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Released: City Lawyer Mabirizi Freed From Luzira Prison
City lawyer Male Mabirizi has been released by Luzira Prisons Authority after serving his 18 months jail sentence. Mabirizi who has just walked out into freedom today, 25th February, 2023 was on February 15, 2022 sentenced by Justice Ssekaana for 18 months after finding him guilty of contempt of court. After the sentencing however, Mabirizi…
Capt Mike Mukula Hits Back At Dr Tanga Odoi After Serere NRM By-election
The vice chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Eastern region Captain Mike Mukula has cautioned the chairperson of the party’s electoral commission Dr. Tanga Odoi to sober up while commenting about issues he lacks enough knowledge about. Mukula’s comment follow Dr. Tanga odoi’s statement he made after Emmanuel Omoding an independent candidate was declared…
ONC Boss Namyalo, Min. Nankabirwa Launch UGX 1.9Bn For PDM, Warn Gov’t Officials Against Corruption
The SPA/PA-ONC, Hajat Hadijah Namyalo Huzeiye, Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa together with Hon Sozi Galabuzi and the Parish Development Model (PDM) Secretariat have launched a 1.95 Billion PDM funds in Kiboga District. While officiating at a function to launch the PDM in the districts of Greater Kiboga on Thursday, February 16, 2023, Namyalo urged local…
Power Distributor ‘WENRECo’ Unveils High-Tech Contact Center For Better Customer Support
West Nile Rural Electrification Company Ltd (WENRECo), the licensed power distributor for the West Nile Region has established a 24/7, Toll-free call centre to bolster its customer experience. The State of art facility located at Ewuata Distribution Plant is the first of its kind in the Region and was launched on 3rd February 2023. Engineer…
‘Why Do You Fail To Unite These Africans Whom God United Long Ago’ – Gen. Museveni Asks Pan-African MPs
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) to work towards uniting the African people. Museveni made the remarks during a meeting he had with visiting PAP Chief Fortune Charumbira who paid a courtesy call on him at State House last evening. Senator Charumbira was accompanied by the speaker of parliament…
Game Over: Court Instructs 3 Banks With Daily Monitor Accounts To Pay PS Bigirimana shs.450M
The High Court has ordered three banks Stanbic Bank, Citi Bank and Standard Chartered Bank to remove shs 450 million and pay it to Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the Judiciary Pius Bigirimana. The garnishee order absolute was delivered by deputy High Court registrar Jamson Karemani on Monday afternoon. The shs 450 million arises from the…
President Museveni Intervenes To Resolve Convention Centre Raw
Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and the government of Uganda agreed to build a modern Convention Centre at Commonwealth Speke Resort Munonyo. The centre will host 3,000 delegates and its first conference will be the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) scheduled for this year. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sudhir and government was done in…
Just In: MPs Ssegirinya,Ssewanyana Finally Granted Bail
The State has withdrawn its objection to the bail application of MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West). This resulted into Masaka high court granting bail to two legislators. The bail application hearing for the two MPs was led by Justice Lawrence Tweyanze. On behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),…
State Withdraws Objection To Bail Application Of MPs Ssegirinya & Ssewanyana
The State has withdrawn its objection to the bail application of MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West). The bail application hearing for the two MPs is ongoing at Masaka High Court and Justice Lawrence Tweyanze is in charge of the hearing. On behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Senior…
“Examiners Could Not Tell What Learners Meant”- UNEB Raises Concern Over Use Of Slang During Examinations
The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has raised concern about the increasing use of slang during examinations. According to UNEB, students are increasingly using jargon and can hardly express themselves without applying slang. Dan Odongo, the Executive Director of UNEB, notes the use of slang is one of the factors affecting the performance of learners not…