The team also seized more than four tonnes of empty cement packaging bags and other materials suspected to be used in the illegal repackaging and re-bagging of cement. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has seized about 79 tonnes of underweight cement, equivalent to 1,077 bags, during a market surveillance operation targeting cement dealers […]
While releasing the mock exams, the Bishop of Mukono Diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo, challenged the headteachers to use the remaining period before the Primary Leaving Examinations to improve the performance of the candidates. A total of 2,944 candidates have scored Division U in the 2026 Mukono Diocese mock examinations, with only 334 candidates attaining Division […]
Kemigisa’s statement therefore places the child’s absence from public view in the context of security concerns, the succession dispute and the family’s desire to shield him from the controversy. The former Tooro Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa, has clarified the whereabouts of the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV’s son and explained why […]
Addressing civil servants at the district headquarters, Kajumba said some of the officials would remain interdicted for six months as investigations continue. At least 36 local government officials in Iganga District have been interdicted to pave the way for investigations into alleged corruption, abuse of office and misuse of public funds. The affected officials include […]
Muyizzi said the court consequently dismissed Ssempijja’s request to extend the filing period and confirmed Kiruluuta as the Member of Parliament for Kalungu East. The High Court in Masaka has dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Yusuf Kiruluuta Junior Nkerettanyi in the Kalungu East parliamentary election. The petition […]
The TikToker gained popularity through his social media content, attracting a large following with videos that documented aspects of his life and his long battle with illness. The body of popular Ugandan TikToker Timothy Kayanja, commonly known as Jayden, has been repatriated to Uganda ahead of his burial on Thursday. Jayden’s remains were received by […]
One of the deceased, Rev. Sr. Tugumenawe Mary Gorret Kenda, 58, who was attached to Rushoroza Catholic Diocese in Kabale District, died at the scene. The crash occurred at about 2:00pm on Monday in Murutenga Village, Hamurwa sub-county, when a Toyota Noah, registration number UAX 824H, reportedly overturned several times while descending a steep slope. […]
The court convicted Kangavve on his own plea of guilty and ordered him to refund sh31,663,435, being the full amount of the financial loss caused to the Government. A teacher has admitted using his brother’s identity and employment documents to secure a Government teaching job, leading to a financial loss of sh31.6m. Samuel Kangavve appeared […]
Ainebyoona, a former Daily Monitor health reporter, became a familiar face during the COVID-19 response, regularly providing updates on the pandemic, government interventions and public health measures. Government has reshuffled senior communications officers, with Emmanuel Ainebyoona moving from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Works and Transport, while Allan Ssempebwa takes over communications […]
Elgon Region police spokesperson Rogers Taitika confirmed the incident and said investigators were awaiting a post-mortem report to establish the cause of death. Police in Mbale City are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a first-year medical student at Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), whose body was found in a decomposing state in his rented […]
