All posts tagged "National News"
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1.6KAnalysisShoprite exit: Can foreign retailers survive in Uganda?
EXCLUSIVE: The confirmation on Monday by the South African based retailer Shoprite, that it was quitting Uganda and Madagascar, raises more questions...
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644COVID-19Uganda could record 4,000 Covid-19 cases per day in third wave, Scientists warn
Ugandan scientists have warned that the country is set to experience a more lethal third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic if the...
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2.0KNationalTwo people dead on spot as MP Mwijukye survives nasty accident
MPIGI, UGANDA: Two people were confirmed dead on spot on Sunday evening following a nasty accident that involved Buhweju County Member of...
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1.2KBig StoryGen. Paul Lokech: Police release burial program, cause of death identified
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Security and the family of the late deputy IGP Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech have released a tentative funeral program with...
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605CourtCourt throws out application seeking EC to provide biometric machines
FORT PORTAL CITY, UGANDA: Fort Portal High Court has thrown out an application asking the Electoral Commission-EC to produce and present to...
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1.5KNationalJANET MUSEVENI: Cabinet to decide schools re-opening date
KAMPALA, UGANDA: First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has urged students over 18 years and teachers to get...
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1.7KCOVID-19Uganda to spend shs 350bn on 18 million doses of Sinopharm Covid vaccine
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health is set to spend at least shs 351 Billion to purchase 18 million doses of China’s...
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1.3KExclusive2020 UACE Results: Ejalu Daniel emerges best among PWD with 20pts
2020 UACE RESULTS: Ejalu Daniel, a blind student at Iganga Secondary Secondary emerged as the best candidate in the 2020 UACE Examinations...
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983Big StoryUganda Airlines Airbuses cleared for commercial operation
ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Uganda Airlines’ wide-body Airbus A330-800 NEO aircraft has finally been added to the Air Operator’s Certificate after completing a certification...
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1.5KJust InLIST: CCEDU, Chapter Four among list of 54 NGOs suspended
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Government of Uganda through the NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) including Citizens Coalition for...
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1.0KCrimePolice arrest suspected killer of Mityana Catholic priest
MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Katonga Region have in custody the prime suspect in the murder of Rev Fr Josephat Kasambula who...
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1.1KLatest NewsDeputy Speaker adjourns house as ministers shun plenary sitting
PARLIAMENT, UGANDA: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Anita Among on Thursday adjourned the plenary sitting of the House prematurely due...
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705NationalMuseveni calls for review of procurement laws, reveals plans to revert UNRA to works ministry
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed government plans to disband Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and revert it to the Ministry...
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1.2KNationalNo decision yet on Afghan refugees – Min Jeje Odongo
PARLIAMENT, KAMPALA: The Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that no decision has yet been made to host Afghan...
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742Crime
Police launch manhunt for prime suspect in the murder of Catholic priest
GOMBA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Gomba district is hunting for Vincent Katumba, who is believed to be the prime suspect in the...
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1.2KBig StoryEXCLUSIVE: Inside govt plan to create two million jobs for Ugandans in 5 years
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has promised to create two million jobs in five years from 25 industrial parks to be established in...
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1.1KCourtLIST: Museveni Appoints New Judges to Court of Appeal, High Court
KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Museveni has appointed seven new judges, with five at the High Court judges and two sent to the Court...
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1.2KBig StoryForeign Affairs Ministers Jeje Odong, Okello Oryem clash over Lumbuye
PARLIAMENT, KAMPALA: The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Jeje Odong and his deputy, Hon. Henry Okello Oryem have classed over the whereabouts...
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795COVID-19Gulu city yet to spend Covid-19 supplementary budget
GULU CITY, UGANDA: Gulu city is yet to utilize the 201.2 million shillings Covid-19 supplementary budget. The budget was approved on July...
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944Latest NewsSAD: University student drowns in Lake Bunyonyi
KABALE MUNICIPALITY: A first-year student at Bishop Barham University College (BBUC) has passed on after drowning in Lake Bunyonyi where he had...
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2.0KBreakingGrief as Catholic priest is murdered over land conflict
GOMBA DISTRICT: Residents of Lukunyu Village in Gomba District were on Wednesday engulfed in shock and grief after a Ugandan catholic priest...
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1.7KJust InUNEB to Release 2020 UACE Results on Friday
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has set Friday, August 20, as the date to release the results from the...
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1.0KJust InTeso leaders seek gov’t intervention on looming hunger
NGORA DISTRICT, UGANDA: District chairpersons across the Teso sub-region have raised concern over the state of food insecurity in the region. The...
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1.2KBig StoryPanic as Health Ministry confirms outbreak of Polio in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has confirmed a polio outbreak in the country. The polio viruses were established on July 21...