All posts tagged "National News"
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2.1KNationalMuseveni declines bid for 2026 sole candidature
Museveni who has been in power since 1986 was requested by the area leaders and a section of voters in Omoro district...
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1.2KNationalLate Okabe’s son Omoding wins Serere County by-election
Omoding, an Independent candidate in the hotly contested race garnered 15,638 votes, beating four other contenders to take the seat in the...
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1.6KNationalMinister Babalanda warns RDCs against incompetence, absenteeism
The minister was on Wednesday attending the NRM Liberation Day (NRM Day) for Iganga district as the chief guest at Bunyiro Muslim...
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1.2KNationalGovt denies plans to give Apaa land to South African Investor
The Minister for Security Rtd. Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi has dismissed as false, reports suggesting thay it plans to give the disputed...
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2.6KNationalGov’t gives three months ultimatum for Apaa land settlers to vacate
The contested land is located 8 kilometers deep inside East Madi Wild Life protected area and the encroachers have been told to...
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1.2KCrimeFormer RDC Labeja arrested over wife’s murder
Mr Labeja who is currently being held at Kitgum Central Polcie Station faces accusations of murder of her wife died following a...
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1.0KNationalUN, Gov’t in Talks to Renew Human Rights Office Mandate
Last week, Gov't through Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the UN Human Rights Mandate would not be renewed because the government and...
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1.0KNewsUHRC awards 67M UGX to victims of security brutality
The victims suffered human rights violations committed by Police officers and Uganda People’s Defence Forces soldiers between 2004 and 2009 resulting in...
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1.4KNewsPresident Museveni signs Public Health (Amendment) Act into Law
Under the new law, Schools will be required to ensure that the child is immunized before they are admitted into daycare, pre-primary...
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2.0KBig StoryMinister Kitutu on the spot over relatives arrested with Karamoja iron sheets
Owing to the arrest, the OPM has directed officials from the dept of Karamoja Affairs to submit accountabilities for the iron sheets...
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1.4KBig StoryMPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana finally granted bail after 17 months in jail
The High Court in Masaka has finally granted bail to Members of Parliament; Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West) and Muhammad Sseigirnya (Kawempe North)...
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873NationalUPDF soldiers off to Kenya for joint military drills
The 14-day training exercise will feature a multinational Command Post Exercise, an AU staff officers course, a defensive Cyber Course, and MEDICAP,...
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1.4KCrimeBobi Wine bodyguard detained for beating NRM’s Majambere at Nadduli burial
The police statement comes barely a day after hours after Bobi Wine on Tuesday said his bodyguard, Geoffrey Onzima had been abducted...
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925NationalAdjumani decries Resurgent Hepatitis B Infections amid Low Covid-19 Vaccination
The low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines and the resurgence of the Hepatitis B virus which is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis...
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1.2KNationalNAKASEKE: 21 Headteachers in trouble for forging academic papers
The headteachers are accused of forging Grade 111 certificates, degrees from universities, and certificates of registration from the Ministry of Education and...
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1.1KNationalKapchorwa residents vandalise Muhoozi signpost in protest
The direction signage was allegedly removed in protest after it was allegedly erected without following proper procedures or consulting the Sebei community.
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1.9KBreaking23 injured as Link bus overturns in Mubende
The accident occurred at around 2.00 am in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at a place called Gwanika en route to...
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1.8KCrimeBusinessman collapses, dies in lodge during sex
The victim collapsed and died in the room. The girlfriend went and alerted the hotel management who immediately alerted the police at...
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1.2KNewsBUGWERI: MP Magoola lobbies houses for underprivileged widows
Magoola who is serving her first term in parliament says she lobbied four houses from her friends in the United States of...
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782NationalMinister Rusoke declares controversial Kasese minority bill null and void
The proposed law is on an engagement between Human Rights Awareness Promotion Forum-HRAPF and Kasese municipal council early last year.
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817NewsKasese Municipality Never Recognized Homosexuals as Minorities-Mayor
Early last year, the council was engaged by a Human Rights Awareness Promotion Forum-HRAPF, an NGO promoting human rights for key populations...
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1.3KNewsADJUMANI: Authorities suspend salaries of health workers over absenteeism
Dozens of health workers in Adjumani district have been struck off payrolls after it was discovered that they are Away from duty Without...
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1.5KBig StoryMP Ssewanyana admitted at Mulago hospital in critical condition
The embattled Ssewanyana is battling lung-related complications and can neither walk or stand on his own
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1.0KNationalZoka Forest encroachers given seven days ultimatum to vacate
The illegal activities in Zoka Forest that include: logging, lumbering, charcoal burning and poaching among others have attracted people from Rwanda and...