The Minister for ICT & National Guidance, Hon Justine Lumumba Kasule, has revealed that the Government has earmarked UGX 50 billion from the Contingency Fund for emergency response, including food distribution in Karamoja and neighbouring districts through the Office of the Prime Minister and the UPDF. While addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre on […]
Police in Nateete are holding a male suspect in connection with the alleged theft of cash from his employers. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police PRO Kawala Racheal, the suspect has been identified as Kayaga Rayan, who allegedly posed as Namirembe Rukia while seeking employment as a domestic worker. “Preliminary investigations indicate that he disguised […]
The Police in Bugweri are investigating a fatal road traffic crash that claimed one life and left 15 people injured. According to the Busoga East Region Police Spokesperson, ASP Michael Kasadha, the crash involved an Isuzu bus, registration number UA 551ED, and a Mercedes-Benz Actros trailer, registration number UBB 269V. “The bus, owned by Amuria […]
The presiding judge in the hearing of the treason case against veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, Justice Emmanuel Baguma has ordered to the director of the Judiciary’s criminal division, to provide state lawyers for the duo to enable commencement of their trial. On Monday, following their arraignment […]
Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has ordered a probe into service delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, following an impromptu midnight visit to the facility on Saturday night. Min. Baryomunsi during the visit expressed shock at the devastating conditions inside the facility, after he witnessed severe ward congestion, low medical staffing levels during night shifts, […]
The Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE), has condemned the recent arrests of it’s members by the Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara, during the ongoing anti-corruption drive in the eastern districts of Mbale and Bulambuli. The president of UIPE Eng. Peterson Mwesiga, in a statement released over the weekend, noted that even though the […]
TORORO – Cultural and political leaders from across the Bukedi sub-region have launched a renewed campaign to restore Obwa’Senkulu Bwa Bukedi (Bukedi Kingdom), describing the initiative as a unifying cultural project aimed at promoting regional development, preserving heritage and strengthening the collective voice of the people. The campaign was unveiled during a consultative meeting held […]
Food rights activists have called on the government to activate an emergency food relief program for all drought-affected districts immediately, in order to curb on the number of people dying from hunger in the karamoja sub region. The Executive Director of the Food Rights Alliance (FRA), Ms Agnes Kirabo, made the appeal while noting that releasing contingency funds to […]
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Chairperson Mariam Wangadya, has resigned from her position as the committee chairperson. In a letter dated July 6th to President Yoweri Museveni, Wangadya gives him notice of her resignation and thanks him for promoting and protecting human rights over the years. “I hereby tender my resignation as Chairperson of […]
The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has commissioned a new fleet of aircraft into the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Air Force, marking a major step in the nation’s military modernisation. The newly commissioned fleet includes the Let 410 transport aircraft that will enhance logistical efficiency by streamlining the movement of personnel and […]
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