Former Members of Parliament on committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) are being accused by city landlords of witch-hunt in the ongoing row involving properties of Departed Asians. According to Eagle Online news website, the new MPs are finding it hard in implementing some of the resolutions passed by the former legislators…
Over 1039 ghost names have been found on the nurses’ payroll. The names were unearthed during payment of lunch allowances for nurses. Uganda has a total of 70,167 nurses and midwives registered by the government’s Nurses and Midwifery Council. This website has learnt that at least 147 ghost health workers received the money under the…
Uganda Prisons Services have confirmed that Six more prisoners who escaped from Moroto government prison have been re-arrested by Uganda People’s Defence Forces in the ongoing disarmament exercise in the Karamoja sub-region. In September 2020, at least 224 prisoners escaped when they overpowered the prison officers and varnished with 14 guns. This prompted to an…
Atleast six employees of Igara growers Tea factory LTD in Bushenyi District have been suspended by the board over massive corruption and embezzlement of in specified amount of money. According to aboard notice released on August, 3, 2021, notes the suspects as the Finance Manager, Brand Unit manager, Factory manager, Production manager, General Manager, and…
The Foreign Affairs State Minister Henry Okello Oryem says that Ugandans should be happy that blogger Fred Lumbuye who has been breaking the law has been arrested. Speaking to reporters at the government-owned Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Oryem said although he couldn’t confirm whether Lumbuye had been arrested, it should be known to everybody…
Turkey-based Ugandan anti-government blogger, Fred Lumbuye was reportedly arrested on Tuesday and taken to unknown destination. Fellow bloggers claimed that he was arrested by Ugandan embassy in Turkey following attempts to renew his passport. However, the Ugandan Embassy in Ankara, Turkey has denied involvement in the alleged arrest of popular blogger Fred Kajjubi Lumbuye. According…
Four senior officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) have been arrested by Col Edith Nakalema,the head of State House Anti-Corruption Unit ‘SHACU’ allegations of procuring substandard relief items. Col.Nakalema revealed to the press on Tuesday afternoon that suspects were apprehended after Prime Minister Nabbanja complained to SHACU that implicated officials had supplied…
A total of 9 police officers have been charged in 4 separate disciplinary court hearings at West Nile Region, in Arua, Rwizi Region, at Mbarara and at Police Headquarters, Naguru on different allegations of gross misconduct. At Rwizi Region, the disciplinary Court Panel, charged 3 police officers namely; Sgt Wachemba Harriet, PC Akatuhurira Ezra and…
Uganda police leadership has come out to strongly condemn the use of its image as content in a controversial Commercial Advert of an energy drink popularly known as “Mukamanayamba”. According to Police spokesperson Fred Enanga told Media that the advert deceptively shows emergence team of the “999” Patrol Pick-Up and its crew actively responded to…
Police in Rukungiri district is investigating the death of a 30-year-old bodaboda rider who is believed to have been murdered over unclear circumstances. Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson identified the deceased as Aryatunga Junior a resident of Kyamurari 2 village, Kigaga parish in Nyakagyeme sub-county Rukungiri district. Maate added that Aryatunga on 30th…
