By Frank Kaheesi Serugo. The evolution of rallying a sport came through in the 1950s, both driver and co-driver would drive. Events went on for days non-stop and teammates took turns to drive. While one was driving, the other one would sleep! The 1960s brought on the change as teams became more professional and auto…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Members of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to conduct a study on the status and performance of energy distributor, Umeme as its concession ends. Umeme’s concession granted in 2015 will end in 2025 subject to renewal. The total investments that Umeme has made as of December…
By FMU Media. Organisers of the prestigious Pearl of Africa rally, have been forewarned against safety, ahead of its running in May this year. The warning came in handy as rally officials were undergoing through a safety training seminar held at Victoria University, Kampala. Uganda got slapped with a yellow card by the Fia rally…
By Our Reporter. All it took for Kenya’s founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in 1976 was a green pen to save the neck of powerful attorney general Charles Njonjo. This was after a public outcry following the girsly murder of populist Nyandarua North MP J M Kariuki on a sunny afternoon of July 10 1975….
By James Wafula in Nairobi. President Uhuru Kenyatta has exactly six months to end his two term 10 years in power without having enjoyed the glitter and pomp that characterized his political mentor the late Daniel Moi. Moi who ruled Kenya longest, a record 24 years, was the ‘cockerel” that roared in Nairobi as choirs…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. East Africa’s largest economy is once again on the brink of a landmark transition for the 5th peaceful transfer of power. All eyes in the region will be on developments in Nairobi for the next six months. Kenya has been led by four presidents, two from one family, three from…
By Our Reporter. Salma Mukansanga was a fourth referee during Guinea’s 1-0 win over Malawi at the ongoing AFCON 2021 finals in Cameroon. Rwanda international referee Salma Mukansanga made history at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when she became the first woman officiate a match at the men’s continental showpiece. The 33-year-old was…
By Our Reporter. Sudanese authorities must immediately release all detained journalists and stop arresting and assaulting members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on January 18, 2022 Since January 12, Sudanese military forces in the capital Khartoum have detained, and later released, at least six journalists and media workers, and on…
By Sarah Acen Kibisi. The Minister of State for ICT – National Guidance, Hon Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku has announced the appointment of a task force on Government Communications and National Guidance. The first of its kind in Uganda, the task force will be working with Ministry of Information Communication Technology to ensure that government communications…
By Hon Charles Bakkabulindi, Workers MP. One of the major problems facing workers in Uganda is the casualization of labour and degradation of terms and conditions of work. Casualization became rampant following privatization of public enterprises and the retrenchment of the state. Most of the jobs being created on Uganda’s employment market are of casual…