Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested in Jinja. Besigye was picked up from Sunset hotel where he spent a night ahead of a rally planned to take place later today in Jinja town. The area was first surrounded by both uniformed and non-uniformed security personnel, to stop Besigye from exiting the hotel.…
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (£7.7m) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the foundation…
Uganda Police Force has on Thursday February 26, 2019 released another statement refuting allegations that one of their officers was involved in the ultimate shooting of a one Dan Kyeyune, of the People Power pressure group who passed on Yesterday evening. According to Uganda Police, Kyeyune died after being shot in the head by unknown…
The Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs Janet Kataha Museveni, and Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) are set to release the results for the 2019 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) tomorrow. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Mr Patrick Muinda, confirmed the developing and added that UNEB has already briefed the First Lady…
A group of People Power Diehards has vowed to storm parliament with the remains of Late Daniel Kyeyune who passed on yesterday evening. “We are here at the mortuary demanding the body of late Dan but the police shading has denied us the body. We need the body of our soldier and from here we…
One person has been shot dead in a commotion around Masitowa in Nansana, Wakiso District. According to a statement from Police, Daniel Kyeyune was shot on the head and his body been taken to Mulago Mortuary. Police also maintain they can not confirm the motive of the shooting as yet. “Police in Nasana has registered…
City Tycoon, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has been appointed as the first honorary Consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda. The appointment was made by Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the Nepalese president before Sudhir presented his credentials to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. According to reliable sources, formal ceremony will take place in the first week of…
The mysterious death of a famed gospel singer in Rwandan police custody has sparked fresh questions from U.S. and British diplomats and international human-rights groups, intensifying the pressure on Commonwealth leaders to take action before their planned summit in Rwanda this year. Kizito Mihigo, a hugely popular musician and peace activist who helped compose Rwanda’s…
The board of directors of Stanbic Bank Uganda has appointed Ms Anne Juuko as new chief executive officer replacing Mr Patrick Mweheire, who has been promoted to the position of regional chief executive, Standard Bank Group. In a statement issued this afternoon, the board of directors said both Mr Mweheire and Ms Juuko will be…
Ms Florence Lanyero, a pastor attached to Rest Arena Church in Gulu town is in trouble after being arrested for illegally possessing a military uniform. She was arrested at her home in Kasubi Gowans Quarters in Gulu Municipality on a Sunday during a joint operation that involved police and the army. Mr Jimmy Patrick Okema,…
