Author: Citizen Editor

Kenya’s president William Samoei Ruto fired his entire cabinet after deciding to listen to the GenZ who launched a scathing protest against his government at the instigation of the controversial finance bill which he later declined to sign and even withdrew it. Withdrawing the bill which had caused fury and unrest in Kenya seemed to have not been enough as Kenyan youths continued outlining more demands to President Ruto telling him to step down from power. Ruto later had an engagement with the Kenyan youths on X formerly Twitter and announced several changes including dissolution of 47 government agencies and…

Since this year began, just ahead of the 2026 general elections, Uganda Police has been allowing Bobi Wine to carry out country wide tours and halting them saying NUP never respects the conditions set for them to carry out their tours. Bobi Wine resumed his country wide tours on 24th May 2024 but wasn’t allowed to enter Kamuli district, he would later be blocked the following day at Sezibwa Bridge in Kayunga as he was heading to Palisa district for another round of tours. It was until the National Unity Platform engaged police where the Dos and Don’ts were discussed.…

Kenya’s President in a dramatic turn of events fired his entire cabinet and opted for an all inclusive government which he’ll be announcing in few days after consultations from different individuals, political formations, both in public and private. Ruto fired all ministers and only retained his cabinet prime secretary Musalia Mudavadi and the Deputy Rigathi Gachagua. According to Ruto, he made up this decision after keenly reflecting and listening to to Kenyans especially GenZ who called for cabinet changes and also told Ruto step down after weeks of protests over the affairs of the country. The Finance bill 2024 which…

Following weeks of protests by the Kenyan youths under their GenZ group, Kenyan President Dr William Samoie Ruto has fired his entire cabinet and only retained his Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. At the instigation of the Finance Bill 2024, Kenyan youths thronged the streets in protest of the bill which they said would introduce new taxes hence making their livelihoods hard. They protested for weeks until the climax when they overpowered police, gained access to the parliament and set section of it on fire. Several of these protesting youths were injured and some…

The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) has committed to ensuring the continuity of a special project implemented in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to enhance vegetable production in Uganda. The VegeSeed project aims to lay the foundation for the mid-to-long-term development of new vegetable varieties in Uganda by strengthening the certification system and disseminating certified seeds for five vegetable crops: Nakati, Tomato, Onion, Cabbage, and Chili pepper. This initiative considerably contributes to the agricultural industrialization agenda by fostering local production of horticultural seeds, thereby substituting imports from Europe and Asia, currently estimated at USD 7 million. With…

Recently, I participated in the national conference organized by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) in collaboration with the Uganda National Oil company (UNOC) and International Oil Companies (IOCs) for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in the oil and gas sector in Uganda. This was in line with ensuring effective participation and involvement of stakeholders in oil and gas developments. The objective of the conference was to provide key updates on oil and gas developments (all projects) in Uganda and deliberate on vital aspects related to oil…

In a move poised to transform Uganda’s investment landscape, SBG Securities, a subsidiary of Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited, has launched the Stanbic Unit Trust (SUT), an innovative investment vehicle that empowers Ugandans to pool their resources, leveraging professional fund management to generate favourable returns. SBG Securities is a subsidiary of Stanbic Uganda Holdings (SUHL), a listed entity on the Uganda Stock Exchange operating four other businesses including Stanbic Bank Uganda, Stanbic Properties Uganda, Stanbic Business Incubator and FlyHub. “Tonight, we are here to celebrate the success of one of our young businesses—SBG Securities, the entity specialised in investment management and…

As parliament as came from recess today to consider changes in the 2024/25 budget appropriation bill returned to the house by the president, Members are meeting today and parliament is full house this afternoon. In her communication to the house, Speaker Anita Among who has been on the receiving end  and under fire for sounding drums of support for corruption while in Lwengo two weeks ago has re-iterated and insisted that Members of parliament are not corrupt. “First of all Honorable Members, we can not say that our members are corrupt. Even if some of our members have been arrested…

Anderson Herbert Burora who was fired from being RCC Rubaga division in Kampala was last night arrested and currently detained at Kira division police in Wakiso district. Burora was early this year fired by the presidency PS Hajji Yunus Kakande for his activism characteristics when he opened a full blown war on Speaker of parliament Annet Anita Among and parliament itself over corruption at the instigation of the #UgandaParliamentExpo. The fearless RDC would later be told to either apologize to Among and retain his job or remain jobless. He indeed chose to be jobless than kneeling before the Speaker of…

Last evening, the new police Chief IGP Abbas Byakagaba made sweeping changes in the Uganda Police Force where he moved several officers to different offices immediately. Byakabaga appointed Richard Echega as the new Kampala Metropolitan Commander, ACP Twishime Gerald Deputy KMP Commander, SSP Seguya now RPC KMP North, SSP Nanoka now KMP and Afande Steven Tanui who was KMP commander was appointed Deputy Director fire. Among those moved is Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga who started speaking for the force in 2018 and has over time grown into Ugandans’ favorite with his sense of humor and perfect Luganda language compared to…