Uganda’s Justice Julia Sebutinde has been elected the Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sebutinde, 69, was elected by her peers to serve for three years having been a member of the Court since February 6, 2012, according to the Tuesday statement from the court’s registry. She will deputise Judge Nawaf Salam […]
Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting scheduled on Tuesday afternoon was stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana followed a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his professional body where he said he was going to suffer […]
Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Sports, has come to the defense of the Netball Normalization Committee amidst allegations of failing to provide daily allowances to She Cranes players during the International Netball Series in Wales and England. Ogwang refuted media reports claiming that the Netball Normalization Committee did not pay the She Cranes a […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has slammed the bureaucratic procurement procedures that cause unnecessary delays in implementing national strategic projects. Tayebwa made the remarks while chairing the plenary sitting on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, following a statement by Fred Byabakama, the State Minister for Transport on the status of Kampala-Jinja Expressway. The Deputy […]
A number of referees have been sent home by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and won’t officiate at any game again untill the end of this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). One of them is Gabonese referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho who officiated Senegal vs Ivory Coast’s game, his offence being that he failed to […]
Government is set to import 10 million doses of vaccines to enable scaling up of ring vaccination as the fight to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Ugandan cattle enters a new phase. Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday also proposed that once ring vaccination is complete, farmers will start paying for […]
Rev. Noah Gabriel Nsubuga is the Director in charge of Human Resource for Mukono Diocese. A third born from the 13 children of James Ssekalo and the late Maureen Najjemba of Nama in Mukono district, Rev. Nsubuga went to Kisowera Primary School for his primary education (1995-2001). His education journey continues as follows; All […]
Police in Moroto region are investigating the death of four businessmen hailing from Mbale who were shot dead near Amudat in their motor vehicle. Police is yet to ascertain the motive that would have triggered the shooting of the deceased who were driving a Toyota Harrier, grey in colour, registration number UBP 601Q. The incident […]
Pedestrians, boda bodas and vehicles above 7.5 tons will be barred from using the newly built Kampala flyover, the Works and Transport Minister, General Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed in his latest press brief. This will also apply to the tunnel connecting to Arena Mall as one heads to Nsambya. He advised pedestrians to always […]
By Tony Evans Ngabo Fear on Sunday gripped residents of Kyaddondo East constituency following the sudden death of a former Member of Parliament aspirant. James Serebe, who ran on the Democratic Party (DP) ticket in 2020 is said to have died on Saturday night following the stressful African Cup of Nations quarter final results. Owen […]
