Opposition for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says security officers on Wednesday raided its Kasese town based offices and took their property. Milikiodi Bwambale, the office attendant, told journalists that operatives stormed and searched the offices located on Alexander Street at about 12:30pm. The operatives arrived when the party’s district chairperson, Saulo Maate, was being…
Police in Kisoro has arrested and detained one Munyaribanje Richard, an adult of 30 years, resident of Bunagana T/Council, who was found in possession of wild life species of Elephant Ivory weighing 43kgs. The suspect was arrested yesterday following a tip off from a concerned citizen in Bunagana town council. 1989, the Convention on International…
The Electoral Commission chairman Simon Mugenyi Byabakama has launched the exercise of updating the National Register starting November 21, 2019 up to December 11, 2019 in preparations for the forthcoming 2020/ 2021 general elections. while addressing the media this morning,Justice Byabakama confirmed that the activity will be carried out countrywide starting from 8:00 am to…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) proposes that individuals in formal employment contribute an extra two per cent to close the gaps in the health sector as opposed to the proposed National Health Insurance scheme. The proposal is that collections be made where both the employee and employer contribute one per cent bringing the total…
Parliament led by the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga have honoured the late Hon Med Kaggwa who collapsed and died on his way to work on Wednesday, 20 November 2019. Kadaga said that Kaggwa served Uganda in distinguished capacities as was a Member of Parliament representing Kawempe South and at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). He…
The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah and the Speaker of the Rwandan Parliament, Donatile Mukabalisa have called on legislators of the two countries to intervene in the border conflict. While meeting with Oulanyah on 20 November 2019 on the sidelines of the African Caribbean and Pacific-European Union Parliamentary Assembly in Kigali, Mukabalisa expressed disappointment with the…
Police in Kampala have finally arrested NBS TV Uncut presenter Zahara Toto’s Dinka boyfriend King Solomon Muleesi AKA Big Papa for issuing a bounced cheque of ten million shillings. Big Papa a self proclaimed Tycoon has been going around night clubs and other posh places around Kampala splashing dollars as if is a son of…
Uganda Women’s national football team (Crested Cranes) beat Ethiopia 1-0 during a group B match of the 2019 CECAFA Women Challenge cup at the Chamazi Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday. Fauzia Najjemba was the heroine on the evening, scoring in the 73rd minute of the well contested duel. Najjemba shot off her lethal left…
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Twebaze Bemanya to leave the office of Administrator of Uganda Telecom (UTL). The chief Executive officer of Ugandan government Gen.Museveni directed Minister Kahinda Otafiire to find a replacement for Bemanya immediately after the expiry of Bemanya’s tenure on November 20th, 2019. President Museveni issued the directive in a letter dated_November…
Central Police station Kampala, Flying Squad have raided Kisenyi along Ring Road in Central Kampala and recovered 20 suspected stolen motor cycles in the deadly operation. According to Deputy Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Luke Oweyesire revealed that Six suspects were arrested to help with investigations.The suspects who are currently detained at CPS Kampala have been identified…
