The director of public prosecutions (DPP) has amended the charge sheet of former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel leader Jamil Mukulu. According to the amended charge sheet, criminal proceedings against three of...

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Ambassadors accredited to Uganda have questioned the delayed delivery of a judgment on the consolidated petition challenging the amendment of the Constitution to remove the presidential age limits. The ambassadors were today...

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Security is tight at the High court’s International Crimes Division in Kampala as the pre-trial hearing of Jamil Mukulu, a former rebel of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) kicks off. Mukulu and...

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Quartier Mantonge club has been added to Kansanga’s map, thanks to the big Congolese community in Uganda. Mantonge, owned by Devis Bahati Kayumbu, is where Congolese catch up with their latest music,...

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Relations between countries look easy on the surface but are complicated in reality. That is why we see the diplomatic movements between Uganda and Rwanda as a very sobering experience for the...

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The European Union has announced Shs 450 million in humanitarian aid towards Congolese refugees in Uganda. A statement from the EU delegation in Uganda says 100,000 Euros will be available to the...

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A statement by America’s Department of Justice (DOJ) of November 2017, naming Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa as a recipient of a bribe in exchange for oil concessions and other contracts, may...

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Former agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye has said President Museveni’s decision to sign into law the ‘age limit bill’ is an indication that he’s going to end up like former Libya strongman, Colonel...

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Debate on the removal of presidential age caps from the Constitution has sharply split MPs within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Among those who have broken ranks with the establishment,...

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The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has for the second day running, suspended the morning session during the debate of age limit bill reports after soldiers were spotted in the House. Kadaga...

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Botswana’s President Seretse Khama Ian Khama was the first African head of state to call on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to step down during the recent crisis in that country. Prior to...

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Developments in Zimbabwe draw attention to the precarious realities of the day. First, losers in politics do not concede defeat. Democracy is such that there are losers and winners. But a trend...

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Uganda Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa, with the help of his wife Edith Gasana, allegedly solicited the $500,000 bribe from Chinese investors, according to the complaint sworn before a US Magistrate Kevin...

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In Gen Kale Kayihura’s absence, Gen David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), has taken over some of the security roles of the Inspector General of Police, The Observer has learnt....

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