Parliament of Uganda had a good year in 2019 with the major highlight being the successful hosting of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). According to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, the well-attended event held from 23 to 29 September 2019 attracted a lot of debate that focused on improving the Commonwealth states and was overall, good…
The newly elected leaders of the Police Exodus savings and credit cooperatives organization (Sacco) have today taken over their offices of responsibilities at a function held at SACCO headquarters Naguru. The Joint Chief of Staff AIGP Brig Jack Bakasumba oversaw the function. In his remarks, AIGP Bakasumba urged the new leadership to serve to the…
Five people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Monday. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was murdered in October last year in what Riyadh called a “rogue” operation, tipping the kingdom into one of its worst…
The commander in chief of armed forces President Yoweri Kaguta over the weekend passed out a team of over 2000 local defence unit commandants at . to curb insecurity in Uganda especially in urban areas. while delivering speech congratulatory speech to officers,M7 assured them to work with passion without fear or favour because nobody will…
The Uganda Beach Soccer Team (Sand Cranes) started the Copa Dar es Salaam Beach Soccer Tournament on a high note after defeating hosts Tanzania in a shootout. The scoreboard indicated three on each side at the end of the three normal periods pushing the game to the extra three minutes which weren’t also enough to…
Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the government of former president Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor has said. The conflict between pro-government forces and ethnic minority rebels left around 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced, according to the United Nations. “We have launched an investigation into…
Police in Sembabule District is holding a 26- year-old mother for allegedly beheading her husband in a fight over Shs 20,000. The suspect Generous Birungi, a resident of Ibaare village in Bulongo Sub County was picked by police on allegation that she murdered her husband, Nuru Kabarwanyi in domestic violence brawl. According to eyewitnesses, the…
President Paul Kagame has talked about the possibility of not running for a fourth term, noting that his wish is for a woman to replace him when he retires from office. “My wish is that one day, a woman takes up this position that you gave me,” Kagame told delegates during the Nation Address at…
Gagamel boss Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool has spoken out on reports that he refused collabos with then upcoming singers Spice Diana and Carol Nantongo. He told them to work hard and make a good song first. Bebe says if he had given Spice a song at that time, it would have been too much…
A security guard Sunday shot dead a suspected thief who was allegedly stealing an assortment of construction materials from Rest Ville Hotel in Mbale Municipality. The hotel is owned by former Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ms Irene Muloni. Police said that at about 1: 00 am, two thugs who were armed with metals and…
