The State has withdrawn its objection to the bail application of MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West).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…
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…
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) has appointed Sub-Regional Coordinators and Bazzukulu to work alongside the CAOs and RDCs in the monitoring of public service delivery at the local government levels to contain growing corruption and other illegalities associated with the administration units at the districts.…
Driving a car without a dustbin will attract a fine of six million Shillings. This is part of the fines that have been issued by the National Environment Management Authority-NEMA to curb non-compliance to environmental laws. According to NEMA, effective April 1st, the authority will implement the Express Penalty Scheme – EPS for individuals and…
The Grade One Magistrates court sitting in Kanungu district has fined Nelson Kagote Twinamatsiko, the manager of Kanungu FM shillings 200,000 after pleading guilty to assaulting Anita Tumuramye, a female radio presenter. The incident occurred on January 26th, 2023 at the radio premises. The radio belongs to Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication…
The senior Presidential Advisor on political affairs/special duties, Mr David Mafabi has advised newly appointed Office of the National Chairman (ONC) regional Coordinators to focus their energies on renewing ideological clarity, identifying, highlighting and defending legitimate interests of the people as the core principles in order to ensure cohesion, heal internal and external bickering. Mafabi…
The President of the republic of Uganda H.E General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been awarded with the “Order of Katonga”, the highest military decoration of the Uganda Honour system. The prestigious award, awarded very rarely for extraordinary heroism was bestowed unto the President during the 42nd Tarehe Sita anniversary held at Kakyeka Stadium in Mbarara District today, 6th February 2023. President Museveni became the third person to get…
A landlord in Kira Municipality has dragged five people to court for ignoring the decision of court in a matter involving his pieces of land in Namugongo. Yusuf Ssemakula, through his lawyers of MBS Advocates pins Jackson Tweheyo, Moses Lukyamuzi, Henry Isoke (the Head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit), Justus Twinamatsiko and the Attorney…
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.
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…
