National
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557Court of Appeal denies bail to MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana
The ruling was made on Wednesday by a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprised of Cheborion Barishaki, Christopher Izama Madrama,...
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990Mid-term access slows down NSSF projects
The Fund’s cash availability has reportedly been affected by the implementation of the mid-term access to benefits, that started earlier this year.
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826Ministers order audit of Arua city Parish Development Model funds
They accuse the city officials among others of irregularly forming PDM groups and disbursing money to unregistered SACCOs which is contrary to...
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682Attorney General defends gov’t decision on coffee deal
Henry Byansi and Micheal Aboneka petitioned the High Court in April 2022 challenging the agreement signed by Ramathan Ggoobi
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797Bishop bans alcohol at church functions
The Bishop has also banned the serving of meals or water to mourners before liturgy and burials saying it contradicts the principle...
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887Museveni calls for implementation of barter trade with Cuba
Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez.
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572Government to protect Sacco savers’ deposits
The SACCO Savings Protection Fund is aimed at mainly compensating the savers once a SACCO goes bankrupt or fails to pay its...
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768Makerere suspends 4 NUP chapter members over demonstration
In his June 27th suspension letter, Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe accuses the students of engaging in acts of demonstration when...
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1.1KBALUNYWA: Increasing govt regulations hindering growth of small businesses
While speaking to SME owners at Onomo Hotel during a forum commemorating World Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises (MSMEs) day, which is...
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536Katikkiro Mayiga cautions gov’t on teachers’ strike
While addressing the Buganda Lukiiko on Monday, Mayiga said that Arts teachers are equally important to the nation as those of Sciences
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481NUP faults EC for suspending women council elections
According to NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi, the suspension of the women council and committee elections may be a well-orchestrated plan by the...
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404Buganda Kingdom approves UGX 157.8Bn budget
The budget was approved following its presentation by the Kingdom Minister of Finance, Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa.
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1.3KUnknown thugs storm radio studio, beat up presenters
Although police say they're yet to establish the motive of the attackers, some locals claim it was orchestrated by supporters of a...
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424Assailants kill elderly man in Kagadi
Joroles Kadoma died instantly after being hit on the head with a blunt object at around 11:30 pm.
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786Rowdy Students Burn Administration Block in Lyantonde School Strike
Emmanuel Kavuma, the deputy headteacher says that several properties including important documents were destroyed by the fire he suspects was set by...
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591Kabuleta calls for action against eviction of fishermen from Lake Wamala
Kabuleta says Ugandans must unite and fight along with the fishermen to ensure that they stay on the lake since it’s their...
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536UPDF recruitment in Jinja marred by forgery cases
The center attracted 4,000 youthful applicants from the districts of Jinja, Buvuma, Kayunga and Jinja city, who underwent both physical and medical...
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1.1KRwanda’s closure of border with Uganda was illegal- East African Court
A panel of three judges of the East African Court of Justice comprising Monica Mugenyi from Uganda, Audace Ngiye from Burundi, and...
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1.3KShame as 56-year-old man defiles 4 year old girl, infects her with HIV
The minor, a pupil in 'baby class' at Katuum Asubira primary school is alleged to have been defiled by the suspect identified...
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71912 suspects arrested over threats to burn schools in different districts
Police swung into action after receiving a complaint from Joseph Nkoyoyo, the head teacher of Oxford Nursery and Primary School in Nabweru...
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615Kakumiro inmate dies while escaping from police custody
The incident happened on Saturday afternoon, according to information obtained by URN.
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542Karamojong clerics join campaign against sale of crude alcohol
On May 16th, 2022, police teamed up with other security agencies to enhance operations against the sale and consumption of crude alcohol
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788Tourism Ministry identifies 11 acres of land for Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre
The centre is in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India’s non-violent independence movement against British rule.
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882Stanbic Bank, Prudential unveil joint medical insurance cover
The prospective customers can choose between three MediProtect packages based on affordability with the least priced policy being Silver—accessible at Shs 600,000...
