All posts tagged "National News"
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940CrimeJINJA: Witchdoctor lynched to death over exhuming corpse
JINJA, UGANDA: An angry mob in Jinja district has lynched a witch doctor while exhuming a grave. Hassan Bakaki, 55, met his...
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709Current AffairsKAKUMIRO: Wetlands enchroachers refuse to vacate despite expiry of six months ultimatum
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Several wetland enchroachers in Kakumiro District have adamantly refused to vacate where they are dealing in agricultural activities despite the...
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983NationalUgandans advised to be security conscious during Christmas celebrations
HOIMA, UGANDA: Hon. Pius Wakabi, the Bugahya county legislator has warned Ugandans to be vigilant and security conscious as they celebrate the...
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992Current AffairsFishermen on Lake Albert accuse FPU of using impounded fishing equipment
ALBERTINE REGION, UGANDA: Fishermen in the Albertine Region have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Fisheries Protection Unit – FPU’s attempt to use...
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1.0KCOVID-19Kikuube District launches Covid-19 Mass vaccination campaign
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Kikuube District has launched a Covid 19 Mass vaccination campaign after receiving enough vaccination doses from the ministry of health....
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1.1KNationalNDA closes 178 drug shops, medical boxes worth Sh57m impounded in Bunyoro region
BUNYORO, UGANDA: The National Drug Authority – NDA has closed over 178 drug shops that were found not matching with the set...
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919Latest NewsIncreased number of HIV patients missing ARVs worries CSOs in Kikuube District
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Civil Society Organizations – CSOs in Kikuube District have expressed their concern over the increased number of HIV patients who...
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1.0KNationalUPDF starts road works in DRC to ease offensive against ADF Militants
BUSUNGA, DRC: The UPDF Engineering Unit has started opening impassable roads in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The...
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741NationalNabbanja rallies residents to vote for NRM in Kayunga LC5 By-Elections
KAMYUNGA, UGANDA: Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has rallied Kayunga residents to vote for the National Resistance Movement candidate Andrew Muwonge for the...
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680EducationBunyoro leaders ask parents to utilize the available tertiary institutions in the region
HOIMA, UGANDA: Alex Mwesigwa the Kyabigambire Sub-county chairperson has expressed his disappointment over the neglect of the available educational institutions the in...
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602NationalFishermen on Lake Albert decry increased FPU penalties for Illegal fishing
HOIMA, UGANDA: Fishermen on Lake Albert in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube and Kagadi have expressed concern over increased intervations by...
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1.3KCrimeBulambuli CAO arrested for alleged abuse of office
BULAMBULI, UGANDA: The Bulambuli Chief Administrative Officer, Leonard Tumusime, is in police custody over corruption and abuse of office-related charges. The Resident...
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2.3KBreakingBishop Paul Ssemogerere appointed new Archbishop of Kampala
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Pope Francis VI has appointed Bishop Dr. Paul Ssemogere as the new Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese. Bishop Ssemogerere, 64, has...
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971COVID-19Hoima District launches Covid 19 mass vaccination
HOIMA, UGANDA: The Hoima District Health sector and other partners have today at Hoima taxi park launched the mass vaccination on Covid...
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679CrimeKAKUMIRO: 38-year-old man arrested for allegedly killing businesswoman
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Police in Kakumiro District has arrested a 38-year-old woman suspected to have had a hand in the killing of a...
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763Crime59-year-old woman hacked to death by son in law in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA: Police in Kiryandongo is hunting a 25-year-old man for allegedly killing her mother-in-law on Wednesday morning. The suspect is Muhamud...
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808Crime27 arrested in Pallisa for assaulting police officers
PALLISA, UGANDA: The police in Pallisa district have arrested 27 people for allegedly assaulting two police officers. The officers have been identified...
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880COVID-19Learners in Bunyoro Region turned into fishermen due to continued lockdown
BUNYORO REGION, UGANDA: Many learners in Bunyoro Region in the Districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kikuube, Kagadi among others turned to fishing due...
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761COVID-19Adjumani DHO Refutes Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Stock-outs
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: The Adjumani district health officer [DHO] Dr.Drametu Dominic has refuted claims that the district is experiencing stock-outs of Covid-19 vaccines....
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771Crime
40-year-old woman hacked to death in Kakumiro District
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: A 40-year-old woman has been hacked to death by yet unidentified assailants in Mwitanzige Sub county, Kakumiro District creating panic...
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782NationalSugar cane farmers in Masindi advised to make co-operatives
MASINDI, UGANDA: Cosmus Byaruhanga the Masindi District chairperson has advised sugar cane farmers to join co-operatives so as to have a collective...
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883COVID-19High Rate of Covid-19 Vaccination turn up in Kagadi worries public
KAGADI, UGANDA: The overwhelming number of people turning up for Covid-19 vaccination in Mpefu Sub county, Kagadi district has created fear among...
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870Big StoryMP Rukaari accused of swindling UGX 10Bn in another land deal
KAMPALA, UGANDA: A family in Isingiro district has petitioned the government after losing over ten billion Shillings to Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, a...
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758NationalMasindi district registers 1,000 cases of defilement in one year
MASINDI, UGANDA: Masindi district has registered a surge in defilement cases with more than 1,000 reported between January and November 2021. Records...
