The High Court in Kampala has sentenced Inspector of Police Emmanuel Wilson Abura to 50 years in jail for strangling his colleague’s nine-year-old niece to death. The incident happened at Naalya Housing Estate where they used to share a house with the deceased’s uncle Corporal Joel Mwondha. The Criminal Division Judge Margaret Mutonyi on Wednesday […]
The 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Affairs Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga on Tuesday officiated at the graduation ceremony for Busoga Zonal Presidential Industrial Hub in Jinja City. Kadaga urged the skilled youth to put into practice what they have learnt. This event marked the successful completion of vocational training […]
KITALO! Mutabani W’akulira Ettendekero Ly’Abasawo e Mulago Abadde Anoonyezebwa Asangiddwa mu Ggwanika nga Mufu! Lawrence Ospene ow’emyaka 21 nga mutabani wa Dr. Felix Ocom akulira ettendekero lya Mulago Institute of Public Health, y’asangiddwa mu ggwanika ly’eddwaliro e Mulago. Kibadde kirowoozebwa nti Ospene yawambibwa abantu abatannategeerekeka kyokka kino si bwe kiri. Okusinziira ku bifaananyi bya kkamera […]
The High court in Kampala has set free a 75-year-old man who has been facing charges of aggrevated defilement. Court identified the suspect as Godfrey Ssozi, whose pardon came after he pleaded guilty to charges of aggrevated defilement and asked for forgiveness. Ssozi is said to have defiled a seven-year-old neighbour’s daughter. Mzee Ssozi who […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has disagreed with traders who say that there are many taxes in the country being imposed on them. “The first claim is that there are too many taxes in Uganda. This is not true and that is why I’m here to talk with you,” he said. The President made the remarks on […]
At least 100 pupils of Ewanga Primary School in Ewanga sub-county, Madi Okollo district, missed their end-of-term one examinations due to an outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as red eye disease. School authorities reported that the most affected pupils are those in the lower classes. As a preventive measure to contain the spread of this […]
Mukono diocese has put a ban on promenade parties commonly known as prom parties from the church founded schools with immediate effect. The ban has been sounded by the bishop of Mukono diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo while meeting the headteachers from the four districts of Mukono, Buikwe, Kayunga and Buvuma. The meeting was held on Thursday at […]
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has changed its guidelines for Ugandans living in the diaspora, saying anyone who claims that his or her passport has gotten lost must return home and process the replacement from here. DCIC said some Ugandans in the diaspora sell their passports to strangers at $5000 (about UGX18M). […]
The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed charges of aggravated defilement and child trafficking against jailed Bukwo district chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo. Presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, the court confirmed three charges against him and referred his case file to a panel of three High Court Judges for […]
Molly Katanga, accused of murdering her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, has sought temporary release from prison due to her health condition. After being denied bail on April 9, 2024, by High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata for failing to prove exceptional circumstances, Molly has made a second bail application. This time, she presented a […]