The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has sentenced former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu, to a four years imprisonment term and banned her from holding public office for 10 years, over diverting 2,000 iron sheets meant for vulnerable communities in Karamoja. Justice Jane Okuo sentenced Nandutu, on Friday over dealing with suspect […]
The Kanyanya Magistrates Court has denied bail to National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, to enable him bury his late wife Edith Mufumbiro Katende, who passed on on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. On Wednesday, Mufumbiro wrote to the Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija, Mufumbiro seeking a temporary bail to […]
The Police in Kampala has in custody one suspect identified as Kuteeka Hassan, over robbing a 17 year old girl of her hand bag and possessing an identification card (No. CID 006) bearing a police logo for the Criminal Investigations Department, with his name inscribed on it. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Kawala […]
The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has committed the main suspect in the murder of four toddlers at Ggaba Early Childhood Development centre, to the High Court for hearing of his case. On Wednesday, prosecution informed court that despite his recent family claims that he has a history of mental illness, a medical report found him […]
The Katakwi District Local Government is in mourning after the passing of the District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Simon Ichumar Omeke, in a road crash at Ogoloi village along the Soroti-Katakwi road. According to sources, the accident that claimed Dr Omeke’s life occurred at around 10pm, as Dr Omeke was driving back home in Soroti […]
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has banned “Mukube Paver”, a trending song by new Tik Tok sensation Dynaso Wegoso. In a public notice issued on Tuesday, UCC noted that the ban follows a review of the song after it received numerous complaints regarding the content and influence of the song. UCC noted that a review […]
Uganda has received an approval from the World Bank of $540 million (approximately UGX 2.1 trillion) of which USD 80M is a grant for the roll out of the second phase of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program According to the Minister for Lands, Housing & Urban Development Judith N. Nabakooba, the […]
The Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe has sentenced Pallisa County MP Samuel Otukol and three others over theft of UGX 307 million belonging to Namisindwa District Local Government. During the sentencing on Wednesday, Her worship Asiimwe, noted that prosecution proved charges of causing financial loss, theft and conspiracy to defraud against the accused […]
The situation is tense in the areas of Ggaba a Kampala suburb, as police battled residents who want to lynch a yet to be identified man who is alleged to have stormed Gaba Early Childhood Development Centre and hacked four pupils to death and injured several others. The man was arrested by residents who wanted […]
The National Planning Authority (NPA) has appointed Dr. Rogers Matte as the new Deputy Executive Director. According to the manager for Information Advocacy and Public Relations at NPA, Mr. Charles Musana, Dr Matte’s appointment follows the position becoming vacant following the retirement of the former Deputy Executive Director. Mr Musana noted that Dr. Matte’s appointment […]
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