All posts tagged "Latest-News"

KCCA renames city roads after late BMK, Archbishop Lwanga

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councilors have today passed a motion to rename selected city roads after late businessman Dr....

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Gen. Moses Ali receiving treatment abroad – Adjumani district speaker

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district council speaker Mr. Oloya Jackson has finally put to rest the wild speculation over the whereabouts of...

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Adjumani District Chairman cries foul over acute drug shortage

ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district chairman Mr. Anyama Ben has decried the acute shortage of drugs the health facilities in the district...

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Kolir youths join the rest of Ugandans celebrating Museveni’s birthday

BUKEDEA, UGANDA: Kolir Sub-county Youths in Bukedea district have joined the rest of Ugandans to celebrate the 77th year birthday of His...

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Court summons Aga Khan, top DTB Officials over theft and fraud

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Court in Kampala has issued criminal summons against Prince Karim Al-Husayn Shah, the Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan...

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Govt announces six months deadline for old passports to expire

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control) has announced that Ugandans who...

Entebbe Airport records increased passenger numbers in August

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA says passenger numbers at Entebbe International Airport increased by 34 percent from 61,328 travelers in July...

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COVID-19

Gov’t has no plan to vaccinate children below 15 years, says Health Ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by...

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Homes, crops destroyed as floods hit Bugweri residents

BUGWERI, UGANDA: More than 50 families in Buyanga and Ibulanku sub counties in Bugweri district were affected following heavy rains that destroyed...

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Editorial

Educationists call for teacher retraining as part of school reopening plan

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Education experts have asked the government to retrain lower primary school teachers before the reopening of schools. Lower primary classes...

Elephants kill 40 year old man in Murchison Falls National Park

NWOYA, UGANDA: Elephants have trampled to death a 40-year old man in Nwoya district. The deceased has been identified as Celestino Odongo,...

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Breaking

DPP Drops Charges against Human Rights Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda through the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped all charges of money laundering it had slapped...

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COVID-19

Complacency failing Covid-19 fight in Teso – Medics

SOROTI, UGANDA: Poor adherence to the standard operating procedures put in place by the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of...

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Uproar as HIV infections in Kabale shoot up by 52%

KABALE, UGANDA: There is a growing uproar in Kabale after the health department revealed that the number of people living with the...

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Police query Onebe travel plans after Muyenga septic tank discovery

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The homicide team at the Criminal Investigations Directorate has obtained travel details from the Immigration department that Francis Onebe, arrested...

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Breaking

Kadongokamu Singer Vincent Segawa rumoured dead

BREAKING: Ugandan musician and faded Kadongokamu singer Vincent Segawa is rumoured dead according to reports making rounds. Segawa is reported to have...

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UNTOLD STORY: Why Africell’s exit was imminent amid a staggering economy

EDITORIAL: The third-largest telecom operator in the country, Africell Uganda Ltd this week revealed that it had finalised plans to exit the...

Uganda Airlines announces three direct flights to Dubai weekly starting October

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: National Carrier, Uganda Airlines has announced that it will be offering three Dubai flights per week starting the month of...

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UNTOLD STORY: How Aligoi Residents are in battle to get Government Hoes

BUKEDEA DISTRICT: As you’re already aware of the government program to supply the hoes to villages in order to boost agriculture, many...

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Crime

Unknown gunmen shoot two dead in Yumbe

YUMBE, UGANDA: Unidentified gunmen suspected to be from refugee settlements in Yumbe District raided Lobbi Town Council at the border of Koboko...

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Parliament passes motion to restructure Science ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday passed a motion that will see the Finance Ministry of Finance reallocate funds from the...