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OP-ED: Isn’t It Cheaper To Rent Than Live In Your Own House?
By Denis Jjuuko There are many African proverbs about a man owning a house. And indeed in some African traditions, one to become a man had to leave their father’s home and build himself one. It was a taboo in some cultures for a man to still live in his parents’ house after the age…
NDA, Tooro Kingdom Join Hands To Curb Drug Misuse
Fort-Portal: The National Drug Authority (NDA) and Tooro Kingdom have joined hands to clamp down on illegal traders of medicines in the Rwenzori region. Dr. Merdard Bitekyerezo, the chairperson of NDA says while the authority has previously been using surveillance, arrests, and raids on pharmacies and drug shops to curb illegal drug use, they have…
In Hot Soup! BLB Surveyor Juma Kizito To Face Criminal Prosecution Over Conflict Of Interest In Ham Sports Centre Kigo Land
Buganda Land Board Surveyor Bashir Juma Kizito is set to Face Criminal Prosecution over conflict of interest in his duties where he Doubles as a Public/Civil Servant acting as the Wakiso District Staff Surveyor, Nakaseke District Staff Surveyor and a Private officer at Buganda Land Board serving as the head of Mapping and Survey contrary…
Great: Unique Sounds Ug Mesmerizes Western Uganda With Modern Art Equipment
A new music system has been born in Western Uganda with the State of the art equipment. Unique Sounds Ug based in Ntungamo town is the in thing in Western Uganda with the best music service in the area. They provide public address system and play at wedding ceremonies, birthday parties, introduction ceremonies, live performances…
Education Ministry Confirms New School Calendar For 2023: See Reporting Dates For All Education Levels
Ministry of Education and Sports has released the 2023 School Year Calendar for Basic & Secondary schools, TVET & Health training Institutions at a Press Briefing held on Wednesday Afternoon by the Minister of Education Janet Museveni. According to Ministry of Education, the 2023 academic calendar for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Technical/Farm Schools, and Community Polytechnics,…
Shock As Top Museveni Minister Says Being Abducted By a Drone Is Not a Crime
Ugandan minister of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance Dr Chris Baryomunsi has left Ugandans shocked after telling an investigative journalism organization that there was nothing illegal with security operatives driving suspects in ‘drone’ vehicles. There have been reports of suspects being abducted or kidnapped before being bundled into drones. The mode of arrest has…
UNATU Calls For Extension Of Primary School Cycle To Eight Years
The Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU has recommended an extension of the primary school cycle by one year and cutting the time spent in the lower secondary from four to three years. This is part of UNATU’s memorandum to the Education Policy Review Commission, which is currently collecting ideas that shall inform the overhaul of the…
Just In : President Museveni Names New Supreme Court Judges
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed three new judges to the Supreme Court and one to the court of appeal. The appointed Judges have identified as Justices Christopher Madrama, Elizabeth Musoke and Stephen Musota to the highest court in the land. The fountain of honour has also appointed the NRM director for legal affairs Oscar…
Sex For Marks Scandal: Kabale University Sex Pest Story Leaks; Don Fired As Student Narrates How Horny Lecturer Molested Her In His Office
The Appointments Board of Kabale University in Western Uganda has sacked, Dr. Lukman Nafiu Aboidum, the Head of Department of Economics and Statistics for demanding sex from some female students in exchange for marks. In a letter dated November 9, the university secretary, Johnson Baryantuma Munono informed Aboidum that the university management had found him…
Deputy Chief Justice Buteera Launches Special Court of Appeal Sessions in Mbale
The Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera officially opened the hearing of 47 criminal cases by the Court of Appeal in Mbale. The hearing will last three days, having begun on Monday at Mbale High Court. The sessions will be presided over by Justices Hellen Obura, Catherine Bamugerereire and Christopher Madrama. The list of the 47…