Following the reopening of schools after two years of closure, Kampala Parents School has kicked off physical learning for the 2022/2023 academic year amidst observation of COVID-19 measures to ensure the safety of their learners. It’s worth noting that Kampala Parents has been conducting online classes since early 2020 when schools closed in a bid…
The joint security team comprising the police and army have busted a hideout of cattle rustlers in Kotido district killing one rustler and recovering two fully loaded AK47 machine guns. The raid that took place on Sunday night in Losilang ward in the Northern division of Kotido municipality left many sleepless because of heavy gunshots.…
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) in Bududa district is stuck with more than 4,000 uncollected national identity cards. Bududa district NIRA ICT officer John Ssekanjako says that despite taking the IDs to sub-county headquarters, the owners have failed to show up and pick them. He said most of the uncollected IDs are for students and…
The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of obtaining registration by false pretense against National Unity Platform Party President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. In 2021, lawyer Male Mabirizi accused Kyagulanyi of having been admitted at Makerere University to pursue a Diploma in Music, Dance, and Drama on mature-age entry when he reportedly…
The Government of Uganda has revealed that it has not received mission allowances for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) troops deployed under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) since April 2021. According to a statement issued by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Spokesperson Brig Gen Flavia Byekwaso, the alleged complaints by some soldiers…
Elders in Tooro Kingdom led by former Burahya County Member of Parliament Rtd. Col. Hon. Stephen Basaliza, are mourning the untimely loss of Mzee Isaac Kaihura Atwooki, who was not only an elder but one of the pillars of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru’s kingdom. We have learnt that Kaihura, who has been battling health…
Kampala International School Uganda (KISU) a multinational international curriculum-based school in Bukoto on Monday (today) resumed physical classes for all learners as schools reopened countrywide after 22 months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The pupils were visibly full of vigour; while others were catching up with friends. KISU management assured parents that the…
Uganda has ended the world’s longest school closure, ordering millions of students back to the classroom after a gap of nearly two years. Some 15 million pupils have not attended school in Uganda since March 2020 when classrooms were shuttered as COVID-19 swept the world. Education Minister John Chrysestom Muyingo said all students would automatically resume classes…
A mother and her 3-year-old daughter were Sunday evening crushed to death by a trailer after they fell off from a fast-moving boda-boda at Kirungi Trading Centre in Mubende district. The Police said a 34-year-old mother only identified as Harriet and her daughter Prisca Namatovu died on the spot when a trailer overrun them at…
Abim police are holding their own for shooting dead a footballer. The incident took place at around 4pm on Sunday during a friendly match between Abim and Kotido district at Alerek primary school grounds. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Region Police Spokesperson described the incident as unfortunate. He identified the deceased footballer as Denis Ochan who…
