Former Ghanaian legislator Ras Mubarak has concluded a 40,000-kilometer journey across 23 African nations to advocate for visa-free continental travel, urging President Yoweri Museveni to champion the initiative among regional leaders. The Trans African Tourism and Unity Campaign representative believes Uganda's head of state possesses sufficient political influence to accelerate implementation of unrestricted movement policies, potentially decades ahead of the African Union's 2063 timeline.
Mubarak highlighted that restrictions on intra-African travel remain among the world's most stringent, while the continent's tourism sector generates approximately 3.3 trillion dollars annually. He argued that eliminating entry barriers would...
Opposition parties have fielded hundreds of parliamentary candidates ahead of the general elections despite internal divisions and financial constraints that analysts predicted would limit their competitiveness. The Forum for Democratic Change fielded more than 220 contenders and covered their nomination fees totaling over 660 million shillings using funds from the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue, according to party spokesperson John Kikonyogo.
Newer formations have also mobilized significant numbers, with the Democratic Front presenting over 90 candidates and the People's Front for Freedom securing 81 nominees. These figures represent substantial financial investments, as each parliamentary nomination costs 3 million shillings...
Incumbent Lwemiyaga County legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has filed a petition with the Electoral Commission seeking to disqualify National Resistance Movement candidate Emmanuel Rwashande from the parliamentary ballot over alleged irregularities in nomination documents and fraudulent academic credentials. The petition claims Rwashande's oath authenticating statement was commissioned before the actual signing of nomination papers, violating parliamentary election laws and oath regulations.
Ssekikubo further contests the validity of the military certificates Rwashande submitted to obtain an advanced-level equivalency from the National Council for Higher Education, particularly a basic military training certificate purportedly issued by...
President Yoweri Museveni will commission a $50 million cassava starch facility in Namasagali that marks the first phase of Dei Biopharma's effort to reduce Uganda's reliance on imported pharmaceutical ingredients. The plant, which will process approximately 500 metric tons of cassava daily from more than 3,000 registered farmers across Busoga, Teso, Lango and Bukedi, aims to produce glucose, maltose, fructose and pharmaceutical-grade starch for export once it secures FDA certification. Company founder Matthias Magoola said nearly all starch and excipients used in tablet and capsule manufacturing are currently imported, making local production costly and uncompetitive.
The facility sits within a 5,000-acre agro-industrial zone that...
The trial of alleged Allied Democratic Forces commander Jamilu Mukulu has begun at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala after he spent nearly 11 years on remand. Mukulu faces terrorism charges alongside 36 others, with accusations including murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy spanning multiple years. The indictment alleges the group obtained weapons, received military training overseas, and secured financing to advance their objectives through violent means between 2011 and 2014.
Mukulu is specifically charged with orchestrating the killings of Muslim clerics Sheikh Yunus Abubaker Mandanga and Sheikh Dakitoor Muwaya, as well as involvement in an assault on Bugiri police station that claimed two...
Clashes broke out in Masaka when campaign teams for National Resistance Movement candidate Joanita Nalule and National Unity Platform candidate Ronald Evans Kanyike met at Kidda trading centre junction in Nyendo–Mukungwe Division. According to witnesses, the incident began after a sound system truck in Kanyike's convoy stopped abruptly and blocked the roadway, preventing the NRM caravan from passing. The situation escalated when Kanyike left his vehicle to engage with opposing supporters, resulting in physical altercations that damaged his Land Cruiser Prado.
Each side blamed the other for instigating the confrontation. Kanyike claimed he was assaulted and is receiving medical care at a private facility, while accusing Nalule's team of...
Court proceedings for National Unity Platform supporters were suspended after defendant Sauda Madada began vomiting blood during bail hearings. Chief magistrate Roselyn Nsenge ordered Madada transported to Mulago hospital, acknowledging responsibility for prisoner welfare. Prison officers had assisted the weakened defendant into the courtroom, where she was using a catheter.
Authorities arrested Madada at the Uganda-Kenya border crossing in Busia. She faces charges alongside 10 co-defendants, including Edward Ssebufu, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, and Doreen Kaija, for allegedly conducting an unauthorized military gathering at party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule without ministerial approval. Previous bail requests have been denied.
Madada...
Cognitone has released Synfire 3.0, bringing substantial interface improvements and workflow enhancements to its music prototyping software. The upgrade introduces a track and clip system resembling digital audio workstation arrangements, allowing musicians to record and modify compositions with greater flexibility.
Notable additions include expanded snippet functionality with increased slots and grid sizes, audio insert effect capabilities, and parameter aliasing that references externally defined settings. Users can export projects through DAWproject format while benefiting from graphical phrase thumbnails in libraries and retroactive chord recording. The software supports tritone substitutions alongside other harmonic alternatives...
Antelope Audio has introduced the Zenith 2, a bus-powered USB-C interface priced at $299 that brings professional conversion technology to entry-level users, including musicians, producers, podcasters and streamers. The device features 32-bit/192 kHz AD/DA converters with 123 dB dynamic range alongside two discrete 6-transistor microphone preamps delivering 75 dB of clean gain, matching the architecture found in the company's flagship Orion Studio console.
Real-time DSP effects include a Tube-Opto Compressor, Sky EQ and De-Esser controlled through a single intensity dial, enabling zero-latency monitoring during recording sessions. The interface supports class-compliant connectivity across Mac, Windows, iOS and Android platforms without...
