The High Court in Tororo has sentenced the Tororo District National Resistance Movement-NRM Secretary-General Richard Ojore, to 30 years in prison for murder. Ojore, Geoffrey Imai, and Moses Emojong were arrested in September 2020 and charged with three counts of murder, attempted murder, and aggravated robbery. According to the prosecution, the three during the NRM…
President Museveni who doubles as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman has directed that the party flag for Omoro County by-election be given to Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, the son of the late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, sources have said. This was after the NRM aspirants and leaders failed to agree on the choice of a…
133 suspected thugs have been arrested in operations against a new spate of pang-wielding attacks in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. More than 25 people have so far been injured in three separate attacks in Namungoona, Kyengera, Kawempe, and Nabweru-Nansana areas in the past two weeks by machete-wielding assailants, who rob cash, mobile phones, and other…
Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from the Ministry of Health indicate that there have been…
Brigadier Charity Bainababo has taken over the office of the Deputy Commander Special Forces, an elite force charged with the security of the President and overseeing the various special operations. Linda Nabusayi, the senior Presidential press Secretary confirmed that on Tuesday Brig. Gen Bainababo received office and other instruments of power from Brig. David Mugisha.…
An Aeroplane belonging to Rwanda Air has this morning veered off the runway as it was landing at Entebbe International Airport. According to the statement issued by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, the incident happened at 5:31 am as a Rwanda Air CRJ 9 aircraft, flight number 464, skidded off the runway. The CAA says…
A Government of Uganda delegation will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of the month to negotiate business deals aimed at boosting Uganda’s economy. This was revealed by the State Minister for Trade, Hon. David Bahati, on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 while responding to issues raised in the report from the…
Comedian Patrick Idringi Salvado has announced that he will be quitting his job at Sanyu FM at the end of this month- April. Salvado who joined Sanyu FM in June 2020, has been hosting the radio station’s popular Breakfast show. “Well every beginning has an end, and however much it pains me to say, my…
Flying Squad Unit of Uganda Police is hunting for yet to be known armed thugs who robbed investor gold worth shs5.5 billion in Kiryandongo. The incident happened on Friday last week around 12am in Bweyale town council, Kiryandongo district when the thugs, donning military-like fatigue with an AK-47 and pistol robbed eight bags belonging to…
The of chairman of National Resistance Movement(NRM), President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has summoned all contestants that want to stand in forth coming election on party card in the vacant Omoro County MP seat . More than ten contestants have expressed interest to replace fallen speaker of 11th Parliament Hon. Jacob Oulanyah who was the area…
