November 28

• Uganda: State Drops Case Against Asians

  Jinja Chief Magistrate's court has dropped a case against 14 Asians attached to Steel Rolling Mills. Read more »

• Uganda: Sheikhs to Train in Law

  An Islamic NGO, the Muslim Centre for Justice (MCJ), has offered to train 20 sheikhs and imams in civil law at the Law Development Centre (LDC), so they can beef up services in the... Read more »

• Uganda: Kyambogo Officials Face Shs5 Billion Queries

  An internal financial audit's findings at the troubled Kyambogo University have implicated several middle- and lower-rank university officials in irregularities that could have... Read more »

• Uganda: Museveni Ignores Budaka MPs Pleas

  MPs from Budaka district have challenged President Museveni to fulfill his election campaign pledges. Read more »

• Uganda: Lord Mayor's Car Hit By Tree

  On a stormy day in Parliament, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who had planned to attend today's session, found himself trapped at his home in Wakaliga, in Lubaga division. Read more »

• Uganda: Kamuli Security Tight Ahead of Poll

  With just a day to the Kamuli LC V by-election, there is a heightened security presence in the eastern district with the police promising to deploy 3,000 officers, to monitor the... Read more »

• Uganda: Speaker Rebecca Kadaga Free to Go to U.S

  The US government has dismissed reports that it imposed a travel ban on parliamentary speaker Rebecca Kadaga over her stance on homosexuality. Read more »

• Uganda: 'Mr President, Please Take Away Gulu RDC'

  The Acholi War Debt Claimants' Association (AWDC) leaders have asked President Museveni to remove the new Gulu RDC, James Nabinson Kidega, from the Acholi sub-region. Read more »

• Uganda: UPDF Accused of Executing Poachers

  Soldiers deployed in Murchison Falls national park have been accused of carrying out extra-judicial killings of suspected poachers. Read more »

• Uganda: Ssemujju Nganda - Kigali Is Another Reason We Must Retire 'Our Man' [opinion]

  After a 45-minute flight on one of the about 13 Air Rwanda aircraft, I landed at Kigali International airport. Read more »

• Uganda: Govt Sorting Out Land Problems [opinion]

  Land is a God-given means of sustenance for all living things, which makes it rational and prudent to use for the continuation of all living species. Read more »

• Uganda/Ethiopia: Cranes in Quarters

  Uganda eased into the ongoing Tusker Cecafa Cup quarters after a 1-0 win over Ethiopia, writes Moses Mugalu. It was never in doubt that Uganda would make the knockout phase of the... Read more »

• Uganda: Timber Smuggling in Congo Worries East Africa

  Uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is beginning to worry countries in the Great Lakes region. A new report, which prompted the... Read more »

• Uganda: Observer Locker - Vacant Observer Blues Coaching Job Up for Grabs

  Following the unceremonious sacking of Jeff Mbanga after just one game, the coaching role at The Observer is vacant but with no obvious choice. Read more »

• Uganda: Minimum Education Standards Are a Must [editorial]

  The relatively high number of PhD degrees awarded by Kampala International University at its graduation last week has raised eyebrows. Read more »

• Uganda: Close Call As Warriors, Falcons Brace for Finals

  Ahead of the 2012 Airtel Fuba League playoffs finals between Blue Cube Falcons and Kyambogo Warriors that roll off on Sunday, Moses Mugalu assesses each team's credentials for the... Read more »

• Uganda: Police Wives Demo Spoke Volumes [opinion]

  The twists and turns of events in Uganda threaten to leave my head spinning. Read more »

• Uganda: French Laud Uganda's Business Environment

  The French ambassador to Uganda, Aline Kuster-Ménager, has said Uganda's business environment has immensely improved, which offers great investment opportunities to... Read more »

• Uganda: Locals Cry Foul Over Oil Contracts

  Dennis Kamurasi is the vice chairperson of the Association of Uganda Oil and Gas Service Providers, an association at the forefront of ensuring the inclusion of Ugandan companies... Read more »

• Uganda: Tami Brings Israeli Jewellery to Uganda

  Tami Sasporta wants every Ugandan woman with a sense of style to experience the feeling of wearing nice original Israeli jewellery. At her shop in Bugolobi at Gatto Matto,... Read more »

• Uganda: Health Insurance Organisations [opinion]

  Clinic A approached Davis, one of their regular clients, with a seemingly simple and profitable arrangement. Davis was required to pay a fixed amount of Shs 700,000 per year in... Read more »

• Uganda: Jolly, Friendly Ndagire Bows Out

  Early last year, Moreen Ndagire graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree from Kyambogo University and at her home, in Kiwanga-Seeta in Mukono district, a huge party was hosted... Read more »

• Uganda: Commit Suicide in Buganda, and Get a Dog's Funeral

  No mourning, no prayers, no eulogies, no speeches, no wake, no food, no refreshments - that is what charaterised Moreen Ndagire's send-off in accordance with what Kiganda culture... Read more »

• Uganda: Oil Bill - Kadaga Flees House

  After a bruising and chaotic debate, a fiercely divided Parliament failed to pass the oil bill yesterday, despite a widely publicized presidential effort to muscle the legislation... Read more »

• Uganda: Bribery Claims Rock OPM Probe

  Parliament's inquiry into the financial rip-off at the Office of the Prime Minister has proven to be quite a challenge for the probe team, PAC, with allegations now flying around... Read more »