UPC to Government: Fix Disparities in Exam Performance
The Uganda People’s Congress has Wednesday asked government to fix the disparities in the academic performance as indicated in the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations. Andrew Omara, Head of...
View ArticleMPs Praise Lumumba, Opondo for Condemning Oil Cash Bonanza
Members of Parliament have praised the National Resistance Movement party senior officials for condemning the Shs 6bn Presidential Handshake money that the salaried government officials shared in...
View ArticleOil Cash Bonanza: Gov’t Apologizes for “Mistake”
The Government has apologized for trying to get Parliamentary approval for the already spent Shs6bn cash bonanza using the name of non-teaching staffs. The Ministry of Finance last week brought a...
View ArticleDanish Side Parts Ways With Emmanuel Okwi
Danish Superliga side SønderjyskE FC has parted ways with Ugandan striker Emmanuel Okwi on mutual consent. Okwi crossed to the Superliga side from Tanzania giants Simba SC in July 2015 and signed a...
View ArticleRearrested Gulu Attack Mastermind Taken to Nalufenya
The Gulu attack suspected mastermind, Dan Oola Odiya who was rearrested from Gulu High Court after his release has been taken to Police Flying Squad’s commanded special detention center, Nalufenya in...
View ArticleEscaping Rebel M23 Combatants Captured in Mbarara
The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) is investigating reports of increased movements of former M23 rebels in Uganda, Chimp Corps report. This comes against the backdrop of accusation by DRC...
View ArticleMuseveni to Milk Processors: Build More Plants in Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has encouraged the proprietors of Amos Dairies Limited, a Kiruhuura District-based milk-processing factory, to establish more milk processing plants in the country. The...
View ArticleM23 Have Been Escaping From Bihanga – Government Admits
Government has finally admitted the former Congolese based M23 rebels held at Bihanga Military Training School in Ibanda District are escaping from the camp. Government in a statement today informed...
View ArticleKigezi Bishop Marks Anniversary With Mass Wedding
Bishop of the Kigezi Diocese Rt. Rev. George Bagamuhunda on Wednesday celebrated his 3rd anniversary as Bishop by holding a mass wedding. Bagamuhunda held the function on Wednesday at St. Peters...
View ArticleMakerere ‘Teargas Student’ Improves Product to Beat Police’s
Twenty three year old Samuel Mugarura, a Makerere University student who came up with an initiative to manufacture teargas using local materials has improved his product to outcompete than used by the...
View ArticleGospel Artist Arrested in Mobile Money Theft
Three people including a gospel musician were on Thursday evening arrested by police for alleged theft of Shs 950,000 from a mobile money dealer along Kabale –Katuna road. Elly Maate, the Kigezi...
View ArticleParliaments Amends EALA Election Rules to Provide for Special Interest Groups
Parliament has Thursday passed amendments to the election of the nine members to the East African Legislative Assembly to consider interest groups. This followed a report by the Committee on Rules and...
View ArticleAfcon 2017: Kadaga to Visit Cranes Camp Ahead of Egypt Duel
The speaker of the Parliament, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga is set to link up with the Uganda Cranes team in Gabon on Saturday. Federations of Uganda Football Associations, Fufa, spokesman Ahmed Hussein...
View ArticleFrancis Kakinda: The Story of a Man Paralyzed for Ever
Most probably all of us have ever suffered a situation of simple paralysis in the limbs especially due to sitting in one position for a long time. In most cases, we are unable to stand but this is...
View ArticleParliament Report Pins Judiciary on Overcrowded Prisons
The new report by the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs on the state of Prisons in Uganda blames the judiciary for the increased congestion in prisons in the country, housing up...
View ArticleAfcon 2017: Heartbreak as Uganda Crush Out
Second half Substitute Abdallah El Said riffled a late winner for Egypt to dump Uganda Cranes out of the 2017 Africa cup of Nations with a match to spare. The Cranes held on for 88 minutes with solid...
View ArticleUN Sends New Representative to South Sudan
The United Nations has sent a new Special Representative of the Secretary General to South Sudan and also to head the world body’s mission in the volatile Great lakes country. The New Zealander, David...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Museveni Joins Acholi to Pay Tribute to Late Tito Okello Lutwa
President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday joined the people of Acholi Sub-Region in Northern Uganda to pay tribute to former President, General Tito Okello Lutwa, who he described as a man who used to work...
View ArticleFemale Lecturers Decry Gender Inequality at Makerere
Makerere Gender Mainstreaming Acting Director, Florence Nyachwo has expressed concern over the increasing gender inequality at the country’s oldest University. The concern was raised during the Gender...
View ArticleBukenya Scores Debut Goal for India Premier League Side
Former Proline FC and Kaiser Chiefs midfielder Ivan Bukenya scored his debut goal as his new club East Bengal overturned the tables to defeat defending champions Bengaluru FC 2-1 in a crammed I-League...
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