Uganda Radio Network

Study shows money poured into preventing HIV infection in girls not working

Kampala, (UG): All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much,...

305

UMSC secures court order restraining ‘Mufti’ Ssemambo

The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has obtained a court order halting the enforcement of previous directives issued by Justice Faridah Shamilah...

825

Parliament okays borrowing of another Shs 1.2tn for roads

Kampala, (UG): Parliament has okayed a request by the government to borrow Shs 1.22 trillion to upgrade national roads across the country....

700

News

University law don interdicted over academic documents

Gulu, (UG): Gulu University management has interdicted one of its senior lecturers over inconsistencies in his academic documents and personal information. Dr....

660

Museveni criticizes religious fundraising for fueling corruption

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned religious leaders against conducting fundraising events, saying they partly contribute to the promotion of...

806

Crime

ARUA: Man kills wife in suspected ritual sacrifice

Arua, (UG): The Territorial Police in Arua City are on a manhunt for one Isaac Adedri Ogui who is accused of murdering...

713

Crime

Man shot dead for attacking, injuring police officer during arrest

Tororo, (UG): The Police in Tororo District shot and killed 26-year-old Godfrey Odoi for allegedly attacking and injuring a police officer on...

728

Cabinet approves sh985b to revamp UPDF’s Air Cargo

Kampala, (UG): Cabinet has approved US $266million (Approximately 984.2billion Uganda Shillings) to revamp the now dormant Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC) Limited,...

1.6K

MUSEVENI: Auction cows of defiant Balaalo

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has suggested that impounded cattle belonging to defiant migrant cattle keepers commonly referred to as Balaalo be...

836

Govt seeks sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons

Kampala, (UG): Government through the Justice Law and Order Sector is seeking sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons in various parts of...

538

Govt maintains ban on export of raw minerals

Kampala, (UG): The Minister of State for Energy Peter Lokeris has restated that the government’s ban on unrefined minerals, which was imposed...

784

City engineer, two others mysteriously die in Kawempe septic tank

Kampala, (UG): Residents of Komamboga Central Zone in Kawempe, Division, a Kampala city suburb are in shock after a yet-to-be-explained death of...

659

East Africa

East African Court throws out civil society case challenging EACOP project

Arusha, (TZ): The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has handed down a judgment in the case filed by a number of...

800

Minister Kitutu loses bid to block trial in iron sheets case

Kampala, (UG): The Anti-Corruption Court has rejected a plea by Karamoja Affairs Minister, Dr Mary Gorreti Kitutu in which she sought to...

865

News

Mpuuga stranded after DP, FDC call off plenary boycott

Kampala, (UG): Opposition legislators are in disarray following a decision by the Democratic Party – DP, and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)...

1.2K

How training for NCDC special needs tutors flopped over poor accommodation

Kampala, (UG): A National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) training session came to an unexpected halt on Monday after a group of Center...

645

Hajji Kiyimba, son charged for inciting violence at UMSC

Kampala, (UG): The Law Development Centre Court in Kampala has charged businessman Abdul Kiyimba and his son Hamuza Kiyimba with incitement to...

836

UPDF soldiers kill 40 cattle, injure 50 in gunfire exchange with Pokot warriors

Amudat, (UG): Soldiers of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF 51 Infantry, Battalion 407 have been accused of killing 40 cows and injuring...

1.1K

Crime

City businessman shoots son dead in heated altercation

Lira, (UG): A prominent businessman in Lira City, Northern Uganda has been arrested for allegedly shooting his son dead after a heated...

782

URA reports over sh160 billion in losses due to tax incentives

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has disclosed a shortfall of over sh160 billion in corporate income taxes. This shortfall is attributed to the...

2.7K

Court rules that employers can terminate employee contracts without giving reasons

Kampala, (UG): The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can terminate the contracts of their employees without giving any reason for...

1.2K