President Yoweri Museveni is set to address the Nation on Saturday July 11th 2020 as Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Population Day, 2020. According to the Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the president’s address will be aired on all local Television and Radio stations at 11am.…
By our reporter Lira: A local social media fanatic from Lira district has been arrested over alleged cyber harassment. Phillips Ogile, aka Jakayo, a former local radio presenter in Lira town also the Oyam district NRM publicity was picked by the police detectives from the CID headquarters in Kampala on Thursday from Lira town. This…
The government distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets starts today in 25 districts of Eastern and Northern Uganda. This is part of the newly launched “under the net” campaign, through which the government intends to distribute up to 27.5 million mosquito nets across the country. These include a total of 15 million nets procured with…
Several Ugandans with savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have vowed to stage protests on Monday July 13th, 2020 across the country, to express their dejection with the Fund for denying them access to their savings during the this Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Under their umbrella group ‘NSSF Savers Forum Uganda, the savers have…
Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has revealed that private security guards participated in the brutal murder of a 24 year old Makerere University veterinary student Emmanuel Tegu. The deceased was violently beaten on the 27.06.2020, and sustained life threatening injuries, which he eventually succumbed to on the 3.07.2020 at Mulago Hospital, Kiruddu. Four suspects identified as…
Members of Parliament have adopted a report recommending a forensic audit of the national identification registration of learners undertaken by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). The report of the Committee on Defence and Internal affairs on the petition and oversight visits on operations of the National Identification and Registration Authority recommended that the…
