The High Court in Soroti has nullified the election of Moses Okia Attan as the Soroti City East Member of Parliament. In her ruling delivered this morning, Justice Anne Mugenyi Bitature said the election of Attan was conducted in non-existent wards of Aloet and Opiyai. Her decision was based on the March 10, 2021 High…
A soldier attached to the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) of NARO army detach has killed himself after allegedly shooting dead a 20-year-old woman in Akokoro sub-county in Apac district. The soldier has been identified as Samuel Ojara, aged 45 years while the victim Sharon Akello. Ojara reportedly followed Akello to the shared bath shelter…
Former Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda,73, has dismissed reports indicating he will be a candidate for Presidential elections in 2026. “I have read social media postings and suggestions that I should run for President in 2026. I would like to make it known that I have no such intentions or plans,” he said in a…
A few days ago, Ugandans were shocked after learning of how the Managing Director Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) professor Tom Wasswa Davis allegedly siphoned over Ugx 3billion corporation money, which he stealthily passed on unto himself as a commission to himself, for having ‘brokered’ a shs 9billion printing deal from electoral commission to…
The ministry of education has tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. School proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representative all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among the proposals is the strengthening of Covid-19 surveillance system in schools. The Education…
South Sudan government has shut down access to social media services across the country as part of security measures to abort calls for protests for peaceful regime change in the country scheduled for August 30, 2021. Leaders of the civil society groups organizing for the mass protest say the plan has not changed but have…
The Parliament of Uganda has started moving some of its staff to tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Kingdom Kampala Mall. According to the communication from the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige, the transition to move staff is planned to “With effect from Thursday September 2, 2021, parliamentary staff have been directed to move to the Kingdom Kampala,…
In the last decade, Uganda’s tourism sector has seen a tremendous growth on all fronts. Tourists’ arrivals have improved and grown to about two million annually. This growth, according to industry experts, can be attributed to an improvement in the hotel industry. The improvement in the hotel industry is largely private sector driven with most,…
