More than 70 suspected criminals have been arrested in a joint security swoop in Mbale city. The suspects who were arrested on Friday were picked from Half London, Mooni, Senior quarters, and Nkonkonjeru by the police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldiers under the command of Samiel Abed Aliria, the Mbale District Police Commander.…
Experts in the energy sector have revealed that the skyrocketing fuel prices, inflation and other Macro-Economic Factors in Uganda are most likely to lead to an increase in the cost of electricity. This is mainly because fuel is used in the generation of thermal electricity as opposed to hydroelectricity which is generated from water. The…
President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologised to Kenya for tweets sent out by his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Gen. Muhoozi had tweeted that it would take less than two weeks for him and his army to capture Nairobi. He went ahead to tell tweeps to suggest where he should live in Nairobi. He also said he would…
A fourth health worker has succumbed to Ebola virus. Margare Nabisubi, an anesthetic officer died on Wednesday at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital isolation unit. Her death was announced by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng on Twitter. “I regret to announce the passing of another health worker, Nabisubi Margaret, an anesthetic officer,”…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: President Yoweri Museveni has ability to be succinct and create a story with rich African history to create audience awareness. Sometimes he punctuates his messages with idioms punctuated with humour hence making him one of the most effective public speakers. Although he makes sure that his message is delivered to the…
The European Commission in Uganda, is set to fully address the matter of the European union parliament resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project, at that upcoming Uganda-EU business summit later this month. Due to environmental and human rights issues, the European union parliament resolved, to calling for a halt on the construction…
After a series of jokes gone wrong about capturing Nairobi in two weeks by Museveni’s son and commander land forces of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Muhoozi Keinerugaba, news reaching our desk indicate his father has promoted him and also dropped him. Tweets by the first son elicited mixed reactions from netizens especially Kenyans…
AIGP Major Tom Magambo, the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has made some reshuffles in the directorate. The reshuffle has seen all detectives that were previously based in Kampala replaced. The reshuffle happened after a September 30th letter to all Regional Police Commanders and Divisional Police Commanders in Kampala Metropolitan Area. In total,…
A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda had by Sept.29 had 35 confirmed cumulative cases, and 7 cumulative Ebola…
Former Independent presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta has launched the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) as his new political party at their headquarters offices in Bugolobi, a Kampala Suburb. According to Kabuleta, NEED under its slogan “Money in Your Pocket” is hinged on empowering Ugandans with economic power to change their standard of living and standout…
