Investor fined shs200 mln for depositing murrum in wetland
MUKONO. The Standards Utilities and Wildlife Court has sentenced Kerim Ray, the Director of Yamani Construction Limited, to pay a fine of 200 million shillings. He was also ordered to...
spotlight
EXCLUSIVE: Top Korean NGO boss wanted over shs80m theft allegations
A senior Korean national official working at a local NGO is on police’s wanted list to record a statement over allegations of theft of shs80m. The Project Manager of Good...
Kenya Protests: At least 39 dead and more than 350 injured
At least 39 people died and more than 350 were injured during anti-government protests in Kenya, according to the country’s national human rights commission. “According to our data, thirty-nine people...
Budget 2024-2025: Past mistakes haunt Parliament
The Parliament of Uganda has been recalled from their break to reconsider the 2024/2025 financial year budget. It is the first time since the passing Budget Act and the Public...
Former RCC Burora has been arrested for “critiquing Speaker Among”
KAMPALA. Former RCC for Rubaga Division Herbert Anderson Burora bas been taken into custody allegedly collowing his outspoken criticisms and accusations of corruption directed at the Speaker of Parliament, Rt....
Kaggwa Njala suspended from NBS over Mpuuga money posts
KAMPALA. Simon Njala Kaggwa, a senior talk show host at NBS TV, has been suspended for 14 days for hosting Mathias Mpuuga’s thanksgiving event in Masaka on June 21. According...
EXCLUSIVE: Kabaka Mutebi “admitted to Namibian mental health hospital”
GERMANY. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has been admitted to a mental hospital in Namibia, according to a letter attributed to Martin Andjaba, the ambassador to Germany, which is circulating on...
Museveni promotes Bobi Wine’s tormentor in major police changes
KAMPALA. President Yoweri Museveni has reinstated Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Frank Mwesigwa as the director of operations services (OPS) due to his actions during the 2020 presidential campaigns, which...
Police dog tracks down Namisindwa chairperson in Shs 10m robbery
NAMISINDWA. Police in Namisindwa are actively seeking the LC I chairperson of Bubutu TC cell, accusing them of masterminding the theft of Shs 10 million. Allegedly, Fred Masika led a...
Civil society group fails to block sh1.4 trillion for Lubowa Hospital
BY URN KAMPALA. The Constitutional Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition in which Civil Society Organization Initiative for Social Economic Rights (ISER) wanted to stop a parliamentary resolution to...
-
State Censorship, Commercialization Crush Uganda’s Radio Dramas
-
DPP rejects Eron Kiiza’s sureties
-
Nalukoola delayed gazette Sparks Outcry, Swearing-In Blocked
-
Uganda’s Press Freedom Crumbles Amid Electoral Repression
-
Deputy RDC Majambere turns to blackmail to shield from theft charges
-
Art silenced by Power’s grip
-
Ugandan dissidents in London Demand Accountability, Justice
-
Businessman Charged in Forest Land Fraud
-
SACCO Officials Charged in 3.6B Teachers’ money Fraud
-
Court Remands Official Over SAGE Fund Theft
-
KCCA land board boss Balondemu rearrested over allegedly defrauding Shs2.2bn from Americans
-
Court stops Lawyers’ meeting to discuss Museveni letter to Chief Justice
-
Ugandan MP escapes death in deadly land dispute.
-
KCCA FC terminate contract with Portuguese coach Traquil
-
New Bill wants bars opened at 5-10pm
-
WASTAGE: MPs to pocket sh2.7m per day for sports
-
Kiteezi updates: 18 confirmed dead as Museveni orders arrests
-
Amb. Amoru holds talks with FIFA, CAF bosses
-
Museveni encourages scientists to join UPDF
-
Police net two soldiers in foiled Kawempe mobile money robbery
-
Conmen defraud Turkish firm Shs 2.2 billion in bogus fertiliser deal
-
Stop EACOP funding until human rights abuse on LGBT and PAPs is sorted
-
Education Ministry new headquarters will be at Kyambogo
-
How Uganda’s healthcare system is failing LGBTQ+ people
-
Illegal logger jailed 12 months
-
Uganda’s Harsh Reality and My Journey to Safety: A Call for Global Action
-
Alien Skin remanded for assaulting Nsambya medics after colleague’s death
-
Entertainer, Amarula co-founder DJ Messe Bontwe dies
-
Museveni commends Among for innovation amid corruption allegations against Speaker
-
Museveni pardons ex-NSSF boss Jamwa, several defilers
Politics
State Censorship, Commercialization Crush Uganda’s Radio Dramas
By Richard Kizza Lugobwa LONDON. Radio drama, a potent blend of entertainment, education, and cultural preservation, has historically shaped societies worldwide. In Uganda, its roots trace to the colonial era,...
