Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0957 EAT on Friday 20th May 2022. Days after government lifted the suspension of activities of Link Bus, another of the company’s coaches has been involved in yet another de trop safety situation. A Kampala-bound Scania bus registration number, UBD 269A that was returning from Kasese caught fire at…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0943 EAT on Friday 20th May 2022. Police have ‘allowed’ former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye to return home after holding him inside his car for more than seven hours in Kasangati town council, Wakiso district. Police intercepted Besigye shortly after leaving his residence where he spent six days…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1009 EAT on Thursday 18th May 2022. Parliament has found itself in a catch-22 after a section of legislators complained about deductions of Shs 1 million off their salaries as contributions to the Jacob Oulanyah Education Trust Fund. The fund was set up two months ago in memory of…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0948 EAT on Thursday 18th May 2022. Government is set to borrow Shs 9.7 trillion in a bid to finance its Shs 47 trillion 2022/2023 financial year budget, the National Budget Framework Paper indicates. Under the theme ‘Full monetization of the economy through commercial agriculture, industrialization, market access and…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0927 EAT on Thursday 18th May 2022. Exiled government critic and author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija caught the nation by surprise when he fled to exile on February 9. It sparked debate and speculation about the mystery surrounding his last hours in Uganda. However, Kakwenza has broken the silence and narrated…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1413 EAT on Saturday 7th May 2022. Members of parliament on the physical infrastructure committee have tasked the ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development to provide funds to procure road maintenance equipment for the new districts. The committee recommends that the Shs 60 billion that was allocated for…

Published at 1119 EAT on Saturday 7th May 2022. Brender Nakalanzi, the managing director for Goshen Hope Enterprises has been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of causing government a financial loss of more than Shs 1 billion. Nakalanzi was on Friday afternoon arraigned before the Anti-Corruption court chief magistrate Joan Aciro where she denied…

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1420 EAT on Wednesday 4 May 2022. Covid-19 had such a debilitating impact on the whole world. It crippled economies, shuttered businesses and with it, people’s life dreams. Millions across the world lost lives, leaving families devastated. Most stories from Covid-19 were grim and indeed continue to be. That…