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The increasing cattle thefts in Katakwi by suspected Karimojong warriors have attracted the deployment of more Uganda People’s Defense Force- UPDF soldiers. For more than two weeks now, residents of Palam, Magoro, Ngariam, Okore and Guyaguya sub-counties among others have been losing cattle almost on a daily basis to suspected Karimojong rustlers. The rustlers raid […]
A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with terrorism-related offences, following his arrest that drew international concern and criticism of the country’s new president.Chadema chairman Freeman Mbowe was detained last week along with 15 other members of the party in a late-night crackdown government critics said bore the hallmarks […]
Police in Kagadi are holding 240 people following the weekend raid on a birthday party. Police rounded up the suspects on Saturday night in a raid on Divine guesthouse in Kagadi town. The suspect were attending a birthday party organized by Joachim Ategeka in contravention of the ban on social gathering as part of the […]
The newly elected Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG Chairperson Anthony Akol has called for Unity, amongst group members in order to strengthen their agenda for the people of Acholi sub-region. Akol, the Kilak North Member of Parliament was elected to lead APG for a two-and-a-half-year tenure on Thursday from Parliament. He collected 11 votes to defeat Omoro […]
The State House Health Monitoring Unit has opened investigations into laboratories that issue fake COVID-19 results. This comes after several travellers at Entebbe International Airport were blocked after it was discovered that they had fake COVID-19 results. According to the health monitoring unit, most of the affected persons were migrant workers who were issued with […]
The Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje has criticized the distribution of the covid-19 relief cash by the government. This was carried in his address during Eid Aduha prayers at Gaddafi National Mosque in Kampala. Moslems today across the world celebrate Eid Aduha also referred to as the Festival of Sacrifice which […]
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has rejected part of the non-food relief items that were sent to flood victims in Kasese District. Nabbanja said that the items that included 1,000 mosquito nets and 1,000 blankets were substandard and not fit for human use. The nets were found to be very small in size while the blankets were […]
A section of Members of Parliament sitting on the Government Assurance Committee, mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have criticized their Chairperson for not being tolerant following firm stance not to meet the President Museveni if need arises. This was during the committee planning meeting chaired by the Chairperson Betty Nambooze on […]
Police in Gulu are holding two security guards attached to Corporate Security Group over alleged theft of a gun. The duo identified as Emmanuel Ojera and Innocent Okori, residents of Gulu City were arrested on Monday evening after the gun they were deployed with to guard Gulu Medical and Imaging Consultant located along School Road […]
Several traditional schools have started advertising for Senior One admissions before the national selection and placement process. Schools that have opened for application include King’s College Budo, Gayaza High School, Trinity College Nabingo, Mbarara High School, Namiryango College, St Mary’s college Namagunga, and Uganda Martyrs Namugongo among others. Many of the schools in question have […]
