Head of US mission to Uganda, Deborah Malac has bid farewell to President Yoweri Museveni as she marks the end of her tour of duty to Uganda. Malac who started her duty in Uganda following a nomination by President Barack Obama on September 19, 2015, has not had the bestContinue Reading
The government has commenced construction a five billion shillings administration block and a VVIP dormitory at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi. Over 100 UPDF engineering brigade crew has been deployed to do construction exercise expected to be completed by December 2020. While commissioning the construction exercise, Minister for PresidencyContinue Reading
Mukono Municipality leaders have expressed dissatisfaction over the decision by the Ministry of Health to place the Mukono General Hospital under the administration of the Mukono district. The hospital that was formerly Mukono Health Center IV was elevated to a hospital status last year. The new status transferred its administrationContinue Reading
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has opened an audit into the Makerere University graduation gowns to ascertain whether all the guidelines on local procurement were followed. Mr. Uthman Ssegawa, the PPDA acting executive director, told reporters in Kampala on Thursday that the gowns procurement wasContinue Reading
A man who has been overseeing works on a site where a storied building collapsed in Jinja district has allegedly gone into hiding, police say.The two-floor storied building located on Plot 17 Gokhale Road caved in on Wednesday at around 5 pm, leaving two people dead and scores still trapped.OutContinue Reading
President Museveni has scoffed at the western countries, telling them off regarding their push for gay rights in Uganda and Africa. Museveni made the statements in a meeting with the Executive Director of UNAIDs, Winnie Byanyima at State House Entebbe. Byanyima was meeting president Museveni to advocate for gay rightsContinue Reading
Brian Bagyenda, a man accused of killing his 22-year old girlfriend Enid Twijukye in January 2016, yesterday decided to remain silent in court instead of defending himself against the charges. A suspect is at liberty not to defend himself or herself in a trial and stays silent. This means thatContinue Reading
Addressing the media in Kampala, Robert Sempala, the executive director for Human Rights Network for Journalists in Uganda said this is aimed to ensure that the rights of journalists who will cover 2021 elections are protected. He also noted that the move is to ensure that journalists are not subjectedContinue Reading
Police in Bududa District in eastern Uganda are hunting for a 10-year-old pupil for allegedly stabbing to death a colleague he accused of having an affair with his 11-year-old girlfriend. The suspect, a pupil of Buwali Primary School and resident of Bunamubi trading centre in Bunamubi Parish in Bukigai SubContinue Reading
The Internal Affairs Minister, Gen.Jeje Odong last week wrote to Ochola asking him to allow 12 police directors whose contracts have expired to be allowed to stay in office until the Appointing Authority (President Museveni) decided otherwise. “As you are aware, this matter has not yet been concluded by theContinue Reading
