Dr. Ruth Senyonyi, the wife of the former Uganda Christian University vice chancellor, Dr. John Senyonyi has been appointed the chairperson of the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). Dr. Senyonyi, a daughter of the Late Bishop Misaeri Kauma has been appointed by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Records show that the Late Bp. Kauma […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has asked Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga to resign from his position as parliamentary commissioner following his admission to receiving sh500m. In a statement released by the NUP secretariat on Thursday evening, party President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, convened a meeting with senior party leaders after corruption allegations […]
The Joint Chief of Staff Major General Leopold Kyanda has noted that the establishment of the Office of the Coordinator National Vital Assets and Strategic Installations comes at a time when the government needs to protect all its vital assets and strategic installations and fill the gaps that expose the country to potential harm. He […]
The Kampala Capital City Authority -City Hall Court has sent more than 100 Karamojong mothers back to Napak for rehabilitation and to serve a one-month community service sentence for sending their children to the streets to beg. On Thursday, the Grade One Magistrate Edgar Karakire found the mothers guilty of sending children to beg in […]
The High Court Criminal Division Judge, Isaac Muwata has granted cash bail of two sh2m to the four suspects facing charges arising from the murder of businessman Henry Katanga who was killed more than three months ago. The suspects are the deceased’s two daughters, Martha Nkwanzi and Patricia Kankwanzi who are charged with destroying […]
ANGOLA – The newly elected East African Representative to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Thomas Tayebwa has promised to be a strong voice for Africa and called for urgent reforms needed to transform Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. Tayebwa who doubles as the Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan […]
Five people have drowned on Lake Victoria after the boat they were traveling in capsized. The victims reportedly boarded an overloaded boat from Kirongo landing site in Buvuma district heading to Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district on Thursday. They have been identified as Kabenge, the boat operator, Karisimati (a butcher at Kirongo trading center), […]
Citizens will be spared from paying sh50,000 for the renewal of their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a statement to the House on the process of […]
Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for overstepping their mandate. This is after the lawyers called for an Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary. Kiryowa Kiwanuka wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and handle their grievances with the Judiciary in an appropriate […]
The government and the donors for the construction of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway and Kampala Southern Bypass project are yet to finalize negotiations on the terms. The project will be developed under the Private Public Partnership arrangement projected to run over 30 years. It will be based on a design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) […]