Luuka District local Government has secured over 50 acres of land to construct a sugarcane factory, the Daily Express reports. The sugar factory is among the two factories which the government of Uganda promised to set up in Busoga sub-region and the second factory will be constructed in Buyende district. The meeting to resolve the…
One person has died following the enforcement of the nighttime curfew in Wakiso district on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as John Kulumba. According to residents, Wakiso District Police commander, Medard Asiimwe together with three other officers raided a pub in Nsangi and questioned the revelers why they were drinking past the night…
The joint security task force enforcing the ongoing disarmament exercise in Karamoja has hailed women for playing a key role in the recovery of firearms. Capt. Edrin Mawanda, the UPDF 3rd Division Spokesperson, says that women have been great partners since the army and police launched the second phase of the disarmament exercise on July 17th,…
The Police Crime Investigations Department (CID) detectives have today morning arrested blogger Isma Olaxes aka Isma Kalevu and charged with offensive Communication and Criminal Libel. CID spokesperson, ASP Charles Twiine confirmed the arrest of the motormouthed blogger in a tweet through his Twitter handle on Monday morning saying he has been charged in court for…
With Uganda remaining as an island of school closures in the region, members of the diplomatic community in Uganda have been softly pushing the government to give special consideration to the reopening of international schools. However, their calls have been politely but firmly rejected by the minister of education and sports, Janet Kataha Museveni. During…
A recent investigative story run by the Daily Monitor publication has revealed how unnamed government officials wired about Shs 9 billion to two agricultural training institutions despite all schools being closed during the Covid-19 induced lockdown. This money, according to reports was meant for the “settlement of students’ feeding bills” and infrastructure development. According to Daily Monitor,…
Today, the Supreme Court delivered yet another ruling in favour of Sudhir in which it emphasised that the appeal filed before it by Bank of Uganda had no chance of success. This is the fourth application that has been won by Sudhir in the Supreme Court from the time Bank of Uganda appealed the decision…
Farmers in the Mubuku irrigation scheme in Kasese district are counting losses after a strange pest attacked their tomato gardens. According to Farmers, the pest mines new fruits leaving holes. The larva feeds voraciously on the tomato fruits, plants, producing large galleys in leaves. They add that the new pest is resistant to all the…
In a bid to ease transportation of learners to and from school, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has donated a motorboat worth Shillings 115 million to Bwama Island Primary School in Kitumaba sub-county in Kabale District. The donation was handed over by the URA Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi the to the school headteacher, Robert Kakyoma…
A 13-year-old pupil has won the 2021 Junior Queen’s Commonwealth essay writing competition (QCEC). Ethan Charles Mufuma, a pupil at Namilyango Junior Boys School in Mukono District beat the 13,050 junior category entries. Mufuma was announced the winner of the contest on Tuesday by Mr. Nathan Mckenzie, the Chief Operating Officer of Royal Commonwealth society…
