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UPC President Akena Extends National Mobilization Campaign To Kitgum

Uganda Peoples’ Congress Party (UPC) has extended membership and the Party National Mobilisation Programme headed by President Hon. Jimmy Akena to Kitgum, Acholi Sub Region. While addressing the press conference today at Uganda House,UPC spokesperson Sharon Ayat Arach revealed that this Friday

May 22, 2024

Business

Museveni Tours Inspire Africa Coffee Plant

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has visited the Inspire Africa Modern Coffee Park in Rwashamaire town, Ntungamo district. The coffee hub,is part of a pilot project by Inspire Africa, is set to benefit from a proposed $10m (Shs37b) government grant. The hub is

May 22, 2024

Security

Arrested ADF IED Expert Captured Reveals Master Plan

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), in the ongoing operation, codenamed “Operation Shujaa”, apprehended a commander of the Allied Democratic Forces terrorist group known as Anywari Al Iraq, also referred to

May 21, 2024

Crime

Natete: Police Hunt Panga Welding Bashir Greening Millers Staff Over Attempted Murder

Natete police are currently investigating an alarming incident of attempted murder where a man wielding a panga (machete) launched a vicious attack at a maize miller’s office in Kutano Village, Natete. The victim, identified as Sam Turyamuhaki, a 55-year-old resident of Kabaho

May 16, 2024

Big Story

Eye Witness Account: How MP Mwijukye Is Hiding Behind Church To Grab Family Land In Buhweju

A tumultuous clash unfolded in Buhweju District on May 12, 2024, as accusations of land grabbing marred the peaceful setting of Omuhambo, Kyakatungu, Rwanyamabare. The dispute, centered around ancestral land, pitted workers against church congregants, with Hon. Francis Mwijukye, a Member of

May 13, 2024

Big Story

M7 Queries Service Awards To Mpuuga, Other Parliamentary Commissioners

President Yoweri Museveni has expressed concern over service awards given to Mathias Mpuuga, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and NRM-nominated Parliamentary Commissioners, totaling UGX 1.7 billion. In a May 3, 2024, letter to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, Museveni questioned the

May 13, 2024

National News

CDF General Kainerugaba Lectures Officer Cadets On Servant Leadership

The chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba delivered a lecture on servant leadership to Officer Cadets of Intake 18/long at the Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta, Nakaseke District. General Kainerugaba, also the Senior Presidential Advisor – Special Operations, reminded them that

May 12, 2024

News

Torrential Rains Kill More Eight People In Kasese

At least eight people have been killed by landslides triggered by torrential rains in Uganda’s border district of Kasese on Thursday, a government official said on Friday. Joe Walusimbi, resident district commissioner for Kasese, told Xinhua by telephone that landslides swept several

May 12, 2024

Politics

Bloody: Five NUP Foot Soldiers Wounded After Nasty Fight At Party Offices

Five supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Busia have been admitted to Dabani hospital after they sustained serious injuries in a fight that broke during a party meeting. The fight is said to have broken out after some party members

May 8, 2024

Business

Traders Threaten To Close Shops After Meeting Museveni Over EFRIS

The leaders of traders’ associations have threatened to lock down their businesses again, displeased with the outcome of the Kololo meeting with President Museveni. They argue that President Museveni did not address any of their concerns about taxes at the much-anticipated meeting.

May 8, 2024