Last week, the minister for Works and Transport, Monica Ntege Azuba appeared before the committee of the National Economy and sought a supplementary budget of Shs 280 billion for the two aeroplanes – Bombardiers CRJ – 900 Planes. She said Uganda had up to the end of this month to find the money or else the planes will be sold to another firm. “We have information that Uganda national airlines is owned by an individual person, a Ugandan. But if we are going to trade under the name of Uganda Airlines as government, are we going to do it in…
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The Constitutional Court has ordered the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the Attorney General to defend themselves in a matter in which they were taken to court for ordering all online news publications to register. Unwanted Witness, a civil society organisation that advocates for safe and accessible online platforms for the realisation of human rights recently sued government over the orders of registration. In summons issued by the court, UCC and the Attorney General have been given only seven days to file their defence in the matter. “You are hereby required to file an answer to the petition within 7…
Minister Aidah Nantaba has survived an assassination from unknown gunmen on her way from Kayunga to Kampala around Nagalama area. ..gunmen opened fire on her official car. One of the suspected attackers has been killed. You should remember Aidah Nantaba was engulfed in many land sagas that had her rubbing it the wrong way with different businessmen and Government Officials. More News Coming Soon
Thousands have turned up to welcome HE Bobi Wine on his maiden return to Arua ever since he was arrested and tortured during the MP Re Elections in Which Cassiano Wadri emmerged winner. Bobi who is in Arua to grace fellow comrade Hon. Kassiano Wadri’s thanks giving has been forced to stop over and wave to the myriads as business was put on hold. The people in Arua have spoken one language in a show of might chanting “People Power, Our Power” Jusding by the number of people who turned out to welcome him, we must say the ruling NRM…
All social media accounts for Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta have been deactivated after someone gained “unauthorised access”, his chief of staff has tweeted. Nzioka Waita gave no details how it happened but added that the platforms will be restored after “remedial action”. On account of unauthorized access to the official social media handles of H.E the President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta .All official social media handles for the President have been temporarily suspended to allow for the necessary remedial measures to be undertaken. — Nzioka Waita (@NziokaWaita) March 22, 2019 Mr Kenyatta’s Twitter and Facebook account…
Three schoolgirls in Burundi spent nights in jail and are facing five years in prison for drawing on the President’s face in their school books, according to Human Rights Watch The girls, who are all minors, were arrested last week and were on Monday charged with ‘insulting the head of state,’ according to the human rights group. They are on remand while they await trial for drawing on President Pierre Nkurunziza’s face during one of their classes, Lewis Mudge, the Central Africa Director at Human Rights Watch said 13-year-old girl was released for being below the age of criminal responsibility…
South Sudan ‘tycoon’ Lawrence Malong Lual Yor who recently posted a video of himself “drowning” in a pile of US dollar notes has been charged with fraud and remanded to Luzira prison. On Thursday, Buganda Road magistrate’s court was told that Malong, 30, and two others including Thaddeus Zikusooka, a Ugandan businessman and Mike Okitalunyi Lota, a Congolese broker defrauded an Ethiopian businessman in a bogus gold deal. It is alleged that the trio duped South African based businessman that they wanted to sell him gold at $23,000 per kilogram. Malong would later offer himself as a gold trader with…
President Yoweri Museveni has dashed to Nakasero hospital where the speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga is admitted apparently in critical condition. Museveni who was on the way to State House Nakasero was informed on Kadaga’s health condition, prompting him to switch convoy route and dash to the facility. “She is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Nakasero,” a source at the facility confirmed to Nile Post. Museveni on arrival at the facility dashed in alone, leaving most of his entourage outside waiting. Meanwhile, Kadaga was bound to be flown out for further medical attention this morning, but Museveni’s visit could…
Transsion, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, which dominates the African market, is planning to go public on Shanghai’s technology innovation board. Established in 2006, the company has its headquarters in Shenzhen, with four sub-brands; Tecno, Itel, Infinix and Spice. The company also offers after-sales services under the brand Carlcare, manufactures mobile accessories under the brand Oraimo, and home appliances under the brand Syinix. Its products target over 50 countries and regions, with major focus in Africa. In 2017, the company’s total turnover has reached 20 billion, with shipments of 1,290 million, with Africa’s market share accounting for 45.9 percent The lower…
Koffi Olomidé, one of Africa’s most popular singers, has been found guilty of the statutory rape of one of his former dancers when she was 15. He was handed a two-year suspended jail sentence by a court in France in absentia, as he failed to turn up. The ruling means the Congolese star only faces arrest if he commits further offences, says the BBC’s Nadir Djennad. Olomidé, 62, was ordered to pay 5,000 euros ($5,700; £4,300) in damages to the former dancer. The court in Nanterre, outside Paris, also ordered him to pay a fine of the same amount for…