Ugandan Member of Parliament in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Honorable Jacqueline Amongin, on Saturday, exchanged wedding vows with her husband Achelles Lubega. The couple was wedded by Bishop Joseph Oliach Eciru, the Bishop of Soroti at the Uganda Martyrs Basilica in Munyonyo. Hon Amongin is one of the nine Ugandan representatives at the…
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to involve the police and the Wananchi in the hunt for criminal elements of the Allied Democratic Force (rebels) terrorizing Ugandans. The President, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, said these are no longer military problems; they are police, popular vigilance, and…
Disturbing reports indicate that Kabale Municipality Mayor Sentaro Byamugisha was attacked by Kabale District Chairman Nelson Nshangabasheija in a bar fight in Mbarara City about a week ago. It is alleged that the two leaders who had gone to Mbarara City for a workshop engaged in a heated argument over an unidentified woman, which escalated…
The Kyabazinga of Busoga his Royal Highness William Wilberforce Kadhumbula Gabula Nadiope IV hosted a team of Generals and Senior Officers of the UPDF at his home palace at Budhumbula in Kamuli district. The officers paid a courtesy call to brief the Kyabazinga on the ongoing initial preparations for next year’s 2024 Defence Forces week…
The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has called for more judicial reforms to ensure timely dispensation of justice. The Committee in its report on the Auditor General’s report on the Justice, Law, and Order sector for the Financial Year 2021/2022, presented by Hon. Fredrick Angura (Tororo South County) noted that access to justice is still…
Hello Mr. Right, a Uganda version of a dating TV show will premiere on Makula KiKa television on Sunday 22nd October 2023 at 8PM. Featuring over 60 participants, the Hello Mr. Right show is about expression, confidence, fan and the adventure of finding a date in an ideal situation which the Uganda audience can identify…
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has condemned the terrorist attack on tourists in Queen Elizabeth National Park that took place on October 17, 2023. He described the incident in a statement today, October 18, 2023, as most unfortunate, infuriating, and a cowardly act on the part of the terrorists. “A couple of tourists…
Members of Parliament (MPs) have approved a recommendation directing the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to have a land title under its name and not Uganda Land Commission (ULC). The recommendation is contained in the report of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on the report of the Auditor General on…
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has cautioned the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) for failing to prepare a national register of gaming and betting machines. Section 36 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2015 provides that the Board shall establish and maintain, in the prescribed manner, a national…
The commandant Military Police, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha has appreciated the Uganda Prisons Academy for training soldiers of Military Police in Prisoners Handling. Brig Gen Bainomugisha speaking at the Uganda Prisons Headquarters, Luzira during the pass out of 184 Military Police soldiers who were undergoing a one-month course in Prisoners Handling. He said that the…
