July 14, 2022 - Thecapitaltimes

Nakawa Accident: Transport Minister Undertakes To Enhance Safety At Railway Crossings

The Government Assurance and Implementation Committee has questioned the Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) over its failure to ensure safety at railway level crossings. This follows a gruesome accident in the wee hours of Sunday 10, July 2022 in which a locomotive rammed

July 14, 2022

Business·Trending·Uganda

Parliament Tasks Telecoms To Offer Better Data & Voice Bundles

Members of Parliament have urged telecommunication service providers to adopt more friendly data and voice bundles. This, according to the MPs, is intended to ensure that consumers of communication services get quality, reliable and affordable communication services to widen Information Communication Technology

July 14, 2022

Crime

Continued Detention Of Rwenzururu Guards Not Fair – MP Katusabe Voices Frustration

Bukonzo West Member of Parliament, Hon. Atkins Katusabe has voiced his frustrations over the continued incarceration of Rwenzururu guards, who were arrested in 2016 after clashes with security forces. Katusabe said he continues to get reports about the failing health of the

July 14, 2022

Crime·Uganda

MPs Call For Independent Probe Into US$150 Million ‘Scam’ ACDP Project

Lawmakers have called for a probe into the implementation of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), citing failure to meet the intended expectation and lack of value for money. The call follows an oversight visit by the MPs on the Committee on

July 14, 2022

Crime

UN Humanitarians Concerned About Killing Of Innocent Civilians In Eastern DRC

The killing of at least 31 people in less than a week in the eastern North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. During attacks on villages in

July 14, 2022

News

Two arrested For Assaulting Journalist in Mukono

Police have arrested two residents involved in beating up a journalist on Wednesday evening in Kiyanja village, Nakisunga sub county, Mukono district. It is reportedly said that Peter Byabasaijja, Denis Kiwanuka and others at large intercepted Ronald Kalumba, a correspondent for BBS

July 14, 2022