All posts tagged "featured"

17-year-old student who conned shs13m from 170 youths in fake job scam arrested

The Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested one Mugenyi William, a 17-year-old senior three student of Kapeka SSS in Nakaseke District over...

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Man, 20, arrested for raping 80-year-old Amuru woman

Police in Aswa West and Amuru District are holding a 20-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in an incident...

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National

Bible Society seeks shs5bn to complete Rufumbira Bible translation

A 5 billion shilling project is being vigorously pursued by the Bible Society of Uganda (BSU) in order to complete the translation...

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KINTU MOSES: Bobi Wine using tribalism to create disunity among Ugandans

By Kintu Moses Whereas the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda under article 41 well elaborates what promoting tribalism is, the National...

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OP-ED

Ofwono Opondo on NRM’s Rural Transformation Journey: The Forgotten Rural Farmer’s Scheme

The ongoing political rancour over the alleged neglect of the Luwero Triangle, the beacon of NRM revolution compels my recollection of Uganda’s...

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Aya’s Pearl Of Africa Hotel put on auction over shs600bn debt

Kampala, (UG): Businessman Muhammad Hamid, 47, the owner of Pearl Of Africa Hotel is set to lose it after court bailiffs began...

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Court

Woman who lost son during November 2020 riots awarded shs50m

Kampala, (UG): The High Court in Kampala has awarded Hajara Nakitto Shs 50 million for the loss of her 15-year-old son during...

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St. Mary’s School boss arrested over issuing fake UCE, UACE results

Mbale, (UG): Police in Mbale, eastern Uganda are detaining Francis Owino, the Director of St. Mary’s Secondary School in the district after...

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Born-again pastor on the run over cattle theft

Napak, (UG): Simon Peter Mosing, the founder of the Church of Christ in Lorengecora Town Council, is currently on the run for...

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Shs300m million raised as Busoga launches Kyabazinga’s Royal Wedding

Jinja, (UG): The organising committee for the royal wedding of Kyabazinga William Gabula Nadiope IV and the new Inebantu-to-be Ms Jovia Mutesi...

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Man stabs lover to death in Nansana, attempts to set room on fire

WAKISO, (UG): Police in Wakiso District are actively hunting for an unidentified man who is suspected to have stabbed to death his...

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Museveni’s office vows to deal with land grabbers in Bukomansimbi

Bukomansimbi, (UG): The Head of Mobilisation in the Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC), Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye has assured residents...

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Govt not yet able to fund schools’ boarding section, says Janet

Rakai, (UG): The Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet K Museveni has revealed that the government is not ready to...

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Africa

Suicide truck bomber kills dozens, wounds several in Somalia

Mogadishu, (AFP): Emergency workers in central Somalia dug through rubble to recover more bodies Sunday after a truck bombing killed over a...

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Gang leader of panga-wielding goons shot dead in Mbale

Mbale, (UG): Police officers attached to the force’s flying squad in Mbale City have shot and killed the suspected gang leader of...

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Standard Chartered to give new fathers 20 weeks of fully paid leave

Kampala, (UG): Standard Chartered Bank employees, including those in Uganda, will now be entitled to a minimum of 20 weeks of parental...

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Doctor arrested for elevating himself to rank of senior medical officer

Manafwa, (UG): The State House Health Monitoring Unit (SHHMU) has arrested two medical doctors attached to Bubulo Health Centre IV in Manafwa...

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National

Traffic paralyzed as fuel tank explodes along Katuna border

Kabale, (UG): Transport was Saturday morning paralyzed along Kabale-Katuna border road after a fuel tanker exploded in an accident at Nyakasharara village...

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