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Panic As Landlords Demand UGX 15 Billion For Hosting Refugees In Rhino Camp

A group of people claiming ownership of land hosting refugees in Madi-Okollo district, are demanding over 15 billion Shillings in compensation from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Under their umbrella, Oluba Community Development Association (OCDA), the group is accusing the

October 7, 2022

Crime

Over 70 Arrested In Security Crackdown On Suspected Thugs

More than 70 suspected criminals have been arrested in a joint security swoop in Mbale city. The suspects who were arrested on Friday were picked from Half London, Mooni, Senior quarters, and Nkonkonjeru by the police and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF

October 7, 2022

Business·National News

Electricity Tariffs Expected To Shoot Up As Macroeconomic Factors Impact Heavily On Power Generation, Supply

Experts in the energy sector have revealed that the skyrocketing fuel prices, inflation and other Macro-Economic Factors in Uganda are most likely to lead to an increase in the cost of electricity. This is mainly because fuel is used in the generation

October 6, 2022

East Africa·National News·Uganda

“I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets sent by General Muhoozi’- President Museveni Issues Apology Over Son’s Controversial Tweets

President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday apologised to Kenya for tweets sent out by his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Gen. Muhoozi had tweeted that it would take less than two weeks for him and his army to capture Nairobi. He went ahead to tell tweeps

October 5, 2022

Health

EBOLA: Health Worker Death Toll Rise To 4

A fourth health worker has succumbed to Ebola virus. Margare Nabisubi, an anesthetic officer died on Wednesday at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital isolation unit. Her death was announced by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng on Twitter. “I regret

October 5, 2022

News

OP-ED: BUT WAIT, IS IT MUSEVENI’S OIL?

By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: President Yoweri Museveni has ability to be succinct and create a story with rich African history to create audience awareness. Sometimes he punctuates his messages with idioms punctuated with humour hence making him one of the most effective

October 4, 2022

Business·National News·Uganda

Uganda-EU Business Summit: EU Position On EACOP To Be Reviewed October 26

The European Commission in Uganda, is set to fully address the matter of the European union parliament resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project, at that upcoming Uganda-EU business summit later this month. Due to environmental and human rights issues,

October 4, 2022

National News

Museveni Names New Commander Land Forces, Promotes Son To Full General

After a series of jokes gone wrong about capturing Nairobi in two weeks by Museveni’s son and commander land forces of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Muhoozi Keinerugaba, news reaching our desk indicate his father has promoted him and also dropped

October 4, 2022

Security

Big Slap! CID Boss Magambo Moves Over 400 “Amoral” Detectives Out Of Kampala Metropolitan

AIGP Major Tom Magambo, the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has made some reshuffles in the directorate. The reshuffle has seen all detectives that were previously based in Kampala replaced. The reshuffle happened after a September 30th letter to all

October 4, 2022

News

Panic As Ebola Deaths Climb

A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update,

October 4, 2022