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Weak shilling, debt dim growth hopes

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- Uganda's economic outlook remains dim as the shilling continues to slide against global currencies, precipitating the risk of debt distress for a country with a voracious borrowing ... Read More


Find solutions, not jail for Karimojong women

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- On Thursday, the Kampala Capital City Authority City Hall Court ordered that 100 mothers from the Karamoja sub-region be sent back home for rehabilitation and a month of community s... Read More


Ndiga Clan head Daniel Bbosa Lwomwa shot dead

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- Ndiga Clan leader Daniel Bbosa Lwomwa has been shot dead by unknown assailants. Bbosa was killed on Sunday inside his car near his home in Lungujja parish, Lubaga Division in Kampa... Read More


Why we need an independent Judiciary

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- A few distortions by some legal luminaries impel us to set the record straight by advancing two important clarifications to sharpen the issues in the emerging national conversation ... Read More


ICC prosecutor visits Uganda ahead of Kony trial in absentia

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who recently brought charges against Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), is now visi... Read More


How Uganda removed its name from FATF grey list

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- Uganda on February 23 finally exited the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, marking an end to a protracted fight that had threatened the country with blacklisting. Offic... Read More


Kiir makes first move as EAC head to stem east DR Congo violence

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday toured Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in his role as the East African Community (EAC) chairman, in an attempt... Read More


Experts urge caution as rationalisation beckons

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- Public sector reform experts are urging caution in the handling of the ongoing processes of rationalisation of government agencies and public expenditure (Rapex). They say this is s... Read More


Dear Litterbugs, stop this dirty crime

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- Brethren, we cannot continue like this. I am so tired of watching people treat our roads like open-air dustbins, turning taxis and personal cars into flying trashcans. Yoghurt tubs,... Read More


Regulate medical tourism to improve health system, UMA tells govt

Uganda, Feb. 25 -- The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has said reducing approvals for government officials to be treated abroad would significantly improve the country's health system. Speaking to ... Read More