Less than one year after the COVID-19 pandemic launched the world into a health crisis, the goal of developing a vaccine for a return to normality was reached.  Now, several different vaccines are already in circulation globally and hundreds more vaccine candidates are in various stages of preparation, showing a promising way out of the […]

The Kampala Central Member of Parliament, Muhammad Nsereko has been taken to court after he took Shs. 2.9 billion including vehicles from an investor and promised to deliver titled land in Banda, a Kampala suburb but later supplied air. Mr Nsereko has now been taken to the Commercial Division of the High Court in Kampala […]

With rich countries snapping up supplies of Covid-19 vaccine, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There is no outward reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine scandals, and its drug makers have […]

Dictator Yoweri Museveni has ordered the sacking of about eight senior and junior officials at the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC). The affected officials include EC Secretary Sam Rwakoojo and Public Relations Officer, Jotham Taremwa. Others include Technical Services Director Pontius Namugera, Procurement boss, Godfrey Wanyoto and the head of the commission’s Database. We have learnt […]

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, moved several hundreds of refugees to safety between July 16 and 17, after deadly violence forced South Sudanese communities out of their homes in Uganda’s Palorinya settlement early last week. According to reports, violence between different South Sudanese tribes began on July 13 over the theft of crops in Dama […]