KAMPALA — Kilak North MP Anthony Akol has defended the decision-making processes within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), emphasizing consultation and consensus-building ahead of the party’s anticipated caucus engagements in Kyankwanzi. Speaking during an appearance on NBS Morning Breeze, Akol said positions within the party’s top organ, the Central Executive Committee (CEC), are not…
KAMPALA — Ugandan researchers are raising concerns over the growing cost of attending international conferences in the United States, following the introduction of a controversial visa bond requirement that critics say risks excluding African scientists from global platforms. The issue came into focus after Catherine Kyobutungi, Executive Director at the African Population and Health Research…
KIGALI — Rwanda on Monday began nationwide and global commemorations marking 32 years since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, with solemn events held under the theme “Remember – Unite – Renew.” The annual remembrance, known as Kwibuka, commenced in the capital, Kigali, at memorial sites where thousands of victims are laid to rest. Across…
LYANTONDE — Eight people have been confirmed dead and 33 others injured following a fatal road crash involving a passenger bus and a box-body truck at Kalegero in Lwengo along the Masaka–Mbarara highway. The accident involved a Kasaba bus, registration number UAL 492H, which was travelling from Rukungiri to Kampala at the time of the…
KAMPALA — The Ugandans on X (UOX) community has officially opened nominations for its next president, marking the start of a highly anticipated digital leadership contest set to run through mid-April. In a post published Tuesday via its official handle, @UOXUganda, the online community called on members to nominate their preferred candidates by tagging or…