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UPDF Soldier Jailed 5 Years For Conning Catholic Priests Shs 40M
Uganda People’s Defence Forces ‘UPDF’ soldier Private Kalulu Stephen has been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the CMI Unit Disciplinary Committee (UDC) the lower military Court on counts of obtaining money by false pretence. Steven Kalulu got money worth 40M from one Rev Fr Kawanguzi Emmanuel and Rev Father Isanga Joseph Baligeya after deceiving…
Distress In Kasese As Floods Leave 6 Dead, Police and UPDF Engage In Rescue Efforts
It’s distress and sorrow in Kasese District following a strange strong floods that hit Mpondwe-Bwera and claimed lives of residents. This Website has learnt that Uganda Police Force(UPF) and Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have already set up jointly to rescue citizens who have been affected by floods. The two agencies are joined in rescue…
Clarification On Re-Opening Of Schools – MoES Breaks Silence
The Ministry of Education and Sports has trashed a circulating social media story alleging that the Chairperson of the COVID 19 Taskforce has released a ”Recommendation on the re-opening of schools due to COVID-19 crisis”. According to Mr. Patrick Muida the MoES Assistant Commissioner, the information communicated is false, misleading and must therefore be dismissed…
In Uganda! Covid-19 Cases Rise To 160 As 10 Truck Drivers, 5 From Community Test Positive
The ministry of health has on May 21, 2020 registered 15 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total confirmed cases to 160 in Uganda. According to the Health Ministry, all new confirmed cases are Ugandans where 10 are truck drivers who arrived via Elegu while 5 are among community samples. The Ministry further clarified that all…
Kampala Parents’ Sch. Opens On-line Classes For All Pupils To Compensate Time Lost In COVID-19 Lockdown
The management of Kampala Parents’ School (KPS) has opened an online classes for all pupils to benefit during this Covid-19 Lockdown and this will be followed by physical classes once permission is granted by government. This website have learnt that online classes will start Tuesday 26 May, 2020 for Primary five, six and seven while…
Just In: M7 Sacks Embattled Jinja RDC Sakwa From Office
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Eric Sakwa to vacate office and directed the office of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to investigate his murder charges . The directive was issued in a letter written by President Museveni to the Minster in Charge of the Presidency Hon. Esther Mbayo, dated May…
Covid-19: Police Clarifies On Guidelines Permitting Private,Public Vehicles To Resume
Uganda police has come up to clarify on the inaccuracies in an internal communication that was leaked to the public especially on social media. “We would like to call the attention of the public to a few inaccuracies in our internal communication to all territorial commanders dated 20.05.2020, giving additional guidelines on the enforcement of…
Relief As Mbale District Swears In New DPAC Members
Mbale District has on Wednesday May 20, 2020 sworn its new District Public Accounts Committee members (DPAC). DPAC is a statutory committee appointed under the provisions of local Government Act cap 243, sections 88 and 89, to provide an oversight role over public funds and follow up accountability reports from the Auditor General on the…
Was Money Swindled Or? Parliament Raise Concern On Delayed Electrification Project
Members of Parliament are concerned about the delayed roll out of the national rural electrification project following approval of a loan from EXIM Bank. Bududa District Woman MP, Hon. Justine Khainza said that the loan amounting to US$212.6 million is meant to have electricity extended to 287 sub-counties across the country. The project was supposed…
Gen.Tumukunde: Court Adjourns Treason Case To June
Kampala city Hall Magistrates Court has rejected pleas by Lt. General Henry Tumukunde to direct the state to expedite investigations into the treason and illegal possession of firearms charges slapped against him. The former Security Minister was appearing before the court this morning for the first time following his release from Luzira Prisons last week.…