Uganda to hike taxes on gambling.
By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com Nairobi Kenya- Uganda’s security is really threatened after mushrooming of sports betting houses which are encouraging many with lower incomes to...
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Uganda blames Kenya for frustrating fight against FGM
By Nangayi Guyson – nangayi.guyson@alleastafrica.com Kampala, Uganda –Officials in Uganda have blamed their Kenya counterparts for frustrating fight against female genital mutilation. Ugandan officials says...
Uganda police arrest 160 for Drunk-Driving on Easter
By Nangayi Guyson- nangayi.guyson@alleastafrica.com Kampala, Uganda — At least 162 people were arrested for drunk-driving during the Easter celebrations in the Capital,Kampala. Kampala Metropolitan police...
Rwanda beats Uganda and Kenya as the safest destination for Tourists
By Nangayi Guyson -nangayi.guyson@alleastafrica.com Kampala,Uganda –The tourism sectors in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya have made significant progress in boosting sectors according to the World Economic...
Six injured as assailants attack Masaka villages
MASAKA- Fear has engulfed residents of Kyabakuza Division in Masaka Municipality as assailants descended on three villages in the wee hours of the night, robbed...
Uganda: Parliament freezes adverts to private media houses
Parliament. Parliament has locked out all other media houses in Uganda from running the institution’s advertisement and ring-fenced the largely government-owned newspaper, New Vision, as...
Uganda’s policy on refugees not sustainable — Museveni
If refugees continue to stream into the country in droves, Uganda with so limited foreign assistance, may not sustain her policy of giving them land,...
Uganda: Kaweesi Killing Triggers Calls for Overhaul of Police Force
The quest by the Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura to have his tenure renewed for the fifth time in November faces a test...
UN appeals for assistance as refugees overwhelm Uganda
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is appealing for financial assistance and support as thousands of South Sudanese refugees continue to pour into Uganda. Uganda...
Uganda at ‘breaking point’ as South Sudan refugees pour in
Uganda is at a “breaking point” as almost 3,000 South Sudanese refugees pour into the country every day, the United Nations refugee chief said Thursday....
