By Julius Odeke

11^th July 2011:

Kampala – The Global Fund, which suspended its operations in Uganda a few years ago due to widespread corruption and misappropriation of its funds, is set to resume its operations in Uganda with an initial US$400million fund, Uganda Correspondent can exclusively reveal.

In an interview with this reporter, the Senior Health Planner in the Ministry of Health’s (more…)

By Sharon Tibenda

11^th July 2011:

NSSF officials lauching the new e-service

The National Social Security Fund [NSSF] has launched an SMS service which will enable its members to get access to their contributions balances on their mobile phones, and detailed statements online from NSSF’s website.

NSSF also announced that it had set up a call centre with a toll free line.  Addressing a press conference on Wednesday 6^th July, NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba said the three services are part of the Fund’s innovations aimed at improving service delivery to members in its continued effort to (more…)

By Timothy Nsubuga

4^th July 2011:

Muhoozi in a different uniform in Kampala

Following our exclusive story in which we reported about a failed April 2011 plot by two army Generals to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s government, [see: Army Generals tried to topple Museveni in April] two more veteran NRA Generals have broken their silence regarding the sensitive Museveni succession issue.

In two separate emails to Uganda Correspondent on (more…)

By Norman S. Miwambo

4^th July 2011:

Col. Edison Muzoora RIP. Is govt chasing 'invisible' rebels?

Nearly ten years since they had serious disagreements over each other’s alleged support for political dissidents that each of them accused of plotting to overthrow the sitting governments in both Uganda and Rwanda, Uganda is still practicing the politics of inviting trouble, a top Rwandan security official told this newspaper.

The Rwandese security officer, (more…)

By Julius Odeke

4^th July 2011:

Children march at Mbale celebrations. By Julius Odeke

MBALE – The Minister of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives Dr James Shinyabulo Mutende and NRM Local Council Five [LCV] Chairman for Mbale district Mr. Bernard Mujasi publicly clashed with each other during celebrations to mark the World Day Against Child Labour last Friday at Malukhu Boma grounds in Mbale-eastern Uganda, about 240kilometers from the capital city Kampala.

How the clash of the NRM titans started (more…)

By Our Reporter

4^th July 2011:  KAMPALA – Budadiri West MP and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Hon. Nandala Mafabi together with a Journalist Julius Odeke have filed a suit against government seeking nearly 400million shillings in (more…)

By M. Suleman

4^th July 2011:  She came, she saw, she conquered.  One would however have expected the visit of the US First Lady to have little impact to the South African landscape.  But if one is to judge it from (more…)