The territorial police in the Rwizi region, Mbarara district, has arrested three suspects for the brutal murder of an 18-year-old year-old senior six vacist and her mother. According to a statement issued on January 9, 2023, the deceased were identified as Ruth Ainembabazi, an 18-year-old S.6 vacist, and her mother Francisco Bashaba, 49, who died…
Luwero Chief Administrative Officer has directed five head teachers to refund over SHS 24 million allocated under the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. The implicated head teachers are from Kyampisi Primary School (unaccounted for 6.02 million Shillings), Kaswa Primary School (5.08 million Shillings), Kibanyi Primary School (5 million Shillings), Sambwe Orthodox Primary School (4.27 million…
A delegation from member states at the 14th regular meeting of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) that was held in Djibouti on June 12, 2023. The government of Uganda will be hosting the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa at State House Entebbe on January 18, 2024. According to Vincent Bagiire…
The term of office for Local Council 1 and 2 and Women Councils has been extended for another 180 days, until early July 2024. This follows the tabling of the statutory instruments providing for the extension, on the floor of the House in a sitting held on Tuesday, 09 January 2024. While chairing the sitting,…
Nakawa Division West MP, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has been endorsed as the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP). The announcement was made by Speaker Anita Among during the plenary sitting held on Tuesday, 09 January 2023, having resumed Parliament business from a three-week recess. “On 22 December 2023, I received communication from the Secretary…
By Osuta Yusuf. Residents from Tara, Maracha District were on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, demanding for the government of Uganda to offer a state funeral for the death of Dr Abiriga Jino, District Health Officer (DHO) for Masindi district. Dr Abiriga Jino met his death on Sunday 7-January-2024 after he was gruesomely slaughtered by unidentified…
We are voting Nandala Mafabi Nathan James as our next President this time around not the usual ‘winners’ who have never learnt anything in matters of seizing power and naming governments. Col Besigye will never be president of Uganda just like Mr Wine will never see the inside of state house in our lifetime. We…
The CEO of Keddi,Mr.Keddi Foundation paid a courtesy visit too the office of the National Chairman (ONC) boss Hajjat Hadijah Uzieye Namyalo in Kyambogo. In a significant encounter, Keddi Steven expressed heartfelt appreciation to “Chief Muzukulu” Hajjat Hadijah Uzieye Namyalo’s remarkable contributions to supporting and empowering the citizens. “As Keddi Foundation, we express the desire…
The highly acclaimed All Africa Festival (AAF), known as the UAE’s largest celebration of Africa’s rich and diverse cultures, is gearing up for its eagerly awaited 3rd edition. Set to debut in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi, the festival will unfold from 02 – 04 February 2024, featuring an impressive lineup of A-list artists, including…
German golden football legend Franz Beckenbauer, one of the greatest football players of all time, has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer, nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’, won the World Cup with West Germany as captain in 1974 and a manager in 1990. The former defender is one of three men, along with Brazil’s Mario Zagallo…
