The government is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of Shs 3.3 billion to secure office space for more than 20 special presidential advisors at the Kingdom Kampala building. On the list of those who will occupy the offices are former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, former Security minister General Elly…
Uganda’s singer Mukiiibi Sadat alias Khalifa Aganaga is over the moon after he scooped victoria university’s scholarship to finally achieve one of his dreams. Through his social media platforms, the singer disclosed the good news from Victoria University that he’s now a full student at the university after granting him opportunity of education because of…
It is game over for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) who have failed to carry out their mandate in their respective districts. President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Ministry of Presidency, to clean out all those RDCs who are not adding value to the government, wondering why he hears complaints of service delivery not reaching the…
The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda John Robert Elangot has died, according to reports. According to reports, Mzee John Robert Elangot passed on in the wee hours of 6th November 2021 in Kampala where he has been battling multiple organ failure. As an economist, John Robert Elangot served in various capacities in…
Hoima Police have launched investigations under which a 70-year-old businessman man died after an alleged sex romp with a woman at one of the hotels in the city. According to Julius Hakiza, the police spokesperson of the Albertine region, the deceased identified as Joshua Tibagwa who was a businessman and landlord hailing from Katanga village…
State House Health Monitoring Unit has arrested officials belonging to Al- Saud, a labour exporting company who were found selling fake Covid vaccination cards, Interpol certificates, passports and other travel documents. Dr Warren Namara who heads the Unit said in a statement, that on September 17, they received a tip off about a labour firm…
The joint security forces have arrested a landlord to one of the terror suspects linked to the Komamboga pork joint, and swift bus bombings that left two people dead and others injured. The landlord identified as Umar Kaggwa, was arrested for harboring the dangerous suspect at his home in Kireka Bbira, being in possession of…
Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) member and coordinator Moses Bigirwa has been arrested by police over his alleged attempts to blackmail and extort money from Deputy Speaker Anita Among. Bigirwa is former contender for Kamuli Municipality MP seat under NUP ticket. Birigrwa was arrested after he allegedly claimed to have a dossier implicating her in…
Former board member of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Olive Lumonya has been appointed Deputy Director General of the same organisation where she once supervised as a board member. Lumonya served her two terms on the board and thereafter applied for the job of Director General. The job was however, given to Fred Bamwesigye who the…
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) officials were squeezed by the parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) before kicking them out out for lack of proper documentation on the sale of the corporation property. The officials had appeared before the committee to answer queries in the Auditor General’s report about the inventories and…
