Author: Andama Hamid

Court Denies Agasiirwe Bail in Kagezi Murder Case

The High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata, has denied bail to Senior Superintendent of Police Nickson Agasirwe, who is charged with the alleged murder of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Kagezi. Agasiirwe had petitioned court to grant him mandatory bail after spending more than 180 days on remand which is an infringement […]

Constitutional Court Nullifies Controversial Computer Misuse Act

The Constitutional Court has declared the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, null and void after Parliament passed the law in violation of constitution. The controversial law that was passed by Parliament in September 2022 received widespread public criticism and protests from rights groups, journalists, and opposition figures who warned it would be used to gag citizens freedom of […]

43 Ugandans Arrested at US Embassy With Fake Visa Documents

The Regional Security Officer at the United States Embassy in Uganda, James Bloomer, has revealed that 43 Ugandans were arrested at the Embassy attempting to apply for visas using forged documents. While addressing media in Kampala on Monday, Bloomer advised Ugandans seeking US visas to work directly with the embassy and avoid using middlemen who […]

IGG To Prosecute 202 Public Servants Over UGX 2.3 Billion Illegal Wealth

The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has issued a final warning to public officers to refund funds that they obtained through abuse of office, irregular advances and misappropriated public resources. In a statement issued on Monday, the Inspectorate reminded all public officials who have defaulted on the payment of their refunds to Government to do so […]

Three Perish in Entebbe Expressway Accident

Three people have lost their lives in an early morning Monday accident at the Mpala flyover along the Entebbe Expressway. The deceased are said to have been traveling in white Toyota Prado from Kampala towards the Entebbe direction before the car lost control and hit a pillar on the Mpala Expressway Overpass. In a statement […]

Bobi Wine Leaves Uganda Briefly For Critical Meetings

The National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine, has left the country after more than two months in hiding following the highly contested January 15th Presidential polls. In a video shared on his official social media accounts on Saturday, Bobi Wine reveals that he has travelled to the diaspora for critical […]

Girls Outperform Boys in UACE, as UNEB Witholds 351 Candidates Results Over Malpractice

The Executive Director Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Dan Odongo, has revealed that female candidates performed better than their male counterparts, in last year’s Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations. “Proportionally, female candidates outperformed their male counterparts at the principal level pass (A–E) in most Humanities subjects, as well as in Mathematics, Physics, General […]

Tayebwa Denies Involvement In Demolition of Owino Market

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has denied any involvement in the recent demolition of part of St. Balikuddembe Market, popularly known as Owino. In a statement issued on Thursday, although Tayebwa admits to formerly owning a plot of land in the area in 2018 before accepting a compensation from KCCA that took it […]