Judicial Officers Suspend Strike
Judges and Magistrates around the country have Wednesday elected to suspend their strike which had halted court business for nearly two weeks. In a meeting held today attended by the Chief Justice Bart...
View ArticleUNRA Rallies MPs, District Leaders to Support Multi-lane Projects
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has assured leaders from the Central region on workable projects that will help do away with congestion in city center as well as the entire region. UNRA...
View ArticleParliament Resumes Business Tomorrow
Parliament is set to resume on Thursday after suspending business on Tuesday over government’s failure to explain the numerous murder of women in Wakiso district. The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah...
View ArticleChief Justice Katureebe Denies Betraying Judicial Officers
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe on Wednesday sought to clarify on a rumor that he refused to stand with fellow judicial officers under him, who for the last 10 days, have been on a sit down strike...
View ArticleMuseveni Intervenes as Mbarara Residents Storm His Residence Over Land Grabbers
A group of residents in Mbarara yesterday morning stormed the Presidential Lodge in Kamukuzi Division protesting against their RDC Capt. Martha Asiimwe, who they accused to telling lies to the...
View ArticleKayunga Residents Sue Government Over Shs. 130 Billion Compensation Cash
Two people from Kayunga district have dragged government to court seeking compensation of up to Shs. 130billion for their land located in the compensation corridor of Isimba Hydro Electricity Dam...
View ArticleThree Killed in Kisoro Floods
Three people in Kisoro district have been confirmed dead and several gardens and houses destroyed in the heavy rainfall that pounded the district on Wednesday evening. James Hatang’Imana the LC1...
View ArticleWoman MP Contestant Withdraws From Rukiga Race After Museveni Meeting
Victoria Abigail Atukunda, the Independent Candidate for the Rukiga Woman Member of Parliament has withdrawn from the race. The development follows a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni and NRM...
View ArticleUganda to Host Regional Arts Festival JAMAFEST
Uganda will be hosting this year’s Jumuia ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival (JAMAFEST). The fest according to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labor and Docial Development, Pius...
View ArticleBoy’s Body Dug Out at Kampala Cement Factory
Mukono Police have kicked off investigations into the death of a pre-teen boy whose body was found buried under limestone at a cement factory in Mukono. The unidentified boy’s body was found Monday by...
View ArticlePolice Officers Arrested for Damaging Farmer’s Eye
Three police officers and a crime preventer have been detained for torturing 50 year old Wilson Tibesigwa, a farmer in Lubowa Village along Entebbe Road The officers arrested by the Police...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT: Witchcraft, Prostitution Behind Women Murders
Government on Thursday blamed the murders of young women in Wakiso district largely on ritual sacrifice by a known businessman. In a statement read on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, the Minister...
View ArticleWorld Tourism Day to Be Celebrated in Ssese Islands
This year’s World Tourism Day due on 27th September 2017 will be celebrated on the Ssese Islands Buggala, government has announced. Steven Asiimwe, the Executive Director Uganda Tourism Board revealed...
View ArticleADF Still Active – Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has told residents of Rwenzori Sub-Region that the government of Uganda is aware that Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels are still a problem in neighboring Democratic...
View ArticleDistrict Leaders Blame Poor Services on Government
District leaders under the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) have highlighted a number of impediments that have hindered effective service delivery to Ugandans. ULGA President, Godfrey...
View ArticleGov’t Prepares Policy to Regulate BodaBoda Operations
Government is set to come up with with a policy to regulate and organize the bodaboda sector and give it a direction of operation. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario...
View ArticleS. Korea Hails Uganda for Ending Military Ties With North Korea
The government of South Korea has expressed its gratitude to the Ugandan government for ending military ties with North Korea to comply with an embargo by the United Nations, the Uganda People’s...
View ArticleKisoro Mayor Ordered to Pay for Lost Government Motorcycle
Kisoro Municipality Mayor Richard Ndyana has been ordered by the Inspectorate of Government to refund Shs. 4 million for the government motorcycle that he lost. Mariam Wangadya, the Deputy Inspector...
View ArticleMuseveni Okays Purchase of Shs213Bn Medical Equipment from Dutch Company
President Yoweri Museveni has granted permission to the Ministry of Health to purchase diagnostic medical equipment worth Euros 49 million (approximately 213Bn), from Philips Africa (Pty) Ltd, a Dutch...
View ArticleHeavy Rains with Terrifying Force to Whip Uganda; Trigger Massive Landslide
The government of Uganda through the Office of the Prime Minister has released a “Disaster Alert Message”, indicating that “The second season rainfall is above normal and heavy.” The warning issued by...
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