Little known base ballers give hope to U.S. president’s campaignFor a bunch of Ugandan 12-year-olds—mostly from the poorest families in the sugarcane growing town of Lugazi, near Kampala, a recent trip to the U.S. was th... Read More

In the first week of September the international press was awash with a single story; game rangers in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo had spotted a Ugandan military helicopter flying very low ov... Read More

Neutral force to restore peace in doubt as Kagame boycotts A regional meeting on the Democratic Republic of Congo ended in Kampala on Sept. 8 with no breakthrough on a lasting solution to the chronic unrest in the east o... Read More

Most major banks are victims of ATM fraud scams being spearheaded by foreigners using specialized equipment and techniquesThe bank is the safest place to keep your money, right? Well, not quite. The emergence of hi-tech ... Read More

Gen. Kabarebe tells how DRC set its own house on fire Rwanda has been accused of supporting Congolese rebel group M23 fighting in the Eastern part of the vast Central African nation in a conflict that started in April 20... Read More

An appreciation of Justice Joseph MulengaI knew Joseph Mulenga was not well when I travelled abroad two weeks ago. I had been told by relatives that he was still holding on for dear life. It, therefore, came as a terribl... Read More

Foreign big-money investment frenzy in Tullow’s backyardIt’s Sunday, but this town’s Main Street is beehive of activity. Nothing unusual; this is Hoima, Uganda’s oil boom town.Builders, masons, and painters can be seen e... Read More

New rules to force CNOOC, Total, Tullow to reveal money paid The U.S’s Securities and Exchange Commission has finally issued the long awaited new rules that outline how oil, gas and mining companies must comply with Sect... Read More

Police PRO reappointed again as major changes rock forceJudith Nabakooba has bounced back as Uganda Police spokesperson, making her one of the longest serving public relations officers in the force.Nabakooba had earlier ... Read More

At exactly 4:45pm on August 28, I and a group of other journalists walked into Uganda’s largest meat processing plant – the Fresh Cuts Limited factory at Seguku, a Kampala suburb, about 12 km along Entebbe Road.Unfortuna... Read More