Tag: Kenyan government

Museveni Announces Plan to Establish Parish Banks, Pumps Millions into Luwero Farmers

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed a government plan to establish a bank in every parish across Uganda under the Parish Development Model (PDM), in a bid to improve financial access for rural communities and bolster...

China Fuels 190% Surge in Uganda Coffee Exports

Business

Uganda’s coffee exports to China registered an increase by 190% in the first quarter of 2025, highlighting China's growing role as a key driver of demand for Ugandan agricultural exports. The announcement was made during the 1st...

Politics

Kenya Should be Ashamed of Besigye’s Illegal Arrest—Kyagulanyi

Uganda’s opposition leader, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his colleague, Hajj Obed Lutale, were remanded to Luzira Prison till December 2, 2024, on charges of illegal possession of firearms and eight rounds of ammunition.

Politics

PFF Leaders Attack Ruto over Besigye’s Arrest in Kenya

The mystery of Dr. Besigye's disappearance in Nairobi comes on the back of 36 FDC Katonga members arrested in Kisumu four months ago and clandestinely handed over to the government back home.

Court

UHRC Chairperson Calls for Drop of Charges against Besigye

The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has called on the state to drop charges...

Security

Lukwago Tasks Kenyan Gov’t to Explain Arrest of Ugandans

“We want to put the Kenyan government on the spot; how do people come to visit Kenya and are returned back to the country forcefully without being deported or extradited?"

Business

Regional Airlines Suspend Flights to Kenya’s JKIA as Staff...

Regional carriers cancel flights to JKIA as the strike continues to disrupt operations at JKIA, which serves as a major hub for air travel in East Africa, handling over 40 passenger airlines and 25 cargo airlines annually.

Politics

FDC Katonga Faction Threatens to Sue Kenyan Gov’t over...

The 36 party members were arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, and deported back to Uganda after they were accused of engaging in subversive activities.

Regional

EAC’s Secretary General Calls for Unity to Protect Community...

The EAC is aimed at widening and deepening cooperation among the partner states in, among others, political, economic, and social fields for their mutual benefit.

Regional