As Uganda’s position on licensing individuals and companies for production of Cannabis is, however, still unclear, the government of Rwanda has approved cultivation, processing and exportation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Rwanda becomes the latest African country to legalise, and pass laws on the growing of marijuana for medical purposes, as it seeks to establish…
The crime investigations department of Police has confirmed the arrest of the assailants who attacked the Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, killing his daughter and driver at the start of last month. Deputy Inspector General of Police Gen Paul Lokech told journalists at the Police Headquarters in Kampala on Thursday that all…
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo: At least 10 people were killed overnight in a raid on the city of Beni in eastern Congo, witnesses said, and a civil society group and a monitoring body said Islamist militants were suspected of being behind the attack. Residents said a group of attackers had set several houses on…
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Non-Government Organizations and Uganda Police have rescued at least 170 street kids from the slums of Kampala and taken them for quarantine and rehabilitation. According to Ms Eunice Tumwebaze, the Manager for Children and Youths at KCCA, children have been settled at Nakivubo Blue Primary School where they are being…
Police in Kibaale District is investigating circumstances under which a 25-year-old man reportedly committed suicide after testing positive for COVID-19. This website has learnt the deceased as Joseph Ahaisibwe, a resident of Kibingo village, Bwamiramira Sub County in Kibaale district. He reportedly committed suicide by hanging. According to the deceased relatives, he tested positive for…
Man Utd agree on a deal in principle worth £73m for Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho; personal terms with the 21-year-old have already been agreed Sancho will officially join after England’s participation in the Euros, subject to passing a medical. The forward’s contract at Dortmund runs until the summer of 2023 and they do not…
The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 percent more transmissible than the…
Former speaker of Uganda’s parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was 30, June 2021 sworn in as an ex-officio member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania. We’ve learnt that the Kamuli Woman legislator who served for 10-years as Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament and another 10 years as a Deputy Speaker before her recent…
