CAPTION: Dr Kizza Besigye, left, with his co-accused Obedi, right behind bars recently. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Calls for accountability after the reported collapse of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye during his treason trial has intensified, with the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) demanding that the government, the judiciary and the […]
By Agency JUBA – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed economist Johnny Ohisa from his post as the country’s central bank governor. He previously served as the bank’s chief on two separate occasions and was reappointed for a third time earlier this year. Kiir did not give a reason for Ohisa’s removal which […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, right, with Tanzania’s High Commissioner-designate, Maj. Gen. Marco Elisha Gaguti, left, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at State House, Entebbe. (PPU Photo) By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for the strengthening of the East African Common Market, warning that protectionist trade policies and […]
CAPTION: DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed “C64” during a press conference in Kinshasha on Tuesday July28th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Agency KINSHASHA – DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed “C64”, rejected the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the referendum law, which could see President Felix Tshisekedi […]
CAPTION: Lukwago escorted by Prison officers at the High Court in Kampala Thursday July 30th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The High Court Criminal Division has dismissed a bail application filed by city lawyer Erias Lukwago, ruling that it had been overtaken by events following his committal to the High Court for trial on […]
CAPTION: Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC). (Courtesy photo). By Agencies NAIROBI – The Secretary to the Treasury, Dr. Ramathan Ggoobi, and the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Irene Pauline Bateebe, have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of […]
CAPTION: Dr Kizza Besigye being put into an ambulance at High Court, Kampala Wednesday July 29th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). Besigye collapses in court as he protests Judge Baguma decision for Trial to Proceed After Courtroom Outburst Over Legal RepresentationBy Our reporterKAMPALA – Dr Kizza Besigye has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed this afternoon in […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, right, with investors from Iran at State House, Entebbe on Wednesday July 29, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today welcomed the establishment of the HUVET Bio-Science Park, describing it as a major step towards Uganda’s vaccine sovereignty and its ambition […]
CAPTION: Minister Baryomunsi flanked by PS Diana Atwine and State Minister Ayume. PHOTO UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda has officially been declared Ebola-free after successfully containing an outbreak traced to imported cases from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday.Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi made the declaration […]
