Lawyers Clash With Judge as DPP Takes Over Kayihura Brutality Case
Private lawyers and the Director of Public Prosecutions have reached an agreement that will see the latter take over prosecution of the case in which the Inspector General of Police and 7 police...
View ArticleBesigye To Construct Catholic Shrine in Kagadi
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) former presidential candidate Col Kiiza Besigye has pledged to fund the construction of a Catholic Church Shrine in Siyon Village Rutete sub-county Kagadi...
View ArticleICT Players Push for Laws to Counter Cyber Attacks
Stakeholders in the technology sector and government officials have pushed for the creation of a legal framework to curb cyber threats in the midst of increased internet usage in Uganda. They say that...
View ArticlePolice Passes Plain-Clothed Officers, Warns on Masqueraders
Police have warned the public against civilians that are disguising as police officers and are busy tainting the good image of the Police Force. The Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye told...
View ArticleCONFIRMED: Gov’t to Wire 65Bn to MPs for Cars
The government has finalized plans to wire Shs64,050,000,000 to Parliament to buy new cars for both new and old members. The development was revealed by the National Assembly Speaker, Rebecca Kabaga...
View ArticleBuganda Parliamentary Caucus Elections Pushed to Next Month
Elections for new leaders of the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus have been further postponed to September 10, after the set interim committee failed to receive a satisfying report on the financial...
View ArticleUganda Refugee Food Rations Reduced by 50% Over Funding Shortage
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Food Programme (WFP) have appealed to donors to urgently speed contributions to the humanitarian...
View Article80% of Conflicts, Murders in Rwenzori Land Related – Government
The office of the Resident District Commissioner Kabarole is overwhelmed by the rampant land disputes that have resulted into conflicts and murders. About 80% percent of the conflicts and murder cases...
View ArticleMuseveni to Grace Late Gen Aronda’s First Memorial Lecture
President Yoweri Museveni is expected as chief guest at a memorial lecture being organized for the late former Internal Affairs Minister Gen Aronda Nyakairima. The event is being organized to honor the...
View ArticleMasaka Road Carnage: Nkozi Hospital Seeks Money to Build Accidents Ward
Nkozi hospital has started fundraising for money to build an accident and emergency ward. The Hospital situated in Nkozi, Mpigi District is a catholic based private community hospital, serving the town...
View ArticleFemale Inmate Hangs Self in Rukungiri Prison
Authorities and inmates at the Rukungiri Central Prison were startled on Tuesday morning when they found a female prisoner hanging in one of the prison toilets. Shallon Tugumisirize was found in one of...
View ArticleUganda Markets Rolex Abroad
Hon Godfrey Ssuubi Kiwanda, the state minister for tourism on Wednesday launched the Rolex festival that is due on the 21st August at the Uganda Museum. Rolex, apparently derived from “rolled eggs” is...
View ArticleNGO Donates Items Worth Shs 800M to S.Sudanese Refugees in Uganda
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has Wednesday handed over items worth over Shs 800M to Uganda Red Cross Society as a donation towards the humanitarian interventions amid the growing influx of South...
View ArticleAkena Orders Obote Foundation Out Of Uganda House
Opposition Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC) under the leadership of Lira Municipality legislator, Jimmy Michael Akena yesterday issued a public notice to the Milton Obote Foundation (MOF) — a body that...
View ArticleEastern Leaders Push For LC1, LC2 Elections
By David Oduut Local leaders in Eastern Uganda have demanded government to speed up the process of holding the lower local council elections so as to ease service delivery at grassroots level. The...
View ArticleSpeaker Grills Winnie Kiiza on Electoral Reforms
It wasn’t business as usual on Wednesday on the floor of Parliament as the Speaker Hon Kadaga grilled the parliamentary Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Winnie Kiiza for alleging that the 9th...
View ArticleCourt Okays Besigye Request to Travel Abroad
Kampala High Court has Thursday granted permission to former FDC president and opposition strongman Dr Kizza Besigye to travel outside Uganda. Besigye had through his lawyers led by Ernest Kalibbala...
View ArticleNWSC Awarded Best Digital Customer Service Provider
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), Africa’s top water Utility has been recognized and awarded as the best Digital Customer Service Provider in the Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA)...
View ArticleBREAKING: Age Limit Bill to be Tabled in Parliament Today
A number of Bills to scrap the age limit of various government officials are set to be tabled on the floor of Parliament on Thursday afternoon. ChimpReports has seen details of the amendment bills that...
View ArticleEALA Sitting to Resume Next Week
The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is set to resume its Sessions in Arusha, Tanzania, next week. The First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the Third Assembly takes place from Monday, August...
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