[DW] Tensions are rising as Uganda gears up for a general election. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 36 years, has changed the constitution so he can run again. Experts fear the violence will not stop at the polls.

[Nairobi News] Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has pulled off a Donald Trump, by alleging there are plans by his opponents to rig the country's general elections on January 14.

[Monitor] Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the commander of the Special Forces, started an offensive on Twitter against National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, promising to defeat him in the 2021 General...

[Monitor] Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) on Tuesday concluded its dynamic load testing on the Isimba public bridge that connects Kayunga and Kamuli districts across River Nile and indicated that it is ready for use.

[Monitor] Police say they have "restrained" National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine for continuously holding massive rallies on Kalangala island amidst the increased threats of coronavirus, in total disre...

[Citizen] Kampala -- Uganda's National Unity Platform (NUP ) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has been arrested.

[East African] Uganda goes to the polls in January and while 10 candidates seek to unseat President Yoweri Museveni -- from a position he has held for the past 34 years -- analysts view the election as a three-horse race.

[Monitor] The United States of America Mission in Uganda Wednesday night condemned tense scenes revolving around what Police termed "restraining of opposition candidate Robert Kyagulanyi" - in what had largely been perceived as the opposition candida...

[Monitor] Police have announced that non-accredited journalists covering electoral activities will be barred. According to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the entity will effective December 31 enforce guidelines of the ...

[Observer] Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) hit above its revenue collections target set by the ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for the first half of the year 2020/2021.

[Observer] The coronavirus pandemic lockdown may have led to an unprecedented uptake in digital financial solutions as business processes moved online. However, Ugandan banks, telecoms and fintech also suffered an unprecedented gravity of digital fra...

[Monitor] More than 800 tobacco farmers who grew and sold tobacco to the Continental Tobacco Company Uganda Ltd between 2018 and 2019 are demanding payment of upto Shs9 billion.

[Monitor] Mr Richard Omoya is the chairman of Lakwa Village, neighbouring Palabek Health Centre III in Palabek-kal Sub-county in Lamwo District.

[Monitor] President Museveni's proposal to degazette Mbale Central Forest Reserve has drawn mixed reactions from environmentalists and leaders in Bugisu Sub-region.

[Monitor] President Museveni last month appointed former Namutumba District Woman Member of Parliament Florence Mutyabule as a presidential adviser on poverty alleviation in Busoga, making her the third female to hold the portfolio in less than eight...

[Monitor] Hundreds of patients suffering from various ailments flocked Ishaka Adventist Hospital, in Ishaka town, Bushenyi district for a two day free medical camp for children and women. The camp was organised by Ishaka Adventist Hospital management...

[Monitor] Cabinet has approved the National Industrial Policy 2020, which will shape the country's industrial growth and development over the next 10 years.

[Monitor] President Museveni yesterday reportedly telephoned the widow of renowned boxer Isaac Zebra Ssenyange who was shot dead early yesterday in Bwaise, a Kampala suburb.

[Monitor] The Diocesan bishops at the Catholic and Anglican dioceses in Luweero District have condemned acts of violence in the ongoing political campaigns and also advised Christians to denounce acts of corruption as the country prepares to vote new...

[DW] Tensions are rising as Uganda gears up to a general election. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 36 years, changed the constitution to be able to run again. Experts fear that the violence will not stop at the polls.

[Monitor] National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has vowed to conduct physical campaigns in the banned districts in total defiance of a directive by the Electoral Commission (EC) suspending campaigns ...

[Monitor] Nearly three quarters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto is about socio-economic interaction and how a combination of the two sectors can deliver what the ruling party presidential candidate, Mr Yoweri Museveni, refers to a...

[Monitor] When the first case of coronavirus was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in 2019, it was too early to ell that this virus would bring the global economy to a standstill. A few months later, the coronavirus victims increased to millions ...

[Independent (Kampala)] Air transport is an economic enabler. It has the potential to boost the economy by facilitating trade, business and social connectivity. The aviation industry supported over 6 million jobs and contributed $55.8 billion to Afri...

[Monitor] In 2011, Kenya Airways launched, with much fanfare, Project Mawingu (Kiswahili for clouds), a statement of intent to take on its aviation rivals.

[Monitor] Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has embarked on a campaign in which it will develop new products and revamp existing ones to increase the value and volume of tourism.

[Monitor] Eleven United Nations human rights experts have commended the arrests and judicial harassment of political opponents and civil society in Uganda following electoral violence that has left tens of people dead.

[Monitor] Throughout 2020, the economy has taken a pounding from Coronavirus (Covid-19); which has significantly disrupted economic activity, resulting in loss of jobs and incomes.

[Monitor] President Museveni has said security agencies, especially the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), are set to deal with anyone who will cause violence in Kampala and other parts of the country during the election period.

[Monitor] The government expenditure in the first four months of the Financial Year 2020/21 has dropped from Shs5.8 trillion to about Shs3.5 trillion on account of dwindling revenue collections.