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Museveni Reunites with Teacher Who Saved Him from Chickenpox
Sometime in 1963, as a young teenager while at Ntare School, Museveni came down with a serious fever at a temperature of over 104C, which was strange considering normal body temperature is said to be...
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Islamic Scholars, Religious Leaders Speak Against Violent Extremism
Leaders in the Islamic faith together with religious scholars from the Eastern Africa region have condemned the misconceptions that often associate violent extremist ideologies with Islam. They argue...
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FDC Tasks Police to Explain Nalufenya Torture
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have expressed concern in the ways police is handling citizens in Nalufenya to “obtain information”, calling upon the law enforcement body to “explain to...
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UPDF Officers Charged for Sexual Offenses in CAR
The Ugandan national army, The UPDF has internally launched investigations into the allegations of sexual offenses committed by its men in the Central African Republic. UPDF started withdrawing from...
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Kabale MP Wants Late Bishop Kivengere Canonized
Andrew Baryayanga Aja, the Kabale municipality Member of Parliament has appealed to the Church of Uganda to canonize the late Bishop Festo Kivengere, the first native Bishop of the Diocese of Kigezi as...
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Human Rights Watch Appeals for Prosecution of Nalufenya Torture officers
The United States based, Human Rights Watch has appealed to police to investigate and prosecute officers involved in torturing suspects at Nalufenya special detentions center. In a statement released...
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Ugandan Companies Shine at Italian Agricultural Trade Fair, MACFRUT
Seven Ugandan companies have participated in the 34th Edition of MACFRUT 2017, in Rimini, Italy, where they showcased some horticultural commodities including cayenne pepper, red pepper, ginger and...
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Mzee Boniface Byanyima Dead
Boniface Byanyima the father of former Mbarara Municipality MP and current head of Oxfam International, Winnie Byanyima has passed away. Byanyima we are told, passed on at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala...
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Kyadondo East By- Elections Program Out
The Electoral Commission has Tuesday rolled out the roadmap for the Kyadondo East Constituency MP By –Elections. The vacancy of the directly elected area MP occurred following a court nullification of...
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LIRA: Schools Threaten Not To Reopen For 2nd Term Over Rising Commodity Prices
The fate of more than two thousand learners in Lira district hangs in balance after owners of private schools threatened not to reopen for second term if their request to increase school fees is not...
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Own up Your Mistakes – Security Minister Tumukunde Tells Police
The minister for security Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has, in what looks like a slap in the face asked police to own up their mistakes. The police have in the previous weeks been in negative light for...
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Parliament Orders Immediate Release of Detained Children by Police
Parliament has Tuesday ordered for the immediate release of three children who were arrested on March 19 2017, two days after the assassination of AIGP Felix Kaweesi alongside his bodyguard Kenneth...
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Land Probe: Tooro Officials Accuse Govt of Grabbing Kingdom Land
Officials from the Tooro kingdom have accused the central government for facilitating land grabbing resulting from the delayed return of kingdom properties, among them over 110 square miles of land. A...
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Parliament Summons Minister Mutuuzo Over Imbalu Ban
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed the State Minister of Gender and Culture, Peace Mutuzo to make a statement before the House on a proposal to ban a traditional Bugisu circumcision...
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Surveyors Say Regulatory, Technical Loopholes Aiding Land Fraud
The body that brings together professional surveyors in Uganda wants government to revise the laws regulating the profession to ensure compliance in standards and quality work. The President of the...
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Don’t Vote Independents, Museveni Rallies Toroma
By Ibrahim Shamiru Byakika Addressing two separate rallies at Magoro and Toroma Sub Counties in Katakwi District on Tuesday, NRM Party Chairman and President Yoweri Museveni urged the people here to...
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KCCA Speak Out on Closure of Shoprite Meat Section
The Kampala Capital City Authority yesterday closed the meat section of Shoprite Lugogo following an impromptu inspection at the Super Market’s cold room, processing room and the shelves. The KCCA...
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Fury as EAC SG Mfumukeko Spends Shs 70m on Computer Courses in France
The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Liberat Mfumukeko has come under fire for spending $ 20,000 (Shs 70m) on computer courses in France. According to documents obtained by ChimpReports,...
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MTN Rwanda Fined Shs30B for Breach of License Obligations
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has imposed a fine of Rwf 7,030,000,000 (Approx. UShs31 billion) on MTN Rwanda over what they referred to as “non-compliance with its license...
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Chaos as Police Confiscates 10 Pioneer Buses
Business was paralyzed this morning at the City Square as police together with court bailiffs confiscated Pioneer Easy buses over debts. The bailiffs from Libra Auctioneers led by Bonney Lwamukaga told...
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