Uganda Peoples Defence Forces soldiers have put out of action four rebels from DR Congo armed with machetes that attacked Zeu subcounty, Zombo district on Friday. According to UPDF spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso revealed that rebels were repulsed and one gun was recovered. It’s suspected that they belong to CODECO a rebel formation made up…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Minister for lands, housing and urban development Hon. Beti Namisango Kamya the new Inspector General of Government. The fountain of honour announced appointments on through his official Twitter account: By virtue of the Powers given to the President by Article 223(4) of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic…
Members of Parliament have called on Government to urgently intervene provide relief to areas that have been affected by disasters. Gulu Woman District MP, Hon. Sharon Bamoi said heavy rains have destroyed crops before the harvesting period. “The people of Gulu are crying to Government to intervene and provide them with food crops and emergency…
Police in Lugazi have arrested 71 people who were found drinking beer in bars, a violation of the Ministry of Health guidlines on the prevention of the spread of the Coronavirus. Police carried out the operation after a tip off from the local village leaderships in the communities in Lugazi Municipality that small bars and…
A female hawker in Nakawa market has been found dead in her shop. The deceased is Hadija Nakyanzi, who has been operating shop number SH118 in Nakawa market. Information obtained from other vendors indicates that Nakyanzi alias Hajjat has been a resident of Salaama in Makindye division and has been sleeping in the market in…
For students to learn effectively, schools must put in place policies that make it easy for real transfer of knowledge. This means that school administration must think outside the box to ensure this is possible because today’s learner faces different challenges from those in the past. While some schools are struggling to cope up, others…
The Judiciary has shuffled 42 judicial officers at the rank of Registrars and Magistrates. The changes affect mainly the recently appointed officers on promotion, plus a few others on transfer. While communicating the changes on July 13, the Chief Registrar, Ms. Sarah Langa Siu, said that deployments and transfers were in the interest of improving…
A joint security team of security operatives has apprehended second assassin suspected to have been involved in the attempted murder of Gen Katumba Wamala,transport minister leaving his daughter Brenda Nantogo and driver Haruna Kayondo dead. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga identified the suspect as Kanaabe who is accused of transporting Walusimbi Kamada alias Mudinka to Najjera.…
More than 20,000 vulnerable Ugandans are set to miss out on the Shs 100,000 Covid-19 relief cash token from the government after the system rejected their details. The disbursement of the relief cash on Thursday was officiated and launched by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja an exercise that saw Geoffrey Oloya, a bodaboda rider from Gulu…
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested three people in Kampala for selling a fake Covidex herbal medicine, a concoction that is approved last week for use in the treatment of viral infections including Covid-19. The suspects are Daniel Lule, a clinical medical officer at St Peter’s Clinic Nansana, Samuel Waswa, a barber at Brotherhood…
