Month: November 2021

The Police have arrested the bus driver of the Gateway Bus that caught fire on Tuesday. The bus carrying 37 passengers from Kampala to Kabale caught fire at around midday at Kamengo, Mpigi District causing heavy traffic which lasted for more than 3 hours. Police in Mpigi says that Sam Egulirwa is being held to […]

Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 20- year old girl in Doko- Nsambya cell in Mbale’s Industrial City Division. The Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, Rogers Taitika, says the deceased’s lifeless body was found lying by the roadside along Mbale-Tirinyi highway near Mbale Industrial park with injuries on the neck. He says that the deceased […]

Kira Municipal council has passed a resolution for elevation to city status. The Municipal Mayor, Julius Mutebi Nsubuga moved the motion for the elevation of the municipality to a cultural and religious city. He explained that elevating Kira municipality to city status will enhance the tourism potential associated with the annual pilgrimage to Namugongo Matyrs shrines. […]

An Asian businessman has been found dead in his apartment in Mbarara City. Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, Samson Kasasira identifies the deceased as 50-year-old, Tana Tijas Dhrajilal, a resident of Rugazi cell Mbarara city South Division. According to Kasasira, Tijas’s lifeless body was recovered from his house on Tuesday. Ivan Onen, the Officer in Charge […]

Police in Namisindwa District have arrested four people on allegations of killing their colleague after suspecting him of having an amorous relationship with a wife to one of them. The Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, Rogers Taitika, confirmed the incident, saying the suspects were arrested on Sunday following the brutal killing of the deceased. Taitika identified the […]

Vin Diesel is calling on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to end their highly publicized feud and re-join “Fast & Furious” for the franchise finale. The 54-year-old actor, who plays Dominic Toretto in the movies, extended an olive branch on Sunday by sharing an open letter on Instagram directed at his former co-star. “My little brother Dwayne… the […]

Mbale City is operating without an approved budget-URN has learnt. This came to the fore last week in a meeting between Mbale City Council authorities and Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Economic monitoring in the office of the President. During the meeting, Ogwang raised concern over the dwindling local revenue collections in the city. […]

Unknown armed robbers have shot dead a money changer in Busia district and made off with Shillings 6 million and a motorcycle. The deceased is 38-year-old- Steven Egesa, a resident of Asopotoite B village in Sikuda sub-county. He succumbed to several bullet wounds in the stomach. Egesa met his death on his way home along […]

The influx of Congolese nationals seeking refuge in Uganda following heavy fighting between government forces and a yet to be identified rebel force in Rutshuru, North Kivu province has put business at Bunagana border and some parts of Kisoro town at standstill. Fighting erupted DR Congo between a yet to be named rebel group and […]

The National Unity Platform-NUP, the biggest opposition political party has denied having any plans to hold national wide demonstrations. Speaking to the media today in Kampala, Joel Ssenyonyi, the spokesperson of NUP said if they had any such plans they would have announced them publicly like they have done in the past. The spokesperson of […]