The Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS and the World Bank have disagreed on the methodology used in determining the country’s economic status. They will however release a joint statement in the next 24 hours on Uganda’s status. In his State of the Nation Address on June 7, President Yoweri Museveni said that Uganda would achieve the…
Teachers under Uganda National Teachers’ Union-UNATU have agreed to call off the teachers’ strike. The decision was taken on Monday evening after a meeting between UNATU leaders and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. During the meeting, UNATU presented their case but the President told the teachers that the government has already provided…
The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked the constitutional court to dismiss an application challenging the president’s decision to appoint 16 High Court Judges in acting capacity. On May 25th, 2022, the Judicial Service Commission issued a press statement indicating that President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had appointed 16 High Court judges to serve in an…
The man who recently slapped the Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has been sent to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital for treatment. The 39-year-old Emmanuel Okurut was sent to Butabika Hospital on Friday. It followed his arrest last week for allegedly slapping the Minister as he was addressing Christians at St. Michael Catholic…
The joint security force of Police and the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration over the weekend arrested more than 30 Asian nationals in Kampala City without working permits. The individuals mostly of Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese origin were arrested for working in the city centre without clearance of the immigration department. The spokesperson of the…
Parliament’s committee on Sub-Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have been dealt a blow after court ruled that its subcommittee did its work illegally as it tried to act as court in investigating properties under the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB). Mohamed Allibhai, the applicant had dragged the Attorney General to…
Uganda Police has confirmed that at least one man was shot at and injured with four other armed thugs on the run after attempting to steal from a fish factory in Kyebando, a Kampala suburb. The victim identified as John Opiyo was shot in the buttocks by the UPDF officer who was guarding the fish…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye has dismissed allegations of the Ugandan government funding Tigray rebels to overthrow the Ethiopian government. Since May this year, a leaked intelligence report dubbed; First Forward xxx2xxx has been circulating in the Ethiopia media alleging that Uganda is behind the Tigray rebels that have…
In the year 2007, Crane Bank Limited announced that it was planning to expand into the neighboring countries and yes this dream was fulfilled and officially launched operations in 2014, but shortly after greedy Bank of Uganda (BoU) mafias swung into action with all sorts of dirty games to shut this development. The above step…
Victoria University Kampala, Uganda’s leading transformational university has given bursaries to hundreds of Kayiwa International University students who were stranded on their academic journey after the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) shut down their institution for the breach of minimum operating standards. Victoria University, after a request from a section of students of Kayiwa…
