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Court Remands Self Proclaimed Jesus To Prison
A self-proclaimed “Jesus” in Luwero district has been remanded to Buntuntumula prison for refusing to be counted during the ongoing National Population and Housing Census 2024. Identified as Navas Vella, the self-proclaimed Jesus who was arrested on Monday, May 13th, appeared before a magistrate court in Wobulenzi town council in Luwero district on Wednesday, May…
MPs Order For Closure Of City abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions
Lawmakers have called the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions which they say poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat. The slaughter house in Kiryateete East, Hoima City was condemned in 2006 but legislators on the Health Committee were perturbed to learn that the city authorities have…
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 Zone, was conducting a routine financial transaction at Bashir Greening Miller’s company on…
Chief Magistrate’ Warning Pulls Out Businessman Emmanuel Asiimwe From Hideout
Following the tough warning by the Chief Magistrate – Buganda Road on May 3, 2024 to cancel bail of city businessman and company director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe for dodging court, the latter appeared in good shape. Asiimwe, who is accused of forging and uttering false documents had previously skipped a number of…
Amb. Quillino Bamwine Leads Eswatini Delegation in Exploring Uganda’s Local Governance and Cultural Heritage
Uganda’s Ministry of Local Government continues to shine as a model of governance excellence, attracting attention and praise from international counterparts. Recently, a delegation from the Tinkhundla Administration and Development Ministry in Eswatini visited Uganda to learn from their local government systems. Led by Minister Sikhumbuzo Dlamini, the delegation had a clear goal: to understand…
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 Parliament, at the center of the storm. According to a statement issued by…
Just In: Museveni Names Maj Gen Otto New Commander Of Operation Shujja As Gen Olum Heads To Juba
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reshuffled key military positions, affecting both the Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa in eastern DR Congo. Major-General Dick Olum has been replaced by Major-General Richard Otto as the Commander of the Mountain Division. Meanwhile, Olum will now lead the South Sudan Stabilization Mechanism. The announcement was made by Col Deo…
UPDF Takes Over Construction Of 39Bn Multi-Purpose Gulu University Building In Moroto
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the commercial arm of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has been awarded the contract to construct a multi-million multi-purpose building at Gulu University Constituent College in Moroto District. The project, valued at UGX 39.9 billion, is a fulfilment of the presidential pledge by H.E Yoweri Museveni to provide higher and…
MP Mwijukye Survives Lynching By Church Land Grabbers
Buhweju County Member of Parliament, Honorable Francis Mwijukye of the Forum for Democratic Change Party, was on Sunday afternoon pelted with stones and left injured by his constituents while attempting to address land conflicts in the area. According to a statement issued by Deo Atuhaire Omuhatizi, the Chairperson of Buhweju District, Hon. Mwijukye was attacked…
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 legality and morality of these awards, and instructed the IGG, CID, and DPP…