57 per cent of Ugandans satisfied with roads, says Road User Satisfaction Survey
The Uganda Road Fund (URF) has recorded an improved satisfaction among Ugandans who use the national road network according to…
Andrew Mwenda: Makerere University students think they occupy a special place in our country yet they contribute nothing
By Andrew M. Mwenda There is a suffocating sense of entitlement among students at Makerere University that they occupy a…
Balanced Trade, Investments, will bring Stability in the World- Museveni
SOCHI, RUSSIA: President Yoweri Museveni has said the historic relationship between Africa on one hand with Russia, China, India and…
Zimbabweans march against EU and US sanctions
Thousands of people are marching across Zimbabwe in government-organised protests against US and EU sanctions. The demonstrators say the sanctions…
SMEs, Cooperatives in coffee and tea sectors trained on how to reduce production costs
Owners of SMEs and cooperatives in the coffee and tea sector have concluded a training on resource efficiency and circular…
OP-ED: Political parties stand a golden chance in the voters verification exercise
By Charity. Kalebbo. Ahimbisibwe I have been having discussions with sixty friends in Gulu, Lira, Soroti, Kanungu and Kamonkoli in…
Deputy Speaker Oulanyah tips Somali MPs on how to be reputable legislators
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has advised legislators from Somalia to enforce Parliamentary rules and procedures, arguing that…
Putin: Food, not weapons is Russia’s biggest export to Africa
President Vladimir Putin has revealed that Russia exports more food to Africa than weapons. President Putin made the revelation at…
OP-ED: Uganda may fall into a health-sector funding crisis if it does not plan early
By Benon Herbert Oluka On the morning of Tuesday, October 22, 2019, I attended a meeting of civil society organizations…
Deputy Speaker Oulanyah urges government to adopt result-oriented financing
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has called on Government to adopt a new financing mechanism where programmes are…
OP-ED: There is no Democracy without Dissent
The right to dissent is by and large an extension of the freedom of conscience, expression, movement, religion, assembly and…
Minister Byabagambi on spot over plastic ban
The Uganda Plastics Manufacturers and Recyclers Association has blamed Karamoja Affairs Minister, John Byabagambi, for promoting the total ban of…
Somalia’s 2.6m internally displaced citizens in need of water, shelter and health
Somalia has for almost three decades been in the throes of conflict; now add the most recent drought and the…
Museveni advises dairy farmers on milk prices
By Watchdog reporter Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has advised dairy farmers in Uganda’s cattle corridor to carry out a clear…
Why 112 Chibok girls may never be rescued from Boko Haram terrorists
By Nimi Princewill Prominent for facilitating the release of 103 Chibok girls from the Boko Haram insurgents, Zannah Bukar Mustapha,…