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Scandal: Judiciary Sacks Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi, Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabasa Over Alleged 4 Billion Fraud

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken disciplinary action against Masaka High Court deputy registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and chief magistrate Ruth Nabaasa, dismissing both officials for professional misconduct. According to a statement from the JSC, Kawuma was found guilty of misusing

February 4, 2025

National News

Ugandan MPs Demand Compensation from Kenya For Torched Uganda House

The Ugandan government is pursuing compensation from Kenya following the destruction of Uganda House in Nairobi during the protests against the Finance Bill in June 2024. The demand for compensation is part of the recommendations presented by the Budget Committee in its

February 4, 2025

Politics

FDC Calls For Immediate Withdrawal Of UPDF From War Ravaged DRC

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has urged President Yoweri Museveni to withdraw the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), citing concerns over escalating tensions and the need to prioritize national security. While addressing journalists at

February 4, 2025

News

Africa Can Feed Itself-Museveni Declares End To Food Imports With Homegrown Solutions

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the importance of food self-sufficiency in Africa, stressing that the continent has the necessary resources to produce and process its own food instead of relying on imports. Speaking on Monday, February 3, 2025, during a meeting

February 4, 2025

Security

It’s A Public Secret That Kagame Is Funding M23 In DRC – Lt. Gen. Kayumba

Former Rwanda Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Kayumba Nyamwasa, has made a bold claim, asserting that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels currently fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “It’s an open secret. I don’t know why people even

February 3, 2025

Big Story

Big Story: Electoral Commission, Ethics Directorate Cited In Financial Mismanagement

The Auditor General has raised concerns over financial mismanagement in the Electoral Commission, the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, and 14 other government agencies, leading to their receipt of qualified audit opinions for the year 2024. This revelation was made by James

February 3, 2025

Crime

Police Pledge Justice For The Family Of Driver Ssemwaka, Shot By An Officer Near Sheraton Hotel

The head of the Community Policing Department, CP Anatoli Muleterwa, has assured the family of the late Ssemwaka Julius that police are committed to delivering justice after he was fatally shot by a police officer on December 23, 2024. Ssemwaka was shot

February 3, 2025

News

Public Outcry As MPs Pass 89 Billion For Karuma, Isimba Dam Defect Supervision

Parliament has approved an additional UGX 89 billion requested by the Ministry of Energy to oversee corrective works at Karuma and Isimba hydropower dams, sparking public criticism over escalating project costs. Of the approved funds, UGX 51 billion has been allocated for

February 3, 2025

News

Shock As Works Ministry Commissioner Tibiwa Found Dead Mysteriously At Home

The Ministry of Works and Transport has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Ms. Rosemary Tibiwa, the Commissioner for Transport Services and Infrastructure. Ms. Tibiwa was found dead at her home on Saturday, February 1, 2025. In an official

February 1, 2025

Politics

Swords Out: NRM Faces Internal Turmoil As Karadi Rejects Nambi’s Endorsement For Kawempe North By-Election

A political storm is brewing within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) as Hajatt Hanifah Karadi, the former Resident District Commissioner (RDC), publicly rejected the party’s choice of Hajjat Faridah Nambi as the flag bearer for the upcoming Kawempe North by-election. The

January 31, 2025