Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which the latter denied Thursday as the Congolese army clashed with the militia in the east of the vast country. Fighting with the rebel group erupted on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a conflict-torn eastern province of DRC, which borders…
Andrew Ojok Oulanyah,the National Resistance Movement candidate for Omoro County has won the Parliamentary Seat with 14,174 votes. The results were announced by Omoro District Returning Officer, Moses Kagona. Other candidates included National Unity Platform flag bearer Toolit Okecha who got 1,621 votes, Independent candidate Terrence Odong got 530 votes, Forum for Democratic Change Justine…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed in acting capacity 16 Judges of the High Court into the Judiciary Service. These appointments are an outcome of the Commission’s ongoing recruitment exercise of Judicial Officers at various levels into the judiciary service. This is the largest ever appointment of Judges of the High Court at that level…
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Dr Kizza Besigye has been remanded to Luzira Prison after refusing to pay Shs30 million cash bail. Besigye was on Wednesday charged with inciting violence after he was arrested while holding a peaceful protest in Kampala City yesterday. The four time presidential candidate was granted a Shs30 million…
The Commander Land Forces (CLF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has commissioned the Land Forces Operations Centre and also toured other ongoing projects at the Land Forces Headquarters. The other projects included tree planting, assessment of water supply and sanitation and assessment of infrastructure among others. While Commissioning the…
A Joint patrol team of Police and UPDF under the Wakiso Police Division have shot and disabled two thugs ‘who were terrorizing the residents of Kikaya Bulenga. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says the incident occurred at about 1am on 25/05/2022 when thugs armed with pangas attacked the home of Ssempijja Bruno,…
As Omoro county By-election campaigns reached the climax on Tuesday, several agents and supporters of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) are allegedly have crossed to National Resistance Movement (NRM) citing growing intrigue among their leaders and lack of clear plans for them and the country at large. More than 800 converted supporters have been…
The National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today, Tuesday 24th May 2022 arrived in Omoro district where he has campaigned for the NRM party flag bearer in the Omoro County By-election Andrew Ojok Oulanyah. According to the party draft program, president Museveni has addressed two scientific meetings, one…
Police in Mbarara City Central Division and National Drug Authority(NDA) in an intelligence led operation have arrested two suspects identified as Sunday Dawin and Bob Jones for allegedly being behind printing and issuing of forged academic documents for nursing students and fake NDA licenses to operate drug shops in Western Uganda. The two suspected were…
Zimbabwe and Kenya have been excluded from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers having “failed to have their suspensions by FIFA set aside” the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Tuesday. FIFA had suspended both federations on February 24 due to “government interference.” “As a consequence of having failed to have their…
