The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has seized two trucks and a salon car transporting smuggled goods from Kenya to Uganda through Kityerela in the Mayuge district. This operation was carried out on January 30, and the intercepted items included Kitengi clothes, rolls of fabric, and 34 cartons of future phones of it2160 which were smuggled…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has opted for the courts of law to find a solution to the long-lasting issue of missing persons. While speaking to the press after filing a habeas corpus petition at the High Court Civil Division at Twed Towers in Kampala on January 30, 2024, the Leader of Opposition in…
Post Bank Uganda is mourning the untimely death of its senior staff Herbert Niwagaba. Niwagaba has been the Bank’s Head of Administration and has been so fundamental in transforming the government owned financial institution. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Head of Administration, Herbert Niwagaba. Herbert was not just…
Demonstrations have taken place across major cities in Kenya to protest against the rising cases of femicide and other violence against women. Hundreds have gathered in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa, Nyeri and Lodwar, some carrying placards with the names of those who were killed. A 2022 survey found at least one in three Kenyan women had…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have returned 50 abductees, comprising 44 females and 6 males, to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). These individuals were previously held captive by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Eastern DRC. The handover ceremony took place in Kasindi, North Kivu Province, with Major…
Judge Julia Sebutinde, the only judge to vote against all six measures urging Israel to improve the humanitarian situation, has become the target of online ire and accusations. The Ugandan judge’s dissenting vote in the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on the Gaza conflict has ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media. X…
Playing victim, seeking for political sympathies and constant scaremongering has never removed a bad government in Africa and Uganda in particular. Col Besigye’s empty tactics have outlived their usefulness in this day and age . Col Besigye participated in massive looting this country when they (NRA rebel outfit) made all medical stores and facilities empty…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) secretariat Senior manager for Communication and Public Relations, Rogers Mulindwa has clearly stated that no single money from the ruling party was stolen at the home of the Treasurer, Barbara Nekesa, and that there is no investigation ordered against her. Speaking to our reporter on Friday, Mr Mulindwa said the…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised fallen MP Cecilia Ogwal describing her as an accomplished woman whose legacy on Uganda’s democratization process and women’s emancipation shall live for centuries to come. The head of state says much as she subscribed to the opposition, her democratic principles were cross-cutting, and that her opinions meant good for all…
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