Uganda

Under the lease transfer agreement, Shoprite Checkers Uganda Limited’s stores and moveable assets will be taken over by Carrefour, the transaction will further expand the regional presence of Carrefour. whose franchise is held by Dubai-based Multinational Majid Al Futtaim holds Carrefour’s franchise as it is set to take over six stores in Uganda owned by […]

Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi said he was “definitely the elected president of Uganda”. Wine, who unsuccessfully ran for the country’s top job in January, accused President Yoweri Museveni of “mass murder” and called on the Ugandan people to “liberate themselves” from a “dictatorship”. Comparing Museveni to ousted dictators Robert Mugabe, Omar al-Bashir and Muammar

The director of research and policy at the Bank of Uganda, Mr. Adam Mugume, said “Setting up a factory to print money internationally isn’t cost-effective because they print for the global currency. The cost of printing one note will be very expensive because you are looking at your own note”. They concluded, telling the parliament

Africell entered the Ugandan market in 2014 after acquiring the local operations of France’s Orange. According to their website, Africell had gained over 2.3 million subscribers in Uganda, and on Tuesday it said it is to be ending operations in Uganda and has also pledged to see that her staff are paid to zero balance in

A total of 38 suspects have been arrested over the attacks of the Masaka Sub-region as machete-wielding thugs attacked the members of Kisaaka Village last week, killing one person, the Resident City Commissioner (RCC) of Masaka Fred Bamwine told a press conference on the morning of 27th August of the arrested suspects and also identified the

Earlier last week  Ugandan police use teargas and bullets to disperse a group of politicians who claim they had gone to distribute emergency delivery kits to expectant mothers at Kikamulo health center 3 in Nakaseke district. Barbra Utungo Kyagulanyi, the wife of NUP Leader Robert Kyagulanyi, was among the dispersed group.

Members of parliament from the greater Masaka region give the government an ultimatum of twelve hours to fix the problem of insecurity reported in the region. The MPs led by the leader of the opposition who is also Nyendo Mukungwe Mp Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba report that over 20 people have been killed so far by

Uganda has agreed to host 2000 evacuees upon request from the US-Government and the first batch of 51 arrived in the country yesterday. The Alliance for National Transformation Party led by RTD Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu is urging African countries to take lessons from what has transpired in Afghanistan, instead of only rushing to host

Kawempe Police has arrests, 2 people, for allegedly inciting violence after they allegedly dropped a coffin at Mulago last month. The suspects who were moving on a motorcycle had placards calling for the resignation of the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine over alleged mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic in the

President Yoweri Museveni was speaking at the national food dialogue held at Kololo ceremonial grounds and directed the authorities in the Agriculture sector to make sure that the country produces more food given its good climate and seasons.