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Police Still Hunting For Missing Eritrean Players
The police are examining documents left behind by missing female Eritrean players to ascertain whether they had links with the established Eritrean communities in Uganda. Last week, five Eritrean players went missing from their camp at Sunset hotel international in Jinja. They were part of the Eritrea squad playing the Cecafa Women’s Under-20 Championship, which…
Deputy Speaker Among Receives Mental Health Team At Parliament, Commends Them For Tirelessly Serving Ugandans
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Anita Among has on Wednesday November 10, 2021 met with the parliamentary forum on mental health, the mental health working group, and officials from the ministry of health to discuss how the mental health challenges can be addressed. The delegation to Parliament was headed by Dr. Kenneth Kalani…
Marvelous: Ugandans Can Now Invest In Global Companies With As Little As $1
As Africans, land and real estate are often our most popular investment options. And that’s okay. Followed closely by more formal options such as good old stocks, treasury bonds, T-bills, and fixed deposits. Now here’s the thing. These investment options are often big-ticket investments and require a significant cash outlay from investors. This means first-time…
Bomb Explosion Kills One,Four Injured in Nakaseke
A bomb explosion has killed one person on the spot and injured four others critically in Kapeeka trading center, Nakaseke district. The incident occurred at around 9:00am in Kapeeka central ward, Kapeeka town council. Moses Ssenfuma, the LC3 chairperson of Kapeeka sub-county says that the blast is believed to have occurred after the victims picked…
Relief: Speaker Oulanyah Contributes Shs120m To Rescue Church House
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has fulfilled his pledge of Shs100 million to the Church of Uganda. This is part of his contribution to the Church House campaign dubbed Love Gift which is aimed at clearing a Shs60 billion debt owed to Equity Bank. The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, Rt Rev. Stephen Kaziimba…
Parliament To Consider Bill Recognising Indigenous Communities
Parliament has granted leave to Kibanda South MP, Jacob Karubanga to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, seeking to recognise five indigenous communities. The Bill when introduced seeks to amend the Third Schedule to the Constitution to recognise the Bakingwe, Sabot, Bahaya, Maragoli and Mososhek. While moving the motion on Thursday,…
Man In Trouble For Allegedly Forging Omukama Iguru’s Signature To Grab 2,000 Acres Of Land
Gideon Tumwebaze, the chairman of Tulipona Veterans Association is in trouble for allegedly forging a letter and signature of Dr Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to allegedly grab 2,000 acres of land in Kikuube district. The land that is located in Nyairongo village, Kabwoya sub county within Bugoma Central Forest Reserve…
On Spot! Squatters Accuse Police Of Brutality
Squatters neighboring Masese landing site community police station on Thursday accused a section of police personnel of repeatedly harassing them. The 10 squatter families residing adjacent to the police station say that police officers ranging from the ranks of inspectors of police to assistant superintendents of police, have often threatened them with eviction, yet they…
Butambala Bans Transportation Of Livestock At Night
Butambala district has banned the transportation of meat and animals at night in a bid to curb the rampant theft of livestock. Fred Paks Kalema, the Butambala Resident District Commissioner says that they have received numerous complaints from farmers regarding the theft of livestock and poultry. He says that the animals stolen include heads of…
Victoria University, Premier Recruitment Partners With Motorsport For Jinja City ‘Sexy Speed’ Rally
Motorsport Africa Club (MOSAC) has today launched the 7th Edition of the Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU) National Rally Championship 2020/2021 dubbed “Sexy Speed Rally” at Victoria University in Kampala. The launch was also used to unveil partners Victoria University and Premier Recruitment Ltd and the Sexy Speed Rally logo. The organizers said…