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After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities that will see him plead guilty to criminal charges and go free. Assange, 52, was charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information. For years, the …

In the journey towards liberating our beloved Uganda from the grips of dictatorship, each one of us plays an indispensable role. Your presence in the diaspora is not a hindrance but a powerful force that adds momentum to our collective efforts. Despite the physical distance, our hearts beat in unison …

Corruption in Uganda has been a persistent issue, undermining public trust and stunting the nation’s development. President Yoweri Museveni’s government, despite various anti-corruption promises and initiatives, has been criticized for its handling of corruption cases. This report delves into the current status of corruption in Uganda, highlighting the government’s failures …

Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Joel Ssenyonyi has accused members of the Parliamentary Commission of frustrating Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake’s accountability concerns. Ssenyonyi made this revelation while appearing on NTV’s Ebigambo Tebitta show on Saturday morning. According to Ssenyonyi, the outspoken Zaake’s battles were sparked by his concern …

The Managing Director of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Winston Agaba has distanced himself from the existence of up to four ghost workers on the national broadcaster’s payroll. Winston Agaba expressed his innocence while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities & State Enterprises (COSASE) with other UBC staff on …

David Bahati looked dazed and lost his balance. He was due to hit the ground with a thud when his aide reacted faster than Olympic sprinters at the blocks.   They pulled a seat for the junior minister for industry, who recovered and pulled himself together to fire a staccato …

One person was killed and at least 200 people injured across Kenya in Thursday’s nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups and the police watchdog said. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in the capital Nairobi, the five …

Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, and other MPs have assured the people of Lwengo District that their MP, Cissy Namujju, will soon be released from prison. Among compared Namujju’s situation to a child who steals and returns home, implying that Namujju’s alleged corruption offenses will be forgiven. Despite Namujju’s …

The implication of its listing was not immediately clear. The Rosfinmonitoring watchdog has the power to freeze bank accounts of specific entities named on the list, but did not name any person or organisation on its website. Russia’s Supreme Court declared the movement as “extremist” last November, without saying to …

A top Namibian court on Friday struck down the African country’s colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships, in a victory for the LGBTQ community. The high court in the capital, Windhoek, declared the crimes of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” as “unconstitutional and invalid” in a ruling hailed by LGBTQ rights groups. “We …