Stephen Kafeero
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Rights body denounces ‘unconstitutional’ anti-homosexuality Bill
Human Rights Watch warned that if adopted, the law would violate multiple fundamental rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and association, privacy, equality, and non-discrimination → Read More
Govt to crack whip on unregistered foreign students
“Please note that failure to adhere to this directive will compel the ministry to impose appropriate sanctions against the affected Education Institutions and their respective managers” → Read More
Clock ticking as Uganda stays on finance grey list
Uganda faces risk of damage to the country’s reputation and limited access to foreign investment and loans → Read More
Sanctions: What it means to be caught in crosshairs
A regime of targeted international sanctions has been imposed or is being imposed on more than 50 Ugandan businesses and persons, and the list is expanding as the move gains traction among major... → Read More
US frees arms dealer with links to Uganda
At the height of his business, Mr Bout sold weapons to Uganda and secretly moved them to conflict zones via Entebbe International Airport → Read More
Ugandan officials snub AU summit
Uganda’s decision to skip the meeting in Niamey, Niger, without citing any “serious” justifications, according to AU and government sources, will have far-reaching effects on the nation → Read More
Judge Mukiibi breaks silence on adoption fraud, US sanctions
According to the US State Department, Judges Moses Mukiibi and Wilson Musalu Musene, as well as attorneys Dorah Mirembe and Patrick Ecobu, helped organise a network that coordinated adoptions of... → Read More
Lack of toilets contaminating underground water
Several studies across the country, especially in the capital Kampala, have returned results showing that water sources are contaminated → Read More
Ssemo: Statesman who rarely put a foot wrong
Ssemogerere has been praised as a man of peace and a senior political activist → Read More
Former DP president Ssemogerere dies at 90
Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago said he was devastated by Ssemogerere's demise and described him as a true statesman who has been working hard to unite forces of change in Uganda → Read More
Audit flags defects at Entebbe airport
Investigators said there is an “urgent need” for timely routine maintenance → Read More
Why cost of your data bundles has increased
Experts say the cost of using the Internet will drop as more people use it. → Read More
Govt seeks Shs1.7 trillion from private lenders
Legislators will have a strict deadline of less than 72 hours—or three days—to evaluate and approve the request by the government. → Read More
Bishop accused of grabbing land
Bishop Reuben Kisembo, who currently heads Rwenzori Diocese, is also accused of using his position to subvert the course of justice → Read More
How political reforms have eluded Uganda under NRM rule
The push for the electoral reforms has been a pillar of political discourse in the country and can be traced as far back to when National Resistance Movement (NRM) came to power in 1986 → Read More
Mobile money scam victim lifts lid on con
On September 5, Mr Emmanuel William Ufitimana lost Shs932,111 to mobile money transaction fraud → Read More
What does the future hold for NRM and UPC marriage Eala failure?
President Museveni’s Machiavellian political manoeuvring appears to prevail. The recent EALA polls have left the Jimmy Akena-led UPC faction with egg on face → Read More
DGF departure to take trillions from economy
The donors cite intimidation, harassment and other forms of abuse reportedly meted by state agents against beneficiaries of the multi-billion facility → Read More
Indicted ex-Mulago top boss cries foul
Dr Byarugaba Baterana, who has been locked out of his office since his interdiction in March—denies the allegations contained in a report authored by the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee → Read More
Uganda grappling with upper secondary snags
Analysis by this newspaper based on Uganda National Examinations Board data shows less than half of the students who enrol for P1 in any given academic cohort complete the seven years → Read More