Brig. Balya Says Deployment to South Sudan Was Promotion
Parliament has Tuesday commenced vetting of the newly appointed ambassadors among who is former Coordinator of Intelligence, Brig Ronnie Balya who was appointed Uganda’s ambassador to South Sudan....
View ArticlePension Case Appeal Set for Hearing
Court Of Appeal has fixed 22nd February 2017 to start hearing an application filed by jailed former Principle Accountant in the Ministry Of Public Service Christopher Obey, who wants court to quash the...
View ArticleJournalist Arrested Over Impersonation, Extortion
Police in Rukungiri are holding a journalist working with the Kasese district based Messiah Fm on allegations of impersonation and extortion. Innocent Tugaineyo, alias Dj Innocent Bishasha, 22, of...
View ArticleGov’t Spends Shs 1.7bn on Maintaining RDC’s Old Cars
Government spent a staggering Shs 1.7bn in the 2015/16 financial year on servicing cars used by Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and their deputies. The officials are required to oversee security...
View ArticleSolicitor General Atoke: Handshake Was a “By-the-way”
The Solicitor General; Francis Atoke has termed the controversial Shs6bn Presidential Handshake as a ‘by-the-way.’ Atoke whose primary role is to perform the functions of the government legal adviser-...
View ArticleAUPL: Resurgent Bul Stun Express
BUL FC picked their fourth victory in the league with a convincing 3-0 over Express FC infront of a packed crowd at the Kakindu stadium on Tuesday evening. Oromcan Villa scored all the three and new...
View ArticleBesigye Asks High Court to Harmonize His Appearances
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Col Dr Kiiza Besigye has petitioned High Court seeking to harmonize his appearances before the Nakawa Magistrates Court where he is charged with...
View ArticleEALA Race: Parliament Sets Verification Committee
Parliament has Tuesday nominated and approved a team of 20 legislators to constitute a verification committee that will vet and process all members that have expressed interests to represent the...
View ArticleUCC Cracks Whip on Illegal Broadcasters
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in partnership with the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and the Uganda Police Environment Protection Unit have embarked on a citywide...
View ArticlePolice Seizes World Food Program Food From Thieves
Police in Kabale District has recovered stolen food that belongs to World Food Program (WFP). The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest...
View ArticleEC Sets Date for Aruu North Parliamentary Election
The Electoral Commission has set date for the election of Member of Parliament for Aruu county north in Pader district. The parliamentary seat for the constituency fell vacant last week on Wednesday...
View ArticleHoima Woman Poisons Her Own ‘Fatherless’ Newborn
Police in Hoima are holding an 18-year-old woman on accusations of poisoning her newly born baby. According to police, Scovia Asiimwe, a resident of Muhwiju-Kyabatalya in Buhimba Sub County, Hoima...
View ArticleTales from Uganda’s Nature Paradise, Queen Elizabeth National Park
Just across to the southern hemisphere, lies Uganda’s most visited park of all times, Queen Elizabeth National Park with the never-ending savannahs, humid forests, shady-sparking lakes and fertile...
View ArticleAngry Parents Replace Poor Performing School Staff With S.4 Leavers
Just about a week into the first school term of 2017, parents in Kagadi district have blocked another government school head teacher from accessing the school premises accusing him of incompetence....
View ArticleEight High Profile Coaches Shortlisted for Rwanda Job
Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) has announced a final shortlist of eight coaches to be interviewed for the Amavubi national team head coach position. The eight have been dominated by foreign...
View ArticleKabale Head Teacher Remanded Over Loan
Jorum Mugabe, the head teacher Ntungamo Primary School in Kaharo Sub County Kabale District has been committed to civil prison in Ndorwa government Prison by the Kabale grade one magistrates court for...
View ArticleFifa President Set to Visit Uganda
Fufa has announced that FIFA President Gianni Infantino will be in the country for a two day visit next week on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26. The world football governing body head confirmed the news to...
View ArticlePolice Search for Missing City Journalist
Police in Kampala have launched search for a radio journalist who has been missing for two days. Patrick Senoga, a presenter at Mama FM, a city women-founded radio station disappeared from work on...
View ArticleWorld Bank In Shs 3.4Bn Sexual Abuse Project
The World Bank in partnership with Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is implementing a Shs 3.4Billion ($1million) in Communities of Kabarole and Kamwenge district that were affected by...
View ArticleRegional Tourist Website Launched
Regional Tourism players have Friday launched the East African Tourism portal which will help tourists from all around the world to choose the services they need from Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya. On the...
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