Police and sister security agencies in Isingiro District are investigating circumstances under which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot and killed his colleague last night following a disagreement over a woman. Pte James Kamarendi Omeri is alleged to have shot and killed Pte Laurence Bwire, 29, at the home of a one Madam…
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has passed out 2593 Local Defence Personnel at Olilim Training School, Palam Sub County, Ngariam County in Katakwi District. President Museveni, in his address, expressed his happiness at the fact that the graduates volunteered to join…
On May 12, 2013, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi appointed lawyer Charles Peter Mayiga as the Katikkiro (prime minister) of Buganda. His appointment was touted as a strategic move geared at galvanising the kingdom’s young population across the country. His tenure during the last nine years has been a bittersweet experience peppered by, among others, the…
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has rallied the people of Ankole sub-region to unite and work together if they are to overcome the economic challenges they face. The former presidential candidate made remarks while addressing the press at NEED’s Headquarters in Kampala on Monday, May 30, 2022. He revealed that segregation…
The deputy speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has called for increased investment in sexual reproductive health to prevent child marriages and teenage pregnancies among girls. According to Tayebwa, focus should be put on prevention of teenage pregnancies among girls, as opposed to handling pregnancies. “More investments should be made in prevention than handling a pregnancy.…
The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court (the Electricity Court) on 10th May 2022, convicted and sentenced two residents of Lira District to Three (3) years imprisonment for vandalizing and tampering with electrical installations. The convicted are Juma Saidi, a scrap dealer and Opio Tomson, both residents in Lira District. According to court records, on 2nd…
Kabaale International Airport in Hoima, Uganda’s second international airport now under construction is due for completion nine months from now, according to the contractors. The immediate objective of the airport, 200 kilometers by air from Entebbe International Airport and 33 kilometers by road from Hoima City, is mainly transportation of the equipment expected to be…
The State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Asamo Grace Hellen has promised to support the idea of using a gender tool dubbed Gender Action Learning System (GALS) methodology as government moves to implement the Parish Development Model. This methodology was developed in Uganda by Oxfam to largely balance gender issues in its humanitarian…
President Yoweri Museveni has met Russia’s Orthodox Church New Africa Exarchate Metropolitan Leonid Gorbachev of Klin who is in Africa on his maiden visit. In a press statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni promised to support the church in preaching the word of God. “I follow Christ, so anyone who says he or she is a Christian, I support…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has warned environmental activists opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that no amount of pressure will deter the government of Uganda from developing the Oil and Gas Sector. Tayebwa sent the warning while officiating over a function at which Kakumiro District marked…
