All posts tagged "National News"
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876Big StoryIGG arrests Butebo CAO, Rubirizi human resource officer over embezzlement
BUTEBO, UGANDA: The Butebo district Chief Administrative Officer James Luyimba, and the Rubirizi principal human resource officer Doreen Tusiime, have been arrested...
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1.2KNationalGovt finally agree to open up boundaries of Bugoma Forest Reserve
KIKUUBE, UGANDA: Government has finally agreed to open up boundaries of Bugoma Forest starting this week justifying the conflicts between the local...
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813NationalHeavy rains leave trails of destruction in Kakumiro
KAKUMIRO, UGANDA: Residents of Mwitanzige Sub county in Kakumiro district are calling for the government intervention following the heavy rains that devastated...
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899NationalCivil Societies decry increased corruption in Bunyoro Region
HOIMA, UGANDA: Civil society organizations in Bunyoro have expressed concern over increased corruption tendencies in the region among government institutions. This was...
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940CrimeSuspected cattle thief lynched to death by angry residents
MASINDI, UGANDA: Police in Masindi district is investigating circumstances under which a suspected cattle thief was lynched to death by an angry...
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1.3KNationalKAGADI: Livestock transporters urged to acquire travel permits to curb theft of cattle
KAGADI, UGANDA: Police in Kagadi has directed Livestock transporters to acquire travel permits in a move to curb livestock theft that has...
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1.3KNationalMedical workers in Hoima join National Medical workers’ protest
HOIMA, UGANDA: Hoima District medical professionals have joined the rest of the Medical workers national wide to protest the government’s failure to...
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1.4KLatest NewsSHOCK: Kigorobya Health Centre II Mortuary turned into medical store
Members of the parliamentary Health Committee are carrying out an inspection of Health Centres within the western Region assessing the conditions of...
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1.6KBig StoryEnergy minister tasked to explain alarming increase in fuel prices
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has asked the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development to present a statement...
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944EducationUniversity Students protest ban on carrying bags at campus
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Several students all over the country are protesting a move that stops them from carrying bags into universities. Following the...
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1.4KBig StoryParliament approves UGX 3.8 trillion supplementary budget
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Parliament has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related...
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1.5KCrimeSenior police officer strangled to death in Bukwo district
BUKWO, UGANDA: A senior police officer has been strangled to death by a yet-to-be-identified person. The incident occurred in Kamagunga village, Kapterewa...
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1.1KCrimePolice in Budaka probe death of 18-year-old
BUDAKA, UGANDA: Police in Budaka district has opened inquiries into the death of Nakirya Sylvia, an 18-year-old female adult and a resident...
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1.3KNationalAgago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
AGAGO, UGANDA: At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from...
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1.6KBig StorySuspected M23 rebel arrested with two guns in Kisoro
Security officials in Kisoro District in western Uganda have recovered two SMG rifles from a suspected M23 rebel who claimed to be...
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1.1KCrimePastor strangles woman to death while conducting deliverance prayers
KOLE, UGANDA: Police in Kole district have detained a pastor and his two ushers for allegedly strangling a woman to death while...
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1.3KNationalNUP Endorses Harriet Nakwedde for Kayunga LC5 by-election
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has endorsed Ms. Harriet Nakwedde as its flag bearer for the much-anticipated LCV by-elections...
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1.0KCourtKasese NUP members denied bail, remanded further
KASESE, UGANDA: The High Court in Kasese district has rejected the bail application of five National Unity Platform-NUP supporters facing treason charges...
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1.2KBig StoryUPDF soldiers convicted in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of victims
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF...
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1.2KAnalysisHow laxity made Kampala Central police station an easy target for bombers
Besides, police officers inside the checkroom and those on patrols, many security officers including military, civilians, journalists, and informants take rest under...
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913Latest NewsKayunga by-elections: Ffeffeka’s son trashes NUP vetting process, set to go independent
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: Jamir Kamoga, the son of the late Muhammad Ffeffeka Sserubogo, the former Kayunga district LC V chairperson has decided to...
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1.2KBig StoryNRM leaders in Kayunga want Nantaba disciplined for supporting independent candidate
KAYUNGA, UGANDA: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Kayunga District have asked the party’s national leadership to summon the district...
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1.2KCrimeUPDF soldier, civilian arrested for murder, aggravated robbery
IBANDA, UGANDA: Police in Ibanda are holding a Uganda Peoples Defence Force-UPDF soldier and civilian accused of kidnapping and killing a boda...
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1.1KBig StoryMuseveni directs NRM CEC on Mobilisation
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has asked members of the top organ of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to adopt an...