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Weak UCE Results Motivated Me to Excel at UACE-Says St. Balikuddembe’s Star

Scoring a second grade of 20 aggregates in Senior Four did not deter Eric Sserunkuuma’s dream of becoming a doctor. On the contrary he says, his urge shot up and out of this determination, he offered a combination of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and ICT at A Level. As luck would have it, what was a […]

Ugandan High Court Judge Convicted of Immigration, Modern Slavery Offences

Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a Ugandan High Court Judge and a UN Criminal Tribunal Judge has been convicted of immigration and modern slavery offences in Oxfordshire. Mugambe will be sentenced at the same court on 2 May. Lydia Mugambe, aged 49, of Lyne Road, Kidlington, was on Thursday found guilty by a unanimous […]

NUP’s Nalukoola Wins Violent By-Election Against NRM’s Faridah Nambi

  The Electoral Commission has declared Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North by-election. Nalukoola has garnered 17,764 votes followed by NRM’s Faridah Nambi with 8,593, Mulerwa Hanifah Karadi, independent 381, Luwemba Lusswa Muhammad 240 and FDC’s Sadat Mukiibi a.k.a Khalifah Aganaga 239. Others are; Muhamood Mutazindwa Independent, 186, […]

Kawempe North By-election Update: Dispatching of Polling Materials Kicks Off 

Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody The Independent Electoral Commission Uganda is in charge of Kawempe North by-election which is taking place today, Thursday March 13, 2024. At exactly 5:00am, the dispatch of polling materials kicked off with police officers escorting the polling officer together with the materials. According to the Electoral […]

UPDF to Defence Minister Oboth, Your Job Is Simply to Represent Us in Parliament

“The Honourable Minister of Defence is never involved in the operational matters of UPDF. His job is simply to represent us in Parliament. Nothing else,” he said. Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody The Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Colonel Chris Magezi, has […]

Senior Women Teachers, Girls Pray for Tax Waiver on Sanitary Pads

The company donated over 200 cartons of sanitary towels which were distributed amongst the school girls from the five primary schools in the area. The senior women teachers and school girls in a number of primary schools in Lugazi Municipality have appealed to the government to consider waiving taxes on sanitary towels in addition to […]

Philippine’s Former President Duterte arrested, Flown to ICC

On Tuesday night, Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte arrived at the Villamor Air Base in the Philippine capital but failed to see her father. Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody A chartered plane transporting former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in The Netherlands took […]

Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody

It was at CPR Medical Center that Olenge managed to escape, despite being handcuffed. Onyango urged the public to assist in locating the fugitive. Mukono Municipal Suspends Chinese Construction Company Under GKMA Project Tension surrounded officers from Mukono Division Main Police Station when a notorious handcuffed suspect who was receiving treatment from a private health […]

Mukono Municipal Suspends Chinese Construction Company Under GKMA Project

In a letter to the CCCC Authorized Representative, Xiong Pailiang. on 7 March 2025, Mukono Town Clerk, Mr. Francis Byabagambi, said the decision follows a review of the contractor’s performance and repeated failure to adhere to agreed contractual obligations, including critical environmental and social safeguard measures. Mukono Municipal Council has officially suspended the civil works […]

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