Gaddafi FC become the third club to earn promotion to the StarTimes Uganda Premier League (UPL) after beating Proline FC 2-0 in the FUFA Big League playoffs final on Tuesday afternoon. They join Arua Hill SC and Tooro United FC as the three teams promoted to play in the 2021/22 Uganda Premier League. Steven Munguchi…
The Criminal Investigations Department has identified cases of fraud and forgeries by managers of saving schemes that were meant to benefit from the teachers revolving fund. These were unearthed as part of the investigations into the embezzlement of 11 out of the 25 billion Shillings which was released by the Ministry of Finance as a…
The former deputy prime minister of Uganda and ex-president of the Democratic Party, Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere’s health has deteriorated after being admitted to Rubaga Hospital in a very critical condition. Sources close to his family disclosed that Ssemogerere was on Sunday evening admitted reportedly suffering from a long-term illness in one of his internal…
Uganda on Tuesday resumed vaccination of its citizens against Covid-19 following the recent acquisition of 586,000 vaccine doses. Last month, the country stopped inoculations after it ran out of vaccines. Last week, the country received 286,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine as a donation from Norway through the Covax facility and received another 300,000 doses of…
Retired Uganda People’s Defense Force – UPDF officer Lt. Gen. Pecos Kuteesa has died barely a month after being retired. Gen Kuteesa, according to UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso died on Tuesday afternoon in India where he has been undergoing treatment. REMEMBERING THE ROLE OF THE LATE GEN. PECOS KUTEESA IN THE NRA BUSH WAR…
Retired Uganda People’s Defense Force – UPDF officer Lt. Gen. Pecos Kuteesa has died barely a month after being retired. Gen Kuteesa, according to UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso died on Tuesday afternoon in India where he has been undergoing treatment. “UPDF fraternity regrets to announce the passing on of Lt Gen Pecos Kutesa which…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Chief Justice of Uganda, Mr Bart Magunda Katureebe the new Chancellor of Uganda Management Institute – UMI. He replaces former education minister, Namirembe Bitamazire. In an appointment letter dated June 6, 2021, seen by this website, President Museveni appointed Katureebe as the new UMI chancellor for a period…
Statehouse anti corruption unit headed by Col Edith Nakalema has arrested city bailiff Moses Kirunda on allegations of conniving with a senior Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier Major Nelson Kyatuka to murder businessman, Magidu Mugwanya, at Nateete in Kampala, on July 14 2020. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed Kirunda’s arrest and…
On Saturday evening of August 16th, during televised Presidential address on security matters,President Yoweri Museveni, warned security forces against torturing suspects or beating demonstrators. He directed all security organs heads to curb the rampant vice. In the latest order,the inspector of police Martin Okoth Ochola has vowed to deal with all police officers who would…
The Auditor General should institute a forensic audit into all Covid-19 expenditures to ascertain value for money, the Parliamentary Task Force on the national Covid-19 response has recommended. In its report presented to Parliament, the task force stated that government provided Shs4 trillion to finance Covid-19 expenditure since its onset in March 2020. The report…
