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  • Monitor Uganda: Sort Out This Mess On Kampala Roads [editorial]

    For a capital city, the state of Kampala's roads is appallingly inapt and an embarrassment. With the current heavy rains, potholes are increasing by the day. At peak hours, commuter cars, private cars, heavy trailers, boda boda cyclists and pedestrians have to compete on the narrow roads, making driving in Kampala an agonising inconvenience.

  • Monitor Uganda: Judge to Probe Missing Money [editorial]

    Commissions of Inquiry are useful tools for enforcing accountability in public service if their recommendations are acted upon. But in Uganda, as in much of Africa, they are largely used to assuage public outrage at institutionalised abuse and misuse of office.

  • EA Business East Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Get U.S.$452 Million for Roads

    Traders in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti will have their turnaround time on roads while transporting their goods from within and outside the countries reduced because of the planned improvement in the region's road infrastructure.

  • EA Business Tanzania: Mkapa to Fundraise for Makerere University

    Former President of Tanzania, H.E Benjamin Mkapa has been lined up to be the chief guest at the Makerere University Kampala (MU) Convocation re-union of all the alumni.

  • New Vision Uganda: Mwanika Receives Free Ticket for Soccer World Cup

    JOHN Mark Mwanika was the lucky winner of the final ticket for the 2010 soccer World Cup due in South Africa as the MTN Fever2010 promotion concluded in Soroti on Saturday.

  • New Vision Uganda: Sekagya Inspires Salzburg in Europa

    INSPIRED by Ibrahim Sekagya's outstanding presence at the back, Austrian Champions Red Bulls Salzburg managed to preserve their unbeaten record the Uefa Europa League and seal their fourth in a row after a 1-0 win over Bulgarian side Levski Sofia.

  • Monitor Uganda: Chogm Probe - Unruly MPs Face Expulsion

    The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has resolved to expel any member who disrupts future sessions following last week's fracas that forced a temporary halt in its Chogm expenditure probe.

  • Monitor Uganda: Chogm Probe - Focus Shifts to Shs10 Billion Publicity Bill

    The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee will this week demand answers from the Prime Minister's Office on how it spent Shs10.8 billion on media and publicity during the 2007 Commonwealth summit.

  • Monitor Egypt: Museveni Commends China At Egypt Meet

    President Museveni has called on world leaders to work together to end protectionism and promote industrial growth and development on the African continent.

  • Monitor Uganda: Give Wife Killers Harsher Punishment, Say Activists

    The government should take strong action against those who perpetrate domestic violence resulting in death of wives and children, a group of women activists have said.

  • Monitor Uganda: Police Arrest Driver of Bukenya's Son

    Nathan Lwanga, the runaway driver who allegedly overturned a vehicle in which the vice President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya's son, Bryan died over the weekend, is now in Police custody.

  • Monitor Uganda: Ssekikubo Alleges Shs1 Billion to Foil Chogm Probe

    The controversy surrounding the Parliamentary probe into alleged misuse and embezzlement of funds for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) grew deeper today after a member of parliament on the committee alleged that Shs1bn had been secured to bribe members and foil the inquiry.

  • New Vision Uganda: Amakula is Here

    AMAKULA is a Luganda word that loosely means 'precious gift', a title that is in line with the festival's overall vision to "show films from all over the world that tell us things about the incredible diversity of this life".

  • New Vision Uganda: Kevin Backstabs Nkenna

    JEREMY is out of the house, but, of course, you knew that. Nigel must have covered it by now, but I'll say it again anyway.

  • Daily Champion Uganda: LRA - Obstacle to Peace [opinion]

    Once upon a time, a military coup took place in the East African nation of Uganda, during the reign of returnee president, Milton Oboteh. That was in the early 1980's. General Tito Orkelo had overthrown Mr. Oboteh in that coup d'etat.

  • East African Uganda: A Public-Private Prayer - God Save the Queen, Bring Her Back [opinion]

    As Uganda's two-year leadership of the Commonwealth of Nations comes to an end, a recent series published by the New Vision illustrates how big a role Britain has played in Uganda's development.

  • East African Uganda: U.S.$21 Million Sweet Potato Project to Aid Food Security, Nutrition

    The International Sweet Potato Centre has launched a $21.25 million research project in Uganda that will develop nutritionally enhanced sweet potatoes, in a project to reduce health problems related to vitamin A deficiency and improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa.

  • East African Uganda: Conservationists, Tourism Players Worry Over Oil Find

    As Uganda gears up for oil production, attention is shifting to the impact the rush for petrodollars is likely to have on conservation in the Albertine Rift.

  • East African Uganda: Nutritious Feed to Milk More Earnings From Cows

    Dairy farmers in Uganda now stand to earn more following the introduction of locally produced nutrient supplement blocks that are expected to improve milk production by cows.

  • New Vision Uganda: Adventist Cult Members Jailed in Nakaseke

    TWENTY-five members of a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) sect which prohibits followers from eating cooked food have been jailed.




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