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The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC is to replace Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo as deputy president for the Buganda region. This follows Tuesday announcement that she had been appointed as State Minister for ICT and National Guidance. In a statement posted on the party’s Facebook Timeline, Patrick Amuriat Oboi, the party president said Ssebugwawo accepted the appointment […]
Thirty-two people have appeared before the Makindye based Uganda People’s Defense Forces- General Court on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition. The suspects are Yasin Ssekitoleko alias Machete, Robert Christopher Rugumayo, Ronald Mayiga, Muhydin Kakooza, Patrick Mwase, Simon Kijambo, Abdu Matovu, Richard Nyombi, Olivia Lutaaya, Ronald Kijambo, Sharif Kalanzi, Joseph Muwonge, Mesach Kiwanuka, Abdalla Kintu, […]
Busia district COVID-19 Taskforce has stopped Ugandan learners from crossing to Kenya for studies. A number of parents in Busia enrolled their children in neighbouring schools in Kenya government announced the nationwide lockdown in March last year because of the staggered opening of classes in Uganda. A few parents managed to enrol their children in […]
The appointment of Jessica Rose Alupo Epel as the vice president has generated a lot of excitement in Teso sub-region, where she hails from. Several people in the region took to social media on Tuesday evening to express their gratitude to the president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni shortly after the list of the appointees went public. […]
Eight Uganda People’s Defense Forces soldiers are nursing injuries following a road accident in Bundibugyo District. The eight were injured in an accident, which also claimed the life of a pedestrian identified as Eric Kiiiza on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred when a numberless armoured UPDF vehicle alias Nyoka lost control and overturned at Dumba […]
Police have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants behind the death of a pump attendant at Grassland Fuel Station in Butaleja town council. The 22-year-old Bob Wandage was found dead at the pump station on Monday morning. According to Police, the deceased’s colleagues found his lifeless body lying in front of the pump around 4:00 […]
Although President Yoweri Museveni said that traffic officers will be armed, Police say they don’t have enough pistols for individual Traffic police officers to be armed while carrying out their duties. President Museveni on Sunday said traffic officers will be armed or paired with armed officers in a bid to contain cases of insecurity following an […]
Long-distance bus fares have doubled as people flock the bus stations to travel upcountry. This follows the Sunday night announcement by president Yoweri Museveni, of new Covid 19 containment measures. The president said passenger transport between or through districts would be banned starting June 10 (after all learners in from schools/institutions have returned home) to […]
A family of a person living with albinism in Kibuku District is stranded without shelter, nor food after an unidentified arsonist burnt down their grass-thatched house. Gabriel Kaligo 46 and his wife Jesca Nanzala 41, residents of Nalubembe 1 village, Kibuku sub-county, are in a deplorable situation following the Saturday fire that razed down all […]
Despite having super-majorities in urban councils, the National Unity Platform-NUP party lost a couple of speakership and deputy speaker seats to independent candidates or those of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM in polls held this week. In Lubaga Division, the NUP candidate Rehema Fugge was defeated by the NRM candidate Twaha Mayanja, in a council […]
