Ex-Mozambique president’s son gets 12 years in jail for graft
The scandal emanated from loans to three state-owned companies — Indicus, Ematum and Mam — meant to finance a fishing project.
Indonesia parliament approves ban on sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament approved legislation on Tuesday that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights in the world's most populous Muslim country.
Zaake planned chaotic speech on abductions
Francis Zaake was referred to the rules committee The most cruel and noticeable abductions of Ugandans by ominous gun-toting plainclothes men have occurred in the last couple of months and have triggered a flood of new public emotions and accusations. Last week, Mityana Municipality MP...
NRM cowers as Gen Muhoozi guns it down
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba Yes, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has levelled fierce criticism at his father Yoweri Museveni’s ruling NRM and described it as a political party that doesn’t represent the people of Uganda. “I am listening to the outcry of our people for change. I am...
Sudan’s military, civilian factions sign initial power-sharing deal
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in October 2021, derailing a rocky transition to civilian rule that began after the 2019 ouster of veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
Improving traffic flow management critical for Kampala’s goal to be smart city
Kampala needs better traffic management Traffic congestion continues to be one of the major concerns in Kampala and the Greater Kampala metropolitan area, imposing significant delays in travel, economic losses, loss of man-hours that would have been used efficiently, and accidents that sometimes result in...
Who’ll tell Zaake that parliament isn’t a cinema hall?
I have watched with dismay the video of MP Francis Zaake causing drama in parliament while demanding what he called “abducted NUP supporters”. This is not the first time Zaake is behaving this way in parliament, and I think he is always seeking attention from...
Partnerships, community sensitization are key in eradicating poliomyelitis
Polio vaccination Recently, the government of Uganda through the ministry of Health, announced that there will be a second round of the national polio house-to-house immunization campaign on yet-to-be- communicated dates. The reason for is that there is a poliomyelitis (aka polio) threat in the...
Strange that Spire Ssentongo features on CMI’s hit list
Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is on the CMI hitlist. (That the Ugandan Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence actually has a hitlist is cringy enough). This message was first delivered to the Ugandan public by tortured and exiled novelist, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, and, most...
Why Sarah Ntiro remains a woman of her own pedigree
Dr Sarah Ntiro Though she died in 2018 aged 92, Dr SARAH NYENDWOHA NTIRO remains an irresistible reference point in our history, with memorial lectures, awards, schools and other institutions having been named in her name before her death and even to-date posthumously. In similar...
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