At least 29 people have died in landslides caused by severe weather in West Pokot county, Kenya. The landslides, affecting the villages of Nyarkulian and Parua, were reportedly caused by heavy rains. Officials say the villages have been cut off by flooded roads and at least one bridge was reportedly swept away. President Uhuru Kenyatta…
The US Embassy in Uganda has announced a blackout on per diem allowances to Ugandan government officials who attend events it has organized or US agencies. In a November 12 letter to the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, Deborah Malac, the US Ambassador to Uganda, said starting January 2020 the Uganda government should ensure that it…
Uganda’s first mobile phone and laptop assembly plant SIMI Mobile has been commissioned this afternoon in Namanve Industrial Park, Mukono district. The factory built by Chinese Electronics firm ENGO Holdings Limited was installed to produce 2,000 mobile phones, 1,500 Smart phones and 800 mini slim laptops daily when it starts operating at full capacity in…
The Directorate of Interpol and International Relations has successfully carried out a joint security operation code named USALAMA . The annual INTERPOL activity which was carried out in various parts of the country led to the recovery of suspected stolen cars, electricity cables wild life property, intercepting of narcotic drugs, arrest of human traffickers, and…
An aeroplane being delivered to Tanzania’s national airline has been impounded in Canada over a Namibian-born farmer’s $33-million compensation claim, Tanzania’s foreign minister said Saturday. The DHC Dash 8-400 aircraft, a turboprop also known as the Bombardier Q400 which seats up to 90 people, is the second to be seized in connection with case. In…
Detained Kampala socialite Brian Kirumira alias Bryan White has paid the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman for Eastern Uganda, Captain Mike Mukula $40,000 (about Shs148) as the two parties continue to negotiate how he will clear his debts. Shortly after Kirumira’s arrest on allegations of obtaining goods by false pretence on Friday, his…
The Minister of Education and Sports, also First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni, has directed the Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate allegations that Moses Magogo, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) president, sold World Cup tickets that had been donated by FIFA to Uganda. Minister and First Lady Janet Museveni’s letter Magogo was…
Hon. Daniel Omara Atubo, the former minister of lands, Friday signed a petition to drag his former boss President Museveni to International Criminal Court [ICC] for gross violation of human rights and crimes against humanity. The shocking incident happened at Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] offices in Lira town, Northern Uganda. Daniel Omara Atubo, a…
The Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Peter Elwelu has challenged the people of Karamoja region to stop the habit of cattle rustling stock to enable them continue developing and contributing positively to our motherland. Lt Gen Elwelu together with the minister for Karamoja affairs, Hon.John Byabagambi were part of the peace and confidence building meeting…
Uganda and Kenya on Tuesday booked their place in the semifinals of the ongoing CECAFA Senior Women’s Challenge Cup in group B matches, held at the Azam Complex in Chamazi, Dar -es-Salaam, where Uganda and Kenya posted victories over Ethiopia and Djibouti respectively. Uganda’s Crested Cranes registered a 1-0 victory and got revenge over Ethiopia,…
