The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High court in Kampala to allow them to settle out of court a case in which they were sued over battering journalists earlier this year. City lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government on behalf of journalists for battering several journalists on February 22, 2021, who’d gone…
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has held a decoration ceremony for the recently promoted Generals at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Kampala. The Generals were decorated with their new pips under strict observance of the Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures against the COVID 19 pandemic at a function presided…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has organized farewell function for his cabinet ahead of his swearing in on May 12th at Kololo independence grounds. According to Linda Nambusayi Wamboka,senior president’s press secretary,revealed that on Monday, President Museveni held the last 2016-2021 cabinet business and applauded his ministers for serving their country diligently for last five years.…
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in close coordination with the Territorial Units in Kiboga and Old Kampala, conducted a well-coordinated raid on major metal business locations in Kayiwa Zone, that was dealing in suspected stolen electric gadgets and transmission wires from electric utilities and poles. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that this followed…
Ugandan traders dealing in exportation of unprocessed tobacco leaf will now be required to pay a tax of about shs3,000 per kilogramme order to boost the currently undervalued business. This tax comes with the passing of the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on Monday, 03 May 2021. The Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Finance,…
The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) might fail to mark 2020 national examinations in the required time as some examiners have failed to turn up at the marking centres. This year, the examinations board was expecting 2,000 examiners at the designated 40 centres to mark the three sets of examinations including Primary Leaving Examinations, Uganda…
The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has ordered a section of the senior management team at the Uganda Airlines Corporation (UAC) to leave office for at least three months to allow for an internal investigation. According to sources, the top hierarchy including the CEO, Cornwell Muleya have been sent packing after…
police at Kakiri, Wakiso District, working with Flying Squad Unit have recoverd a gun in a bush at Kyanunavillage, Namayumba Town Council on Kampala-Hoima Road. The recovery of the gun follows a case of aggravated robbery that was reported at Kakiri Police on 19/03/2021. It is alleged that at around 10pm information was received from…
Former President of Uganda Journalists Association ‘UJA’ ,Star FM presenter Robert Kagolo has this evening been shot dead at Kasengejje in Wakiso district. Kagolo who lost his brother on Monday, was reportedly returning his late brother’s children from the burrial to their home when he was gunned down right at the brother’s gate. Last week,…
The State House is investigating a case in which Isaac Aijuka, the store manager at National Medical Stores (NMS) warehouse in Ibanda district sold government drugs to Tanzania. According to the State House health monitoring unit assistant director, Dr Brian Arinaitwe, NMS was making the last supply from the district store to the health centres,…
