Budo matron, guards charged over inferno

Budo matron, guards charged over inferno Budo’s matron Damali Basirika with her co-accused Julius Tumusiime, Stanley Barisigara and Andrew Byamukama in the dock BUDO Junior School'’s 53-year-old matron Damalie Basirika and four guards were yesterday charged with negligence following the fire that killed 20 children a week ago. If convicted, they face five years in prison. More...

Museveni tells Balaalo to vacate land PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has advised the Balaalo herdsmen in Bulisa to vacate the area since they were illegally occupying the land belonging to the Bagungu community More...

Investors inject sh600b this quarter THE UGANDA Investment Authority (UIA) has licensed 88 projects worth $379m (about sh637b) between January and March this year, estimated to create 8,225 new jobs. That is a quarter more than the same period last year. More...

Today's Column

Solace in stolen votes and Chinese bullets!

President Thabo Mbeki and his infamous colleague Robert Mugabe are marooned on an isolated political island, under siege by diplomatic brickbats and flotsam. their old bodies are quivering and shivering in cold winds of backlash from Mbeki’s unpopular proclamation that Zimbabwe is not a crisis situation. More...

Editorial

Remove Nakivubo from city centre

A Malaysian investor has forwarded a proposal to the Government to upgrade Nakivubo War Memorial stadium into a modern 35,000 all-seater facility. State sports minister Charles Bakabulindi sounds upbeat about the proposal. If he can’t reconsider his optimism, at least nobody should cheer on. More...