All posts tagged "Latest-News"
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969CrimeKitagwenda district officials interdicted for abuse of office
Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, the Kitagwenda Chief Administrative Officer Richard Ssebandeke, said that when he assumed office, he found so many...
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613CrimeThree remanded in Luwero over mob justice
According to the prosecution led by Luwero State Attorney Roseline Kipwola, the accused persons together with others at large on May 27...
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1.0KNationalKotido scales down official working hours as raiders over run the district
According to Onoria, the District Security Meeting resolved that government employees attached to offices outside Kotido municipality will now report to work...
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922BusinessUNBS to work with trader associations in enforcing standards
Patricia Bagaine, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of standards says some of the trader associations they will collaborate with include Uganda...
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849Current Affairs30 enroll for rift valley fever vaccine trails in Masaka
The study conducted by the Uganda Virus Research Institute and Medical Research Council-UVRI/MRC is happening in Masaka, which was selected to assess...
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828FeaturedWhy are commercial banks adopting online lending?
This was an expansion of MTN’s Mobile Money services to diversify into savings and loan products away from just money transfers, with...
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789Current AffairsOperation shujja commanders discuss progress in Fort Portal
General Kayanja Muhanga of UPDF and General Bombele Camille of FARDC begun the engagement with a 12km run in Fort Portal city.
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909CrimeGulu University dean of students demands reinstatement
Alou accused Mpora of fraudulently withdrawing 3.5 Million Shillings in the name of Goma Oil Ginnery from Centenary Bank in Gulu City...
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709Latest NewsNamugongo: Covert security personnel arrest 30 thugs targeting pilgrims
The operation followed outcries by pilgrims whose bags and luggage had been snatched by men dressed like boda boda riders.
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837Latest NewsRubanda man buried alive in stone quarry.
A 27-year-old man in Rubanda district was buried alive in a quarry where he was mining stones for economic survival after it...
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1.2KCourtNine arrested for extorting money from Namayingo PDM groups
It is alleged that the suspects, whose identities have been withheld, were soliciting money from unsuspecting victims with promises of helping them...
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884AfricaUSAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
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669CrimeArmy denies killing 400 in Karamoja in aerial bombardment
Early last week, local media quoted Emmanuel Chero, chairperson of Karamoja Youth Agenda Vision 2040 alleging that UPDF carried out aerial bombings...
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1.2KCOVID-19Gov’t turns to private health providers to salvage high vaccine stocks.
While the National Medical Stores (NMS) doesn’t reveal the exact number of vaccines in stores now, the country has since March 2021...
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838Current AffairsMbarara city to adopt new policy to increase local revenue
The charging policy will see an increase in fees and licenses for specified businesses and activities.
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995Current AffairsKawempe hospital officials on the spot over extortion.
The officials were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government to respond to queries in the Auditor General’s report for the...
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658CrimeNorth Kyoga police arrest their own over torture of suspect in custody
They were arrested on Wednesday after a video showing them beating and kicking a suspect in handcuffs started making rounds on social...
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753CourtPastor Ssenyonga’s bodyguards jailed over robbery of church member
One of the guards Ali Ojulango has been convicted in absentia and will be handed his sentence upon arrest whereas Godfrey Mwanda...
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858Latest NewsOil and gas land acquisitions near completion.
Total Energies and CNOOC Uganda Ltd – the two companies developing the country’s oil and gas resources – are expected to start...
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1.2KAfricaSouth Sudan gets first 5-Star hotel
Radisson Hotel Group has launched the first internationally branded 5-star hotel in South Sudan.
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728CrimeDPP ready to prosecute Mumbere on terrorism charges
The charges stem from Mumbere’s arrest following a raid by the army on his palace on November 27th, 2016.
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1.3KAfricaUganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU
The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...
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2.1KAfricaHunger kills 200 in Karamoja.
Rebecca Kwagala, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Karamoja region, said the prevalence of GAM among children in Karamoja...
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1.2KCrimeWhy govt threats can’t kill strikes.
Between 2013 and 2021, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) sanctioned four industrial actions; the Uganda Judicial Officers Association sanctioned two between...