All posts tagged "National News"
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1.5KNationalUPDF beefs up security ahead of Late Babiito Clan leader’s burial
The Uganda People's Defense Forces have beefed up security at the home of the late Babiito clan Chairperson Dabanja Alfred Dabiiro in...
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2.0KBig StorySHOCKER: How Trade Ministry spent shs400m to transport documents from Kampala to Entebbe, PS Ssali speaks out
Ugandans were on Monday left in a frenzy after parliament was told that the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives used Shs400m...
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899NewsShock as 24-year-old man collapses dead after having supper
Police in Bukedi South and Tororo district are investigating the mysterious death of a Game Ranger at Ngoma Game Reserve who collapsed...
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626NationalLCs at DRC border ask for smartphones to improve info sharing
Local council chairpersons in areas in Kasese district neighboring DR Congo want the government to provide them with smartphones to enhance their...
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6.6KBig StoryFULL LIST: Top 20 highly-paid Government employees in 2023 named, see how much they earn
Here is a list of Uganda’s highly-paid government employees taking home a monthly salary of over shs 17m, an amount which millions...
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1.2KNationalMuseveni pays last respects to Col Engola, hails him for restoring peace in Lango
President Yoweri Museveni has paid his last respects to the Late Minister of State for Labour, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola Mac-Odwogo whom...
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952NationalOil refinery deal hits dead end as AGEC project framework agreement expires
The prospects of Uganda starting oil production in 2025 may not be realised after the much-anticipated oil refinery project deal hit another...
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1.3KCrimeMan strangles girlfriend to death, calls her parents to pick body for burial
The Territorial Police in Mukono District are actively hunting for one Wabembasha Enock, a 25-year-old male adult for strangling his girlfriend to...
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2.6KProfileWho is Kale Kayihura, the Retiring NRA Bush War General
Gen Edward Kalekezi Kayihura, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, former UPDF General, farmer and former policeman.
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1.5KNationalBunyoro University task force starts hunt for Varsity land
Bunyoro University task force management committee and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development have started the programme of evaluation of...
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721CrimeMan, 25, arrested over aggravated defilement, murder of 2-year-old child
The Police in Bukedi South have arrested a 25-year-old male adult in Tororo District on charges of kidnap, aggravated defilement and murder...
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1.1KNationalOmoro MP Andrew Ojok Oulanyah refutes reports that he is blind
Omoro County Member of Parliament Hon Andrew Ojok Oulanyah has refuted reports he labelled as fake that he has gone blind saying...
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1.2KCrimePolice on the spot after suspect dies in police cell
The Police in Rubirizi District are actively investigating how a suspected thief accused of breaking into a shop died inside the police...
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839NationalGovt develops policy to regulate Tea Quality
Government of Uganda has developed a policy to regulate the tea industry and to address challenges affecting the tea sub-sector in the...
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1.4KNationalMinister Lumumba faults MPs for passing tax on diapers
The Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon Justine Kasule Lumumba has blamed members of parliament in...
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2.0KCrimeThree students of Nyapea College arrested for raiding school kitchen at Paidha SS
The Administration of Paidha Secondary School has handed over three students of St. Aloysious College, Nyapea in Zombo to Paidha Police Station...
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1.0KNewsKiira police vows to wipe out criminals with new sniffer dogs
Police in Kiira Region have pledged to wipe out criminality from the region after receiving two sniffer dogs which will facilitate criminal...
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851NewsDecomposing body of unidentified woman discovered in Iganga
Shock gripped residents of Lugobango village, Nawaningi sub-county in Iganga district on Saturday when they recovered a decomposing body of a yet...
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1.3KCrimeKAMULI: Man, 30, shot dead in operation against illegal fishing
The territorial police in Kamuli are investigating the alleged murder by shooting of a 30-year-old fisherman at Budaali, Kyamatende landing site, Kagumba...
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1.2KCrimeMBALE: Councilor Walujo arrested for grabbing 52 acres of govt land
The suspect also reportedly grabbed the government-aided Umar and Yumbe Primary School in Mbale City and further bribed education officials not to follow up on the case.
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1.9KNationalKiryandongo leaders join efforts to save Ranch 11 from land grabbers
KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: In a bid to solve the ensuing contention over Ranch 11, leaders from Kiryandongo district have agreed to jointly bring...
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1.0KNationalMary Akol sworn-in as new Bukedea LC5 chairperson
Speaking shortly after she was sworn in, Akol promised to work with everyone including those she contested with for a better Bukedea.
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1.2KNationalTORORO: Youth leaders demand accountability on missing youth funds
TORORO, UGANDA: A section of youth leaders in Tororo Municipality want an investigation into the delayed dispatching of youth livelihood program funds...
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1.0KNationalBunyoro Kingdom tasks oil companies on plastic pollution
Phillip Katahoire, the Kingdom’s Minister for External Relations says that the disposal, waste management, and recycling system of plastic waste remains inefficient...