High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma has declined to recuse himself from the treason case against veteran politician Rtd Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale. Justice Baguma was requested to withdraw from the case hearing last Friday after Besigye’s defence team of Lukwago & Co. Advocates raised serious concerns over procedural delays […]
In a breathtaking showdown at Mandela National Stadium, the Uganda Cranes edged through to the CHAN 2024 quarterfinals after a ripping 3–3 draw against South Africa, staging a dramatic comeback that will be remembered for years to come. The result was enough for Uganda to top their group and secure a spot in the knockout […]
On Monday a delegation, a delegation from the National Unity Platform (NUP), led by Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi, National Treasurer Benjamin Katana, and other senior party officials picked nomination forms on behalf of the party’s flag bearer, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine to officially mark the […]
URN President Yoweri Museveni has ruled out direct war compensation for the losses they suffered during past insurgencies, insisting that such restitution is neither feasible nor internationally recognized. Speaking during a meeting with leaders in Soroti city, Museveni likened war to a natural disaster, saying, “We cannot compensate for war; it’s a natural occurrence, like […]
The ongoing countrywide Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment exercise turned tragic in Apac District after one of the applicants, 22 year old Solomon Dono collapsed and died shortly after a fitness run. The deceased, a resident of Miciri B Cell, Aberidwogo Ward in Ibuje Town Council, collapsed after completing a 4km run at Apac […]
URN The police have declined to release the contents of CCTV footage related to the drowning of a student at Seeta High School, citing an ongoing investigation. Kevin Nsamba, a 21-year-old senior six student, reportedly drowned in the school’s swimming pool on Sunday, August 3. A school statement claimed that after a football match, Nsamba, […]
By Denis Jjuuko A few years ago, a friend was ecstatic. Finally, after years of toiling, working at his day job and some side hustles, he had managed to buy land somewhere in greater Kampala in one of those sprawling so-called estates where Kampala businessmen buy land and subdivide it into small plots each measuring […]
The National Unity Platform has filed petition at the Constitutional Court of appeal challenging the recently passed UPDF Amendment Act which took back civilians to military courts. The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi, while addressing journalists at the constitutional court on Wednesday said in passing the law, Parliament abused the rules of procedure […]
By Sentamu Moses On a joyous occasion, the Rt. Rev. Moses Banja, Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, inducted Reverend Herbert Settumba and inaugurated the new Parish of St Apollo Abaita Ababiri. The ceremony, held at St Apollo Abaita Ababiri, Entebbe Archdeaconry, Namirembe Diocese also saw the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building named the Bishop Moses […]
Sad news has once again hit Ugandans as former Minister in charge of General Duties in the Office of Prime Minister, Mary Karooro Okurut passed on Monday night. According to a close family source, the deceased has been ailing for some time before her eventual death. Mary Busingye Karoro Okurut was born on 8 December […]
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