All posts tagged "National News"
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2.2KNationalVendors abandon Kitooro market over high dues
The market has 1,075 spaces for stalls and lock-up shops but there are less than 330 vendors occupying the space
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693ExclusiveSoroti by-election: 42 arrested as opposition accuses NRM of ballot stuffing
Also arrested are the Soroti City East Division mayor, Paul Omer, and the former Kasese Municipality MP, Robert Centenary, Kampala deputy lord...
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1.1KHealthKitgum registers over 1,000 teenage pregnancies in six months
When schools reopened, many thought the girls would concentrate on their studies, which would automatically lead to a reduction in teenage pregnancies.
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1.0KHealthNtungamo district partially lifts livestock quarantine
The government imposed total livestock quarantine on the sub counties of Rubaare and Ngoma in February following the outbreak of the Foot...
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817CrimeJournalists arrested over alleged murder of Jinja businessman released on bail
The journalists were arrested after electronic evidence linked them to the individuals who communicated to Malore prior to his shooting.
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816EducationPrivate schools prematurely end term due to soaring food prices
According to the national school and institution calendar, the second term was supposed to start on May 9th, 2022, and run for...
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846NationalLuwero maize farmers counting losses over drought
Most of the maize plants have withered because of the scorching sunshine.
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734NationalMPs want inmates who offer labour paid better
The legislators raised the concerns while meeting officials from the Uganda Prison Service.
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755CrimeMother, Son arrested over murder of her husband
Upon a search with help of the police K9 Unit, a phone belonging to the deceased was recovered with blood stains from...
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872CrimeFemale security guard arrested for robbing UCU students
It is alleged that Agudo was caught red-handed by students at JK hostel where she was deployed as a guard.
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960EducationThree prime suspects reconstruct UCU student murder scene at Makerere
During the scene reconstruction, the three suspects were handcuffed separately and were each being guided by detectives and operatives.
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1.1KNationalOREGON: Injury cost Cheptegei 5000m title defense
Prior to going into the men’s 5000m finals, Uganda placed its hope in Cheptegei who is the world record holder of the...
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565Current AffairsNUP, FDC Mobilizers cross to NRM in Soroti ahead of By-Election
The coordinators announced their defection in the presence of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at Moruapesur Primary school during his campaign for the...
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821CrimeOver 40 detained in Jinja for protesting skyrocketing prices
The suspects are currently detained at different gazetted police stations within the Kiira policing area.
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491NationalMoroto elders concerned over delayed SAGE payments
The SAGE is a social transformation program in which the government hands out cash to old persons aged 80 years and above.
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569Corporate AffairsBanking industry to develop long term export credit facility
At the beginning of July, the industry regulator raised the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a rate that signals the movement of the...
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933BusinessBusiness owners seek judicial review on eviction notice from Makerere
The evidence before court shows that on June 30th 2022, Makerere University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda wrote to the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor...
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1.4KNationalAmuru, Adjumani Cultural Leaders fault Politicians for failing Apaa Peace Progress
In a meeting held at Adjumani Multi-Purpose Training Center last week, July 23, 2022, that was supported by Action Aid and Act...
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1.2KNationalProperty worth millions destroyed in Iganga high school dormitory fire
The school which is found in the northern division has faced two fire outbreaks in a period of less than six weeks....
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1.1KHealthYumbe regional referral hospital grappling with staff shortage
According to the locals who seek services at the facility, the hospital continues referring patients to Arua regional referral hospital
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1.4KNationalMuseveni gifts Bishop Akanjuna with another vehicle after rejecting smaller one
A section of Christians from the diocese expressed ‘disappointment’ with the Koleos, arguing that it was too small and unable to climb...
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1.0KLatest NewsJapan donates $1 million towards food aid for Karamoja
Speaking to journalists at the World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Kampala, Japanese ambassador Fukzawa Hidemoto said they had signed off the...
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1.0KNationalUgandans heading to Middle East paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 certificates
Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to travel to mainly the United Arab...
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732NationalDR Congo Army disregards Museveni’s advice on ceasefire
The rebels claim that they are fighting bad leadership in DRC based on corruption, xenophobia, and discrimination.
