The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has defended Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali in an altercation that reportedly happened between her and the ministry’s Legal Head, Sandra Karyn Anena last Friday. The Senior Human Resource, Victoria Nansikombi also dismissed allegations that the PS physically assaulted Anena during the incident. Anena has since reported the matter […]
Security authorities have recommended shooting on-site criminals found vandalizing solar street lights installed along streets in Kabale municipality. Authorities revealed the recommendation on Friday during the commissioning of a sh1.99bn solar street light project under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program with funding from World Bank. The solar lights installed along the Stadium […]
Yellow fever is a largely zoonotic disease endemic to South America’s tropical regions and Africa’s sub-Saharan regions. The yellow fever virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus and causes acute febrile hemorrhagic fever and jaundice. It is transmitted to humans through Haemagogus and Aedes mosquito vectors and has a high fatality rate. Current efforts to control […]
Police are investigating reports that Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali assaulted the Ministry’s legal officer, Sandra Anena Karen last week. Anena has since dragged Ssali to Kampala Central Police Station for slapping her in the incident that reportedly occurred on April 5, 2024 at the third floor of the Ministry’s offices at Farmers’ House […]
Government-sponsored students at Makerere University have urged the university administration to consider a review of their welfare allowance before the semester is extended because of the upcoming census. Makerere University, along with other higher education institutions, has adjusted its academic calendar to accommodate the upcoming National Population and Housing Census 2024, as mandated by the […]
At least eight members of Crane Performers entertainment group were put in Police custody for allegedly insulting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as he delivered a speech as former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi celebrated 50 years of his marriage with wife, Jacqueline Mbabazi on Saturday. It is alleged that as Museveni was addressing Mbabazi’s guests at […]
Business activities in downtown Kampala, particularly in the Kikuubo hub, have been disrupted as some traders opted to close their shops in protest over various concerns regarding business operations. These concerns include issues with tax policy and administration, particularly the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS), which traders allege is unfair. […]
An explosion killed two children and injured two in Nakituriket village in Kakamar sub-county, Kaabong district. The deceased were identified as Ayollo Lokutai (13) and Lokoel Komol (12), while Meri Lomonyang aged 9, and Meri Lokiditoi were left with minor injuries. The four were all pupils of Kakamar Primary School. It is reported that on Saturday afternoon, the […]
The Police are investigating a suspected murder case following a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, April 7, at approximately 1:30 am. The tragic event unfolded at the Munyonyo roundabout, near Kagwa Bridge, on the Entebbe Expressway, in Makindye Sabagabo, Wakiso district, according to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. […]
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has lost its former press secretary and a veteran political activist, Sarah Eperu. The news of Eperu’s demise has been announced by former FDC president, Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye on Sunday Evening. Eperu is said to have died at LifeLink Hospital in Namugongo at around 8:30pm as she had been […]