Author: Evans Kalyango

Flamboyant Uganda Law Society president Isaac Ssemakadde has warned Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Nawangwe to retract the suspension of students who staged a protests against the life threatening hunger taking public Universities in Uganda or he unleashes legal brains to bang his table. Early this week, MUK students especially those funded by government expressed their dissatisfaction as the University is unable to give them money for meals but in turn, Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe instead indefinitely suspended Aliat Oyet, Losiru Felix and Opira Francis Taking to X formerly twitter, Pastor Martin Sempa who has been at the forefront…

Nyege Nyege which is Uganda’s biggest festival and one of the popular annual events on the continent has been facing sharp criticism whenever its about to happen. This normally comes from religious leaders and legislators who accuse the organizers of this event of hurting the country’s moral fibric. Those who criticize the event normally get to these conclusions from the photos that come out of the festival venues where people dance, drink, have fun non stop for three days. Nyege Nyege attracts party animals from across the globe and has happened in Jinja City or along the Nile river in…

President Museveni’s cabinet came up with decisions to rationalize several government agencies and push them to their mother ministries as departments to minimize on the huge cash it spends in paying employees of these agencies. The first victim of this process was the Rural Electrification Agency whose duties were pushed back to the ministry of energy and two years later, several others like the Diary Development Authority, Uganda National Roads Authority, Uganda road fund among others have all been pushed back to their mother ministries. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) captured the attention of many Ugandans majority being coffee…

The government of Uganda has pledged to increase the resource envelop of the hospitality and tourism institutions across the country. This targets to enhance the workforce in the country’s pivotal sector. The development was revealed by Rtd. Col. Tom Buteme, the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on Friday, November 8, while presiding over the 15th graduation of the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (UHTTI) in Jinja city. Minister Butime stated that the government committed to undertake various measures that will ensure proper training of the industry workforce. “I want to affirm that government will continue to accord importance…

Come March 2025, which is next year, more than 2,000 business leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the globe will be converging at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Canada for the 2025 edition of Black Women Business Exhibition & Professional Convention. Organized by an organization called Black Women Business Network (BWBN), the two-day event will specifically take place on 21-22 March and according to chief convener Pasima Sule (who is also the Executive Director for BWBN) not less than 2,000 entrepreneurs, professionals and industry leaders from across the world are expected to descend on Vancouver Convention Centre in Canada for…

It’s been an incredible year, and as we approach the end, we want to remind you once again that love is truly a beautiful thing. The union of Rev. Mwesigwa Benard and Betty Milly is yet another testament to the beauty of love, for their love is just a friendship set on fire. The two lovebirds had been friends for as long as they can remember, and knowing that marrying your best friend is the best thing that can happen to you, they took a leap of faith and explored a love adventure. Well, it ended in a happily ever…

Parliament is currently in session to consider three rationalization bills of Uganda Road Fund, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and the contentious Uganda Coffee Development Authority to be pushed back to their mother ministries. Chaos ensued when MP Zaake Francis rose to submit on what he suspected to be intruders in parliament carrying guns inside the chambers. On returning, Kilak North Anthony Akol had occupied his seat. When Zaake tried to throw the giant Akol from the seat, he instead rained punches on him. VIDEO: Hon Francis Zaake was the original occupant of a seat that fellow MP Anthony Okol…

42 percent of Uganda’s population aged 16 and above save money using different mechanisms while 58 percent don’t save at all, the 2024 National Population & Housing Census report reveals. During the 2024 census, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) asked Ugandans the type of saving mechanisms they used in the last 12 months preceding the NPHC 2024. According to the report, saving money on mobile money was the most used mechanism for saving (20%) followed by keeping cash at home (17%). Only 7 percent were using commercial banks as savings mechanisms. The report adds that 5 percent of the population…

In a dramatic turn of events, Speaker Anita Among has apologized for the chaos that took a dark turn in parliament when Kilak North legislator threw heavy punches on Mityana Municipality legislator Francis Zaake who attempted to throw him out of a seat. Chaos ensued in parliament shortly after Zaake was punched, lights were switched off, media was thrown out as security operatives raided parliament and threw legislators out of the chambers. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi has lashed at Speaker Anita Among for allowing intruders to enter in parliament and throw away legislators which is a…

Amidst the scuffle and heavy deployment at parliament as legislators return today to consider the fate of three government agencies, Speaker Anita Among has suspended 12 MPs for three consecutive sittings. Earlier, chaos ensued during plenary when Kilak North legislator Anthony Akol threw heavy punches on MP Francis Zaake which tore his courts and sent him to a hospital bed just like in 2017 when he was punched by Gen Katumba Wamala during the Togikwatako scuffle. Legislators are set to consider three agencies for rationalization; the Uganda Road Fund (URF), Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and the Uganda Coffee Development…