Buganda wants Ham Towers title cancelled
Ham Towers Makerere The land squabbles between the Kabaka and city businessman Hamis Kiggundu are far from over. Just over a month ago, Kiggundu sued the Kabaka and Baker Mugaino, the commissioner, Land Registration, for cancelling land titles measuring 140 acres in Kigo. Mugaino reasoned...
Lower fees – Catholic Church orders its schools
The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) has begun to regulate and even reduce the amount of money learners must pay in school fees and other forms of payment at institutions affiliated with the Catholic Church and its linked organizations. The action is being taken at a...
Artisanal gold miners defy government on mercury use
Artisanal gold miners in muddy water In October, President Museveni signed into the law the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. One of the key provisions in the law is the banning of mercury use in mining activities. Artisanal and small scale gold miners in Uganda...
Your mail: Dr Oledo should have known better
A few weeks ago, Dr Samuel Oledo led a group of medical practitioners that knelt before the president to request him to stand again for the presidency in 2026. The praises poured onto the head of state by the good doctor are nothing he has...
Bandits kill 37 people in Nigeria’s Kaduna state, burn over 100 houses
The bandits on Sunday night attacked Malagum and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in the Kaura Local Government Area of the state where they also burnt down more than 100 houses.
Court to rule on Dr Oledo suspension from UMA presidency on Thursday
Dr Samuel Oledo The High court in Kampala has set Thursday this week to make a judicial review on the suspension Dr Samuel Oledo as the president of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA). On Sunday, during the UMA extraordinary assembly, Oledo was suspended for four...
Gunmen attack Ntoroko district again
FILE photo Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have carried out attacks in Ntoroko district, western Uganda, just a week after another attack in the same district. Steven Asaba the Bweramule sub county LC III chairperson says that the rebels attacked Chapa amd Kayanja village...
IGG to publish shame list of corrupt officials in Feb 2023
IGG Beti Kamya The Inspectorate of Government plans to display a shame list of corrupt public officials in two months. The list will include implicated officials and those who have failed to implement recommendations from the inspectorate of government, or the court rulings arising from...
Agule County MP kicked out of parliament as court orders fresh elections
Polycarp Ogware Agule County, Paliisa district MP Polycarp Ogware has been kicked out of parliament after his election was nullified by the High court in Mbale over bribery and intimidation. Justice Moses Kazibwe ordered for fresh elections following a successful petition by David Ochwa against...
African economies can only grow by seeking homegrown solutions
After CoP27, there was a pledge by richer countries to compensate for losses caused by climate change. How useful is that for Africa?
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