Police at Wandegeya Station is holding five Makerere university students after being found in possession of Narcotic substances. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga identified the suspects as George Oroma, 26, doing quantitative economics; Julius Peter Joke, 25, and Emmy Ekyana, 26, a law student ,others are Fred Okot, who is doing business administration at Makerere University…
The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO) Lt. Col. Emmy Katabazi has assured Ugandans in the Diaspora of their investments including land bought back home in Uganda. Katabazi gave the assurance while addressing delegates attending the annual Uganda North American Association (UNAA) convention in Dallas, USA. This followed concerns raised at the…
The Joint Police Team of CT, K9, CI and Territorial Police, that was deployed at Miracle Centre, intercepted a terrorist who had disguised as a churchgoer, and recovered an IED, at the main entrance of the Church, in Kayanja Triangle Zone, Lubaga Parish in Kampala District.. Police spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga revealed that immediately after…
There was a sigh of relief among the bus owners and travelers plying on Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara high way after Uganda National Roads Authority UNRA Executive Director, Allen Kagina ordered for the reopening of the Katonga Bridge on Masaka Road for buses usage. “Reference is made to deflection monitoring of the old existing bridge carried out on…
The spokesperson of the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, Michael Kananura, while addressing a press conference at Naguru, Kampala, on September 4, 2023, said that 391 drivers were arrested in the Fika Salama extra operation for the period between August 27, to September 2, 2023. “We have so far arrested 391 drivers in the…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Extraordinary National Delegates Conference convened by party chairman Wasswa Birigwa is destined to flop after Secretary General Nathan Nandala Mafabi declined Birigwa’s request for delegates conference funds on grounds that he failed to inform the key party leaders. John Kikonyogo, the party deputy spokesperson, added that Birigwa was expected…
The Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga has criticised Kenya and South Sudan for engaging in trade practices that she perceives as unjust, hence impeding the operations of Ugandan corporate entities. During her address at the two-day East African Business and Investment Summit and Expo 2023 held at…
The State Minister for Minerals, Peter Lokeris, has commissioned the Constitution of the Oil Processing Facility (CPF) at the Tilenga Project in Buliisa District. Speaking at the function, Minister Lokoris revealed that the CPF will collect crude Oil from various Oil Wells in the two districts of Nwoya and Buliisa and then separate it from…
At least 211 commando trainees at Ruhengyere Barracks in Mbarara City have graduated in various skills and tactics acquired during their rigorous ‘Q’ course, successfully making them part of the Commando Brigade of the UPDF. The brigade is a specialised unit that is tasked with carrying out a variety of missions, including counterterrorism, hostage rescue,…
Administrator General,in partnership with the Uganda Law Society (ULS), has said they have set up a new programme that will help Ugandans document valid Wills. Speaking at the launch of the 14th ULS annual probono at Railway Grounds, Charles Kasibayo revealed that the majority of cases in family courts around the country are due to…
