Renowned businessman Christopher Sembuya, one of the founders and proprietors of Sembule Group OF Companies has died. News of his passing was confirmed and announced by his son Stephen Sembuya moments after the businessman breathed his last. Details regarding the cause of Sembuya’s death remain undisclosed. From humble beginnings in Idi Amin’s Uganda of 1971,…
Police have recovered the bodies of two fishermen who drowned in Lake Tajara in Obutet sub-county, Pallisa district. The dead are Martin Oluku and his friend, Ibrahim Obotol, both residents of Gogonyo village in Gogonyo sub-county. They drowned on Monday night after strong winds hit their boat while fishing. Immaculate Alaso, the Bukedi North Region…
Four people accused of vandalizing a multi-million Shillings irrigation scheme in Bukwo district are in police custody. The suspects are Eric Sokuton, the Surum village chairperson, Toney Chebet, Benson Barteka, and Titus Kiprotic. Police picked up the accused persons on Monday on the orders of Bukwo Resident District Commissioner, Samuel Hashaka Mpimbaza. According to Hashaka,…
Speke Resort Munyonyo & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort popularly known for luxurious spa mania and body massage has announced a mega seasonal offer that will see Kampalans experience an exhilarating aromatherapeutic treatment at its calabash spa starting this month of January 2022. In the new offer dubbed “Best Friends Forever”, Speke Resort Munyonyo highlighted that for every…
Kampala Parents School has continued to prove that its an incomparable school in Uganda after registering a massive turn up for the first term of the academic year 2022. The students were dropped by their parents, have their temperatures checked, Sanitize, masks, before allowing them into school premises. The school’s academic performance is at the…
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…
