The case of being a common nuisance against FDC’s Ingrid Turinawe fails to resume due to the absence of a trial magistrate. The case was scheduled to resume today and two witnesses were in court ready to testify but the trial magistrate, Stella Amabilisi was reportedly away on official duties. Now, a grade one magistrate Doreen…
Uganda Police Force in Iganga district on Wednesday, February 5, 2019, quelled a sit-down strike staged by over 800 teachers who were protesting over low transport allowances. The teachers from the seven districts of Iganga, Namutumba, Luuka, Mayuge, Bugiri, Bugweri and Namuyingo were undergoing one- week induction training on the newly approved secondary schools’ curriculum…
Parliament has halted the implementation of the revised lower secondary curriculum, which among others scrapped termly examinations. The decision followed an extensive debate on the ministerial statement presented by the state minister for Primary Education, Rosemary Sseninde on the matter during plenary on Tuesday.Last week, the deputy speaker of parliament, Jacob Oulanyah directed the Education minister…
With increasing insecurity and violence due to raids and counter raids in the Karamoja region, the CDF Gen. David Muhoozi, the DIGP Major Gen. Sabiiti Muzeeyi, rushed to the region to ascertain deployment procedures. The concerns were raised by legislators under the Karamoja Parliamentary Association; the Hon. Minister of State for Karamoja, Hon. Moses Kiige,…
An arrest warrant has been issued for former South African President Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear for a scheduled court appearance Tuesday on corruption charges. Zuma is accused of accepting bribes from French arms manufacturer Thales, which signed a $2 billion arms deal with South Africa in 1999, when Zuma served as deputy…
Grateful Citizens Group Uganda has donated scholastic materials to Bombo Army Secondary School in Luwero District as part of the civil military activities to commemorate the 39th Tarehe Sita Annivesary. According to Mrs Natasha Karugire, who led Grateful Citizens Group, the donation is a symbolic activity to show that they stand together with UPDF and…
Members of parliament have attributed the increase in fraud on the mushrooming ponzi and pyramid schemes, and the rise in crypto currency to government for not playing her responsibility to protect gullible Ugandans against such scam. This came in after the State Minister of Finance, Hon David Bahati told Parliament sitting on 04 February 2020…
The Dfcu Bank was on Monday February, 3, 2018 thrown out of Meera Investment Limited Properties – starting with Crane Chambers at Kampala Road something which has made many of it’s clients run to withdraw their money due to fear of what would come next. Trucks carrying dfcu bank belongings including chairs, teller tables among…
So far five (5) have either declared candidacies for the President General of the Democratic Party or have begun de facto campaigns with the establishment of campaign committees. Others have said they are considering running and have been holding campaign-style events in some parts of the country. Hon. Norbert Mao He is 53 years old…
Forum for Democratic Change party is distressed with the escalating tension between Uganda and Rwanda. More worrying is the growing number of Ugandans being killed upon crossing into Rwanda and one IT expert who is reported missing, said party spokesperson, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda on Monday. He said the closure of the border at Katuna has…
