Police have confirmed that two pupils of Kasaana Junior School in Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka City have died in a fire that burned down a dormitory. The incident that happened at 4:00am also left 11 pupils injured and admitted. The dead have been identified as Aloysius Ahebwa and Malik Katende. Those critically injured include Christine Adong, […]
In an emotional testimony presented before the Parliamentary Committee of Presidential Affairs, female opposition Members of Parliament are demanding transparency and accountability concerning incidents of police brutality they endured in April 2023. These brave lawmakers have come forward with distressing allegations of physical abuse at the hands of police officers. As a response to their […]
Busoga Kingdom’s second deputy Prime Minister Owek. Alhaj Osman Ahmed Noor has called on stakeholders in the health sector to increase awareness of breast and cervical cancers in Busoga sub region and the whole country at large. Owek. Osman was speaking during a prize giving ceremony to winners of the Cancer walk, run and ride […]
Ng’abayizi ba P.7 beeteekateeka okukola ebigezo byabwe ebya PLE ebinaatandika nga November 8 biggwe nga November 9, abazadde abatakkiririza mu Katonda baweereddwa amagezi ogukoma ku kusasulira abaana baabwe ebisale by’essomero babawe n’ebikozesebwa ebisigadde bamale babaveeko. Fr. Simon Peter Kabenge bano abawadde gaabuwa nti tebasaanidde kumala biseera mbu ate batwalira abaana baabwe obuti n’ebyawongo ebirala mbu […]
The European Union (EU) and the Belgian government have set aside 50 million Euros to equip youth with skills in the greening sector for the next five years. Speaking to participants of the EU scholarship programs awareness meeting at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) on Thursday, the EU Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek, said […]
Uganda Football governing body FUFA has suspended all matches involving Express FC following the chaotic scenes from their Uganda Premier League match against UPDF in Bombo on Friday, October 27. Referees through their umbrella body Uganda Football Referees Association (UFRA) on Saturday vowed not to officiate matches involving Express FC after assistant referee Fahad Sekayiba […]
Owners and drivers of vintage cars in Uganda have increased pressure on the government to incorporate old registration numbering systems in the automated vehicle register. Vintage cars are those considered belonging to older generations and of high value because of their rarity today. Most of these vehicles, mainly cars, vans, scooters and motorcycles bear the […]
The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Betty Olive Namisango Kamya has withdrawn bribery charges against former Uganda Bureau of Standards Executive Director, Ebiru David Livingstone. Ebiru has been facing charges of offering a bribe or gratification to Charles Masekuura, the UNBS board chairperson between October and December 2022. The bribe was allegedly part of his efforts […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander In Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Saturday commissioned a Marine Pier at the Sustainable Base in Ntokoro, Mayuge District. “I congratulate the Commandant of the Marine Brigade for building this Brigade, which started as a small force and is now growing. I […]
Police in Busoga East has summoned the Bugiri district chairperson, Davidson Mulumba for assaulting a police officer, Cpl Fred Wabwire, the in-charge of Bugiri General Hospital’s Police Post. Wabwire says that the district chairperson slapped him, before boxing him several times in the stomach during the wee-hours of Friday morning. The police officer narrates that […]