CAPTION: Emmanuel Njuki, the head of legal & corporate affairs, Nile Breweries Limited, hands over a certificate to one of the retailers during the training. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterMASAKA – Nile Breweries Limited has trained 230 retailers in Masaka district in practical business, financial and digital skills, as the company’s Growing Retailers Innovatively Together (GRIT) […]
CAPTION: Uganda’s Olara Otunnu. FILE PHOTO VIA UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE By Our reporterKAMPALA – Olara Otunnu, Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, has acknowledged that his long-standing disagreements with President Yoweri Museveni remain unresolved, even as Museveni’s government throws its weight behind his campaign.Otunnu, who made his strongest bid for the UN’s top job in 1996 […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in white shirt, arrives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a two-day working visit Wednesday August 8th, 2026. (PPU Photo). DAR ES SALAAM – Uganda President Yoweri Museveni begins a two-day official visit to Tanzania Wednesday August 5th, 2026 at the invitation of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, aimed at […]
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 […]
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: 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 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 […]