CAPTION: Gen. Saleh and Eng. Dr. Mugisha pose for a group photo. NAKASEKE – Lack of proper land management has left huge amounts of waste in Kampala uncollected a health risk to city dwellers. According waste experts Kampala generates an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 metric tons of waste a day, much of it left uncollected because […]
Col Joseph Rutabana KAMPALA: Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Col. Joseph Rutabana, has denied ever meeting Stephen Nuwagaba or having any knowledge of him, rejecting allegations that the Rwandan Embassy in Kampala was linked to the young man whose claims of torture have triggered a heated public discussion in Uganda. Speaking to ChimpReports before President […]
Dr Moses Mukose KAMPALA — Police briefly detained Ugandan doctor Moses Mukose on Saturday after he visited the sixth floor of Mulago National Referral Hospital, where opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye is admitted under security guard, before releasing him on police bond. According to a police bond document seen by ChimpReports, Mukose was released […]
CAPTION: Interpol ranked Kenya second in Africa for cyber-attacks. Photo: William Ruto. Source: Facebook By Japhet Ruto NAIROBI – Kenya ranks as the second most exposed country to cyberattacks in Africa, accounting for 11.9% of all exploitable digital vulnerabilities detected across the continent in 2025, according to Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.The report, which draws […]
By AgenciesNAIROBI – Human Rights Watch has condemned Ugandan authorities for what it described as abusive criminal charges against an opposition politician, Muwanga Kivumbi. The international non-governmental organization headquartered in New York City that investigates and reports on human rights abuses globally says Kivumbi’ torture and charges apparently based on his criticism of the president’s […]
By AgencyKAMPALA – Uganda said previous outbreaks have taught the authorities how to respond efficiently to EbolaThe Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the second-worst on record, with the official death toll passing a grim milestone of 1,500.Experts believe the true number of fatalities during this outbreak, which […]
CAPTION: South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Minister James Pitia Morgan. By AgencyNAIROBI – South Sudan and Kenya have renewed efforts to complete a key road linking the two countries, saying the project would reduce cargo transit times from the Kenyan port of Mombasa to Juba and strengthen trade and economic integration.The commitment was made during talks in […]
CAPTION: Museveni in a group photo with the bride and her family. By Our reporterKIRUHURA – The President has called for moderation in the payment of bride price, warning that excessive demands are turning marriage into a commercial venture and discouraging young people from starting families.Speaking during the traditional Okuhingira ceremony of Kisha Isabel Byanjeru Kaboyo, […]
By Peter FabriciusPRITORIA – Samia Suluhu Hassan’s state visit to Moscow could signal a global reorientation – or it could be just hedging bets.In June, President Samia Suluhu Hassan conducted Tanzania’s first state visit to Russia since the country’s first president, Julius Nyerere, travelled there in 1969. Her visit, with a large business delegation, included […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – A group of 18 Ugandan lawyers has asked the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to suspend the treason trial of opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, arguing that the prosecution proceeded despite unresolved concerns over the accused’s constitutional right to a fair hearing.In a letter dated […]