Tourists Killed in Queen Elizabeth Park
At least three tourists have been shot dead in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese District, western Uganda. The incident will send shockwaves in Uganda’s tourism industry which contributes 7.7% of...
View ArticleUgandan Tour Guide Killed in Queen Elizabeth Park Named
The local tourist guide who was killed by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Queen Elizabeth National Park alongside two foreign tourists, has been identified as Eric Alyai. Alyai was an...
View ArticleAuthorities Withhold Identities Of Tourists Killed In Queen Elizabeth Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has withheld identities of tourists killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park following Tuesday attack. The incident occurred at Nyamunuka along Katwe Road, involving...
View Article‘ADF Militants Attempting Guerilla Warfare in Uganda’
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) are trying to wage a guerilla war in western Uganda, a defence official disclosed on Wednesday. This is evidenced by the nature of attacks being carried out by the...
View ArticleTourists Killed in Queen Elizabeth Were Newlywed
President Yoweri Museveni has released critical details regarding the attack on tourists in Queen Elizabeth National Park last evening. A couple of tourists and the Ugandan driver with them were killed...
View ArticleNAGRC&DB New Board Of Directors Inaugurated With A Call To Enhance Service...
The National Animal Genetic Resources Center and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB), has inaugurated a new Board of Directors, who will steer the animal breeding center for a tenure of 3years but subject to...
View ArticleNSSF Hi-Innovator Program To Seed Fund 64 Additional Businesses
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has today announced an additional 64 local businesses that will be considered for seed funding worth Ushs4.8bn from its innovation program dubbed Hi-innovator....
View ArticleURSB Throws Out Gashumba’s Application To Register ‘Omalako Jajja Tova Ku...
By Nickson Maberi Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) has declined a request by Socialite Frank Gashumba to register the slogan ‘Omalako Jajja Tova Ku Main’ as his own. The assistant registrar of...
View ArticleNorthern Bypass: One Lane In Use After Fuel Tanker Catches Fire
Only one lane between Busega and Masanafu along the Kampala Northern Bypass is in use following a fire incident. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says that the...
View ArticleTayebwa Cautions MPs on Decorum, Dressing Code
The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has cautioned legislators against character assassination, violation of rules of the House and urged them to legislate with decorum and dignity for each other. To...
View ArticleAuthorities Start Demolishing Illegal Structures On Kabale Hospital Land
Authorities have commenced demolishing some of the structures that were illegally constructed on Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Land to pave way for the construction of a state-of-the-art intensive...
View ArticleU.C.E: Headteachers, Teachers & Exam Officials Arrested Over Exam Malpractice
Police in Mitooma District have arrested a Swahili teacher of Kanyabwanga Secondary School, Tumusiime Dominic, for involving in a case of examination malpractice in the ongoing Uganda Certificate of...
View ArticlePolice Arrest 58 In City Operation
56 people have been arrested in an intelligence-led operation conducted by Kira Road , Jinja Road and Kajjansi Police Stations for purposes of safety along the Kampala-Northern Bypass. In Balintumwa...
View ArticleMinister Bahati Commends Fine Spinners Uganda Ltd Over Import Substitution,...
In line with President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to boost import substitution and promote exports, Hon. David Bahati, the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), on...
View ArticleOpposition Tasks Gov’t To Account For 2020 November Riot Murders
By Nickson Maberi Opposition in parliament has tasked the government to give a detailed and honest accountability for the lives lost during the November 2020 Protests. The leader of the opposition in...
View ArticleOpposition’s Disruptive Behaviour Nearly Pushes MP Onen Into Resignation
By Nickson Maberi Member of parliament for Gulu East and cleric Father Onen Charles has revealed that he almost quit his position as legislator in Uganda’s parliament due to the opposition’s disruptive...
View ArticleUganda Airlines Starts Direct Flight To Lagos
Uganda Airlines is delighted to announce the addition of Lagos to its route network, starting October 19, 2023, linking Uganda to Africa’s largest economy with a direct air service for the first time....
View ArticleShock as Passenger Dies at City Bus Terminal
A somber mood describes the situation at Kisenyi Bus Terminal, Central Division, Kampala, on Thursday afternoon, following the sudden and untimely passing of Mr. Namanya Dickson, a passenger with Swift...
View ArticlePhotos: Gas Cylinder Plant Commissioned in Luwero
Go Cylinder Uganda Ltd. has on Thursday officially opened an LPG-Gas-Cylinder-Factory in Luwero District. The plant, located in Nyimbwa, in Bombo, was commissioned by the Minister of Trade, Industry...
View ArticleHenry Kyemba, Ex-Amin Minister, Obote PPS, Breathes his Last
Henry Kyemba, who for six years served as Idi Amin’s principal private secretary before exposing the tyrant’s human rights abuses, died on Tuesday morning. He was 84. His family described him as a...
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