni’s interview on BBC’s HardTalk show programme, hosted by Stephen Sackur on Thursday, February 24. Museveni, who denied ever persecuting or discriminating against homosexuals in Uganda said, “…the issue [homosexuality] is mishandled by (more…)
By Sharon Tibenda
27th Feb 2012:
Uncovered: Suspected fraud by employers
The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has launched a whistleblowers campaign to encourage aggrieved employees to report employers who do not remit their NSSF contributions, NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba has announced.
The initiative calls upon employees and members of the public to provide information to the Fund about any employer who is (more…)
By Online Team
27th Feb 2012:
A young Ugandan university student is among six winners of a Barclays bank business award. George Mpanga’s winning idea is to create a series of (more…)
By Dennis Otim
27th Feb 2012:
US officials are defending their ongoing military mission to help wipe out the roving Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] in Central Africa. Some critics fear, however, that the operation could (more…)
By John Stephen Katende
27th Feb 2012:
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe who celebrated his 88th birthday on Saturday 25, February has said he still “fit as a fiddle”, effectively dismissing any demands for (more…)
By George Murumba
27th Feb 2012:
The London Conference on Somalia has not adequately tackled the dire human rights situation in Somalia which is threatening the lives of civilians including children, Amnesty International said in a (more…)
27th Feb 2012: The meeting began soon, since my friend seemed to (more…)
By Norman Miwambo
20th Feb 2012:
Museveni: Gave thumbs up to oil deal
Inter -Party Cooperation (IPC), has accused and condemned President Yoweri Museveni’s ‘stealthily’ actions that authorised the signing of the oil agreements in defiance of the resolution made by Parliament. In a statement issued Thursday, February 16, the IPC equated Museveni’s actions to mortgaging the country.
Foreign oil companies warned (more…)
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