The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) on Wednesday arrested two officials of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over alleged forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and conspiracy to commit a felony. It is alleged that George William Bizibu, 55, the executive secretary of the board, and John Byagagaire, 35, a senior accountant, defrauded…
The M23 rebels have allowed DRC refugees who are camping in Bunagana town council to cross back to Rutshuru and pick up basic needs. The rebels conquered Bunagana border in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province on Monday after overpowering DRC government security forces in the area. The security team which comprised 137 members of the…
Aviation Security has intercepted suspected narcotics disguised as coffee for export at Entebbe International Airport, according to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA. The UCAA spokesperson Vianney Luggya, said that the suspicious cargo was disguised as coffee samples in branded packets of African Premium Coffee for export. It was detected during screening at 10:10pm on June 13,…
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among has urged accounting officers in ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to ensure proper expenditure of the 2022/2023 budget. Parliament approved the Shs48.1 trillion budget for the financial year 2022/2023 on 20 May 2022. “All eligible accounting officers should ensure that value for money in whatever expenditure is…
Members of Parliament have each been given 40 million Shillings for unknown reasons at a time when the country is grappling with ever-increasing commodity prices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, a dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely on the issue, said that the money was dished out over the…
The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination campaigns in schools between May and June. However, weeks after the campaign was…
Uganda Police on Friday opened investigations into the missing 210kg of gold that were entrusted to a Ugandan Security company Quantico Security Limited for safe-keeping in December 2021 by a Congolese national but went missing under controversial circumstances. We’ve learnt that the Mineral Police has recorded a statement from the Congolese national, Mireille Mnengu, and…
At least three passengers were confirmed dead after two buses reportedly collided at Kachumbala in Bukedea district on Wednesday morning. The Gateway bus was on its way from Moroto to Kampala when it had a head-on collision with the Soroti-bound Wonagon Bus. The grisly incident occurred at around midnight. Eyewitnesses said many passengers sustained life-threatening…
Uganda is preparing to launch its first satellite by September 2022, President Museveni and Finance Minister Matia Kasaija have announced. Delivering the Budget Speech at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, Kasaija said Uganda will launch into the Lower Earth Orbit its first-ever satellite from the International Space Station in collaboration with the…
Security and education, and health sectors are the biggest beneficiaries of the National Budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023 that was released on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 during a Parliamentary sitting held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. Finance minister Matia Kasaija unveiled the sh48.1 trillion national budget, indicating that government anticipates generating Shs25.7 trillion from revenue…
