All posts tagged "National News"
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1.3KLatest NewsMuseveni warns against seeking Ebola treatment from Traditional Healers
The President urged the public to seek medical assistance if they believed they had come in contact with an infected person to...
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1.2KNationalOver 20,000 residents hit by water scarcity in Amudat
Despite the establishment of a sh1.9bn water system, the district is hit by a water crises forcing people to depend on the...
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1.7KNationalMuseveni commissions sh12bn Tannery Factory in Luwero District
The factory processes leather from hides and skins and Uganda is among the top four exporters of hides and skins from Africa,...
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1.2KCrimeVideo hall operator burns customer to death over sh10,000
It said that on September 14, Joshua Amaku now deceased went to watch soccer at the suspect’s video hall where he requested...
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1.6KNationalAuthorities impose ban on traditional shrines in Nabitaluk
It is alleged that a decision to beat up anyone who crosses to Kosike sub-county to track stolen animals was crafted from...
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988CrimeNtungamo college principal arrested for sexually harassing female students
Rwizi Regional Police spokesperson, ASP Samson Kasasira confirmed Twesigye’s arrest saying they were supposed to arraign him in the Ntungamo Chief Magistrates...
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1.1KNationalLC1 Chairman on the run after swindling sh180k water user fee
Residents allege that upon collecting the money, the Chairman sneakily brought a local mechanic to remove one of the borehole pump head...
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1.0KBig StoryMUBENDE: Six health workers get Ebola amid lack of PPE gear
The EVD taskforce in Mubende District, the epicentre of the outbreak said the health workers caught the infectious disease from patients.
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1.3KNationalPolice fire truck crashes into trailer on way to extinguish fire, driver injured
The police fire truck registration number UP 4738 crashed with a trailer registration number KBJ 069A/ ZD 1671 along Kyeyune Road in...
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1.1KLatest NewsKOLE: PDM SACCOs decry meager funding
Kole district received only sh310m from the expected sh621m from the Finance Ministry for the implementation of PDM. The district has a...
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1.2KNationalLIRA: LC1 chairpersons threaten to resign after missing out on Gov’t Bicycles
A total of 600 bicycles were sent by the Ministry of Local Government to Lira District recently to aid the local council...
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1.1KCrimeOyam police officer attacked by suspect during arrest, admitted
The victim, Solomon Angim, a police officer attached to Minakulu Police station was allegedly attacked by Lawrence Aloc, a resident of Akaidebe...
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1.5KNationalMUBENDE: 34 Ebola doctors declare strike over lack of protective gear
One of the doctors approached for a comment said that the management led by hospital Director Dr Emmanuel Batibwe is now using...
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1.3KCrimeUPDF soldier arrested after Petrocity manager shot dead in Bukedea armed robbery
According to preliminary police investigations, the attackers first disarmed the security guard on duty at the petrol station and used his gun...
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1.2KCrimeMANAFWA: District councillor murdered in cold blood
According to The Elgon region Police Spokesperson, Mr Rogers Taitika, the deceased who reportedly left his home to attend a funeral was...
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1.2KJust InUganda records 3 new Ebola deaths as cases spike to 11
According to Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, all new cases and deaths happened in Mubende where the first case was reported on Tuesday.
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2.0KCrimeMaracha CAO arrested over sh1.9b Kololo SS funds
Mr. Walakira was arrested Friday morning by Inspectorate of Government (IG) officials after failing to implement the earlier directive issued to him...
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1.1KNational
Panic as four Ebola suspects escape from Mubende health workers
The four are contacts of the 24-year-old man who succumbed to haemorrhagic fever on Tuesday, September 20 at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.
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1.3KCrimeMan kills wife before fleeing home in Mbale
Elgon Region Police spokesman ASP Rogers Taitika said the body of the deceased was discovered by a one resident identified as Nekesa...
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770CrimeInmate charged over attempted rape of 7-year-old girl
According to Prisons Spokesperson Mr. Frank Baine, the convict identified as Wilson Magombe attempted to assault the girl while he was working...
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1.1KNewsMPIGI: 11-year-old pupil hangs self over stress
Police facts gathered indicate that at about 8 am, the victim reported to school, but did not attend classes only to find...
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1.2KBig StoryFULL SPEECH: Chinese envoy says ‘bilateral relations’ with Uganda at their best in history
The year 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic...
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924NationalUganda earns sh262b from coffee exports in August
According to the monthly coffee report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), this was a drastic fall in earnings and...
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1.4KNationalUganda prisons acquires 30,000 hectares of disputed land in Pader
Measuring approximately 12 square miles, the land that is located in Laguti sub county, covers five villages namely Lakalanganya, Lakwor, Kalili, Onyon,...