Maj Gen Sam Kavuma, the UPDF Deputy Commander of Land Forces, has closed a Local Defence Unit (LDU) refresher training of the last batch at first division headquarters in Kakiri district. The training that started on the 18 July 2020 saw 6,000 LDU personnel, their commanders and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) undergo a refresher training aimed…
The International Crimes Division of the High Court has set 25th, 27th, 28th and 29th January 2021 for hearing a case against jailed ADF rebel leader and his group. Mukulu and 37 others are facing charges of murder, terrorism, belonging to ADF terrorists group and other serious charges. The accused persons on Friday appeared via…
The head of da’awa Sheikh Nuhu Muzaata Batte has International International Hospital Kampala where he has been receiving treatment. Imam Kasozi one’s of Muzaata’s close friends confirmed the heartbreaking news. The vocal Muslim cleric has been unwell but the situation allegedly got out of hand when one of his wives Kulthum Nabunya moved out of…
The Solicitor General has provided advice on the interdiction of the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi. His advice comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) asked Ntambi’s Ministry, the Ministry of Gender, to throw her out after she has been charged with corruption. The DPP feared that Ntambi’s stay in office…
After 20 months on the ground, Boeing’s 737 Max will soon fly again, ending a tragic episode that cost 346 people their lives and did serious damage to the big U.S. jet builder. The company on Wednesday got clearance for the plane to return to American skies after convincing the Federal Aviation Administration that changes…
Police in Kamwenge on Wednesday blocked independent presidential candidate, John Katumba, from holding a rally in the district. Katumba was addressing a rally in Kamwenge town but was stopped by police led by the Kamwenge District Police Commander, Richard Asiimwe. As he was being chased, Katumba told Kamwenge residents to vote for him, saying he…
Inter-Religious Council of Uganda leaders have met with the police over the poor treatment of political candidates in the ongoing campaigns. In a joint statement, the religious leaders led by Archbishop Steven Kaziimba condemned the impartial way police is carrying out its mandate of overseeing law and order in the ongoing campaigns. The religious leaders…
Former Resident District Commissionar for Lyantonde district Sulaiman Tiguragara Matojo has passed on at Mulago Referal hospital. Celebrated Radio talk show host Matojo succumbed to coronavirus after being admitted at Mulago with severe headache, dry cough and chest pain few days ago. He was rushed to medical facility for emergency treatment after he collapsed from…
City tycoon and prominent businessman H.E. Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has revealed plans to build five more schools in and around Kampala as he continues to expand his interests in the country’s education sector and also cater for the growing population. Uganda’s population is presumed to be growing at around 3.5 percent per year, which is…
President Yoweri Museveni, who is also the NRM Presidential flag bearer, has asked party leaders to explain to the public, the party’s success story. The President, who was addressing party leaders and flag bearers from Pallisa, Butebo and Kibuku districts in Bukedi sub-region at the Busitema University grounds, said that NRM has turned around Uganda’s…
