Ugandan chef ‘Mama D’ awaits Guinness World Record cook-a-thon confirmation

Ugandan culinary sensation Dorcus Mirembe, affectionately known as Mama D, awaits official confirmation from Guinness World Records judges after successfully attempting to break the individual record for the longest cook-a-thon.  Mama D commenced her culinary marathon on December 23, surpassing the previous record set by Irish chef Alan Fisher, who cooked continuously for nearly 120 […]

Uganda: MPs asked to return $5,000 they each received to raise awareness on COVID-19

MPs in Uganda who allocated themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to raise awareness about coronavirus have been ordered to hand back the money. Each MP was set to get the equivalent of $5,000, although some rejected the cash. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni criticised the MPs and called their decision to allocate funding to […]

Indiscpline among Africans is harder to deal with than COVID-19- President of Uganda laments

Ugandan president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, believes the biggest problem for African authorities managing the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is the “social indiscipline of our people”. President Museveni expressed his sentiments in a tweet he posted on Wednesday on his official Twitter page. This follows what has become a daily habit of telling Ugandans what he […]

Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni postpones elections to 2023 over Coronavirus

A local publication ran a piece informing that President Yoweri Museveni has put off forth-coming Uganda’s general vote owing to the coronavirus outbreak. “Museveni postpones next year’s elections to 2023 due to coronavirus,” the publication said. “The lives of Ugandans are very important more than anything else. I have consulted with my ministers and we […]

Obesity is a sign of corruption-Ugandan President declares as he swears he has never stolen from public coffers

President Yoweri Museveni led a march in efforts to stamp out corruption in public offices on Thursday. The Ugandan leader was accompanied by politicians, members of civil society organisations and religious leaders. Several people were forced to walk to work as they were caught unawares by the traffic restrictions. President Museveni pointed out that obesity […]

‘I’m full of energy to continue’-75 year old President Museveni of Uganda says after ruling for 33 years  

75-year-old Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni has stated that he is not tired of holding on to the country’s Presidency after 33 years of being in power. The Ugandan President who got into power on January 29, 1986, disclosed in an open letter published on his Blogspot that he deliberately lost weight by shedding off the […]