A 27-year old bar attendant who was working with Choice Club in Wakiso is currently confined in her bed at home and completely run down with no money to buy food, pay rent, replenish her drug stock or pay school fees for her three dependent learners. Rehema Namuddu is currently under the care of her […]
At least 10,811 candidates remain unaccounted for after failing Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in Luweero district in the past ten years. According to the results of Primary Leaving Examinations, 10,811 pupils have failed PLE from 2014 to 2024. The results indicate that 1,085 candidates failed PLE in 2024, 1,264 candidates failed in 2023, 1,347 candidates failed […]
Fourteen bodies of South African soldiers who were killed while in battle alongside Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers and coalition forces in Goma city North Kivu province have been repatriated through Rwanda and Uganda. The soldiers were killed during fierce fighting two weeks ago as they fought to stop the March […]
A Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Philip Pariyo, 32, became close friends with the woman involved, before he attacked her in a flat in the city in June 2021. Pariyo had repeatedly […]
The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has demanded an apology from the Uganda Law Society (ULS) leadership. He accuses the society’s leadership of abusing judicial officers including Justice Musa Ssekaana. According to Owiny-Dollo, the abuses hurled against Justice Musa Ssekaana by lawyers is the gravest thing that has ever happened during his tenure as Chief Justice. […]
The State House has confirmed the appointment of the newly appointed Deputy Chief Justice, Dr. Flavian Zeija and other judicial officers. The confirmation comes hours after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had issued a notice disassociating itself from a list of new appointments of judges, including a Deputy Chief Justice, that was circulated by the […]
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has announced the appointment of Dr. James Musinguzi as its new Executive Director, effective April 1, 2025. He will succeed Sam Mwandha, who has led the organization since 2018 and is set to retire on March 31, 2025. Available information indicates that Dr. Musinguzi is a dedicated conservationist with extensive […]
The head of the electoral commission for the National Unity Platform (NUP) Mercy Walukamba has clarified that any member who decides to stand as an individual candidate after losing in the party primaries will have automatically forfeited his membership to the party. “We are going to be as open as possible and this is the […]
A 10-year-old boy who went missing in Kakumiro district has been found dead. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson has confirmed the incident saying that one suspect identified as Sewante Tutagwa (20), a resident of the same area has so far been arrested to help police with investigations. The suspect is currently being detained […]
The Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday January 6, remanded eight people for causing financial loss to the government. According to the prosecution, Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula, Commissioner Treasury Services Jenifer Muhuruzi, and the senior IT officer Yawe Tonny being employed in the Ministry of Finance neglected to put in place measures to safeguard public funds hence resulting in […]