Uhuru Takes Firm Stance on Elections Results; Slams Fault-Finders
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appealed to Kenyans to keep united in order to develop their country, urging citizens to view diversity as strength to gain progress instead of misusing it for selfish...
View ArticleCourt Rules Today on Kanyamunyu Bail
High Court Judge Yasin Nyanzi is expected today afternoon to rule on whether to or not to grant bail to jailed businessman Mathew Kanyamunyu who is accused of murdering Kenneth Akena. The other two...
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Besigye’s Son to Study with Obama’s Daughter; Byanyima Fears Racism
Former Presidential Candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye this week joined his wife Winnie Byanyima in the United States to see off their only son Anselm Besigye to Harvard University. The 18 year old was in...
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Acquitted Muslim Clerics to Battle Fresh Charges
Two members of the Tabiq Muslim sect who were this week acquitted of charges relating to murder of fellow Muslim leaders are set to battle fresh treason charges. The International Crimes Division of...
View ArticleMuseveni in Kabong Ahead of By-elections
President Yoweri Museveni is expected in Kabong district today (Wednesday) to drum up support for Roselilly Akello Nakwakile the official National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag bearer in the...
View ArticleKayihura Launches ‘People’s War’ on Crime
The Inspector General of Police, Gen.Kale Kayihura has launched a program to fight crime around the country. A total of 17 women have been killed since May in both Entebbe and Nansana areas of Wakiso...
View ArticleMuseveni Rallies Karamoja: Observe Party Discipline
NRM National Party Chairman, President Museveni, has urged members to avoid scrambling for positions but instead borrow a leaf from football where a team fields the first eleven players on the pitch...
View ArticleMuseveni Appoints Owiny-Dollo as Deputy Chief Justice
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo as Deputy Chief Justice. The move effectively marks the end of Justice Steven Kavuma’s reign as the second most powerful man in the...
View ArticleEC Releases LC1 Election Program: Voting and Counting to Last Only 30Minutes
The Electoral Commission has issued a road map to the Local Council and Women council elections set for later this year. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Thursday, Electoral Commission chairperson...
View ArticleForcefully Retired Major Wants Army to Provide Him With Confidential Messages
Maj Ronald Iduuli, a former defence counsel at the Makindye General Court Martial who dragged the UPDF to court for unlawful dismissal and forceful eviction, has petitioned court seeking the army to...
View ArticleGov’t Insists On Deactivating SIM Cards By August 30
Government announced today that it is maintaining the set deadline for SIM card registration which is August 30. The government position was communicated by the Minister of Security, Gen. Henry...
View ArticleJournalists Tipped on Gender Sensitive Reporting
Minister of Information and ICT Frank Tumwebaze has called upon Ugandan journalists to always consider gender balance in their reporting as one of the ways of closing the gap of gender inequality....
View ArticleJapan Releases Shs 35Bn to Support South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda
Government of Japan has contributed US$10 million (approximately 35.9 billion Uganda shillings) to the UN refugee agency — UNHCR (US$4 million), UNICEF (US$3 million), and the UN World Food Programme...
View ArticlePolice Officer Arrested for Stealing Shs. 200Million Worth of Gold
The police Professional Standards Unit have in detention one of their own officers, who is accused of stealing gold valued at Shs 230 million. According to PSU spokesperson Vincent Ssekate, Stephen...
View ArticleEnergy Ministry Unaware of Isabalija Firing
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development are yet to receive an official directive relieving its Permanent Secretary Stephen Isabalija of his duties. Media reports came out yesterday that the PS has...
View ArticleNational Basketball Team Flagged Off to Senegal
The Senior Men’s National Basketball team to represent the Country in the upcoming FIBA Afrobasket games in Tunisia/Senegal has been flagged off. In a press briefing held today evening at Lugogo, John...
View ArticleJudicial officers Urged to Postpone Strike as Ultimatum Fades
The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Paul Gadenya has called upon judicial officers under their umbrella association, the Uganda Judiciary Officers Association UJOA not to proceed with their planned...
View ArticleEnergy PS Isabalija Dismissed: Removed from Museveni’s Equatorial Guinea Oil...
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary, Dr. Stephen Ishabalija has been suspended and removed from President Museveni’s delegation to Equatorial Guinea. State House...
View Article30th August Deadline Stands – Rugunda
Government will switch off all unregistered and unverified SIM Cards by August 30. This is government’s final position after several consultations with the relevant stakeholders including the Telecom...
View ArticlePolice Deny Paying Sex Workers as Spies
Police have dismissed as false and misleading, media claims today that the IGP Gen Kale Kaihura has paid prostitutes and some bodaboda workers to spy on criminals in the areas of Nansana in Wakiso...
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