The police in Rwenzori East Region are investigating circumstances under which a police officer set his house on fire and later shot himself dead. Luke Mbusa, the Rwenzori East Police Region acting spokesperson has identified the deceased as PC John Kanene who hails from Budaka district. Mbusa told our reporter that the incident happened on […]
Authorities in Buyende district have interdicted five headteachers over alleged involvement in Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) malpractices that led to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to withhold their results. According to Buyende district Senior Education Officer, Aaron Gwoloba, the affected headteachers are from; Kagulu, Namulikya, Mirengeizo, Namusita and Igoola primary schools. Gwoloba said that […]
President Museveni has penned down his response to the Supreme Court ruling which banned the trial of civilians in military courts. The President insists the court martial has done a tremendous job and they must stay. His statement in details; Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth […]
Uganda’s Supreme Court has put to rest the debate on whether civilians can be tried in military courts. In an almost unanimous decision, the seven judges of the Supreme Court with a little variance ruled that military courts are not vested with the competency to try civilians. Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo held that Court Martial […]
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has developed a plan to implement the long-awaited abridged A-Level curriculum, aiming to align it with the recently reviewed lower secondary curriculum. Speaking with our reporter, Dr. Grace Baguma, the NCDC Director, assured schools that the new curriculum would not introduce anything radically new, but rather, it would build […]
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She said that the VegeSeed project, which is to run for nine years funded by the Korean government, is to ensure breeding and establishment of a vegetable system in Uganda focusing on five commodities; nakati, shallot onion, pumpkin, tomatoes and chilli pepper. Farm equipment for use by a team of 20 selected farmers in the […]
A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has said his long stay on remand has exposed the persistent pre-trial detention crisis blamed for congestion in Uganda’s prisons. The parliament committee also found that more than a half of the population of […]
Parents in Luweero district have put pressure on head teachers of four schools to explain the circumstances under which results of the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) for 264 candidates were withheld. Last week, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released results for the PLE 2024. However, results for 264 candidates for four schools in Luweero […]
The Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, on Wednesday evening collapsed, and died. The cause of death is not yet known, but Chris Obore, the head of communications at Parliament, said on X “Oh no! Brig Oluka why that sudden? You work in the office upto 5:00pm. Go home to join usual evening […]