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Victoria University Conducts Successful Online Guild Elections, Urges EC To Take Notes

Uganda’s leading private Education hub, Victoria University Kampala, has yet again registered a landmark achievement under its Virtual Campus (VClass) after holding successful online guild elections in the voting exercise. Officials at Victoria University told this website that the e-voting application “VU

January 12, 2022

News·Security

Lt Col Kakurungu Takes Over Office As UPDF Spokesperson

Brig Flavia Byekwaso, the Defence and Army spokesman, has delegated her duties to her deputy, Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu. She has handed over all her office duties as she prepares to attend a one-year course at the National Defence College in Jinja.

January 12, 2022

News

NUP Diehard Lukumi Fears For Her Life As Abduction Of Bobi Wine Supporters Continues

The political persecution against members of the National Unity Platform (NUP), a political party headed by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, continues a year after the 2021 presidential elections. Several Bobi Wine supporters have between 2020 and 2021 continued

January 12, 2022

Health

MPs Demand Accountability For Funds Spent On Covid-19 Vaccines

The Parliament’s Health Committee is demanding accountability for the Covid-19 vaccine funds allocated to the National Medical Stores-NMS in the last two financial years. NMS officials led by Apollo Newton Mwesigye, the NMS Board Secretary, Paul Okware, the Chief Operations Officer, and

January 11, 2022

Crime

Dr Atwine Given Last Chance To Appear In Court

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine has been given a last chance to appear in court and testify in a case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding her immediate

January 11, 2022

Security

CID Probes UPDF Captain For Hiring Guards To Torture Builders

The general crimes department in the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating Captain Lillian Namara from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF for allegedly hiring private guards from Arrow security to abduct and torture her builders. CID Spokesperson Charles Twine, says that the

January 11, 2022

Security

ADF Commander Benjamin Kisokeranio Arrested By Congolese Army At Vira

Benjamin Kisokeranio alias Ben who has been in charge of intelligence, finances, and supplies within Allied Democratic forces ‘ADF’ has been captured by Congolese army forces in Vira region on his way from Burundi. Benjamin is the son of Bwambale Kisokeranio, the

January 11, 2022

Health

Grief! Founder Of Sembule Group Of Companies Mzee ‘Christopher Sembuya’ Is Dead

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

January 11, 2022

Health

Two Fishermen Drown In Lake Tajara

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

January 11, 2022

Crime

Four Arrested For Vandalizing Multimillion Irrigation Scheme In Bukwo

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

January 11, 2022