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Kampala Parents School Registers Massive Performance In 2022 PLE Results
Kampala Parents school has again excelled in the just-released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the year 2022 by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). According to the management of the school, over 410 candidates sat for PLE and out of those, 16 scored aggregates 4. Speaking to our Spy, the school’s principal Daphine Kato, revealed…
Pictorial: Gov’t Chief Whip Meets Makerere University Convocative Executive
The Govt chief whip Hamson Obua has this afternoon received a courtesy call from the Makerere University Convocative Executive led by the chairperson George Turyamureeba. He congratulated & encouraged them to be focused, innovative, and promised to accord them the requisite support.
ICC Moves To Institute Additional Charges Against Joseph Kony
The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will add additional charges against the elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony once a confirmation charge hearing is granted by Pre-trial Chamber II Judges. The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Kony, the founder of the brutal LRA in…
High Court Orders Specialised Treatment for Ssewanyana
Masaka High Court has ordered prison authorities to provide specialised treatment to the Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana to enable him to recover such that he stands trial. The Masaka High Court Resident Judge, Lawrence Tweyanze issued the orders on Tuesday during the hearing of the second bail application by Ssewanyana and his…
Butabika Defends Seclusion In Psychiatric Inpatient Wards
Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital has explained the complaints of alleged maltreatment of patients at the facility raised by several social media users. Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director of the hospital told journalists at a press briefing on Monday that the treatment mechanisms employed by the hospital are guided by the Mental Health Act, which…
Four Suspects Pinned In Maj. Noel Mwesigye Murder Case
Detective Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP), Leonard Mukwaya from Luweero police station has pinned four suspects appearing before the UPDF General Court-martial for their involvement in the murder of Major Noel Mwesigye. The suspects are Manisur Olenga, Rashid Yiga alias Mucholi, Steven Kisuule, and Rogers Mwanje. According to the prosecution, on January 17th 2021, the…
UnAfrican Culture: ‘It Can’t Go On Like This! Tayebwa Orders Head On Probe Into Homosexuality In Schools
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Education Committee of parliament to comprehensively investigate a thread of alleged homosexual practices in Ugandan schools. In his communication to Members on Tuesday afternoon, Tayebwa said the country is concerned about the increasing cases of homosexuality and lesbianism in schools. ‘These schools are now recruitment centres;…
“If They Are Corrupt, Get Us Evidence We Will Arrest Them”-Museveni Directs ONC, Bazzukulu To Wage War Against Corrupt District Service Commissioners
The President of Uganda HE. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the Senior Presidential advisor & Personal Assistant Office of the NRM National Chairman Kyambogo & National Coordinator, Bazzukulu Ms Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo to lead the bazzukulu in a campaign of fighting corruption and exposing corrupt officials in different government offices. A tough-talking Museveni a made…
PS Bigirimana Defeats Daily Monitor For Third Time As Appellate Court Dismisses Newspaper’s Interim Order
Daily Monitor, a local newspaper has yet again lost another application in the Court of Appeal in which its attorneys sought an interim order seeking to stay execution of the decree and all orders of the Appeal no 170 of 2022 pending disposal of the of the substantive application. In the Appeal (number 170) two…
OP-ED: JAJJA TOVA KU MAIN; The Ideology of Museveni’s Bazzukulu
By Kitatta Ibrahim Almalik In January and February 2021, Ugandans peacefully went to the general polls and elected leaders into different positions to take the country forward until 2026 following unprecedented campaigns carried out in strict observance of COVID-19 Guidelines and Regulations. This meant less open public rallies than we were accustomed to and we…