Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The three were on February 4th, 2011 found guilty by the then High Court Judge Margaret Oumo Oguli and jailed for 50 years for raping a nursing student at Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2010. Three men who gang-raped a nursing student have had their initial sentence reduced to 30 years. The Court […]
Mukasa the school headteacher is said to have mortgaged the land title of the government school to acquire the loan to buy a plot of land. There is panic among parents and leaders after Wobulenzi Public Primary School in Luweero district was put on sale over failure to repay a loan. In 2019, Richard Mukasa […]
The 10 suspects accused of engaging in examination malpractices have approached the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) offices, seeking resolution from management. The suspects, whose names have been withheld as the matter is still under investigation, reportedly include headteachers of several schools, the director of a sitting centre in Kanyanya, an invigilator, and a scout. […]
The lawyers, Mugerwa and Partners Advocates and Solicitors said that any other marriage to another woman by the Kyabazinga would amount to committing bigamy. Busoga Kingdom’s Premier, Dr. Joseph Muvawala has dismissed claims that the Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV is married to another woman. On Thursday, lawyers representing Anna Alison, a woman based in […]
The Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja has asked the members of the Local Government Internal Auditors Association to interest themselves in the fight against corruption. Nabbanja says the government is losing huge sums of money annually swindled by different heads of departments in districts and lower local governments through putting up half-baked projects. “The good thing, […]
From Nyege Nyege to Woodstock: The Debate About Freedom, Sex, And A New African World Rages By Charles Onyango-Obbo One of Africa’s biggest – and most controversial – indie musical festivals, Nyege Nyege, is underway (Nov. 9-12, 2023) in the eastern Uganda industrial town of Jinja. Nyenge Nyenge season tends to be one of the […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has visited Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya, who is currently admitted in hospital with health complications. Ssegirinya is admitted at Nsambya Hospital where he was rushed in critical condition. “I have this afternoon visited our colleague, Hon. Ssegirinya to convey my heartfelt wishes for a […]
Every year, Nyege Nyege attracts thousands of local and foreign visitors to Jinja and its surrounding areas for three days of music, community, self-expression and diversity. Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rebecca Kadaga has thanked the hundreds of attendees who flocked to the 2023 Nyege Nyege festival on […]
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday announced sudden parliamentary elections for March 10, 2024, following Tuesday’s resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa who is under corruption investigation. In a televised national address after a meeting with the Council of State, Rebelo de Sousa said the call for early elections comes from the need […]
Authorities in Jinja City have closed two schools to give ample space for the on-going four-day Nyege Nyege Festival. The affected schools are; Victoria Nile School and Summit Nursery and Primary School. The closure has been effected by the Jinja City Education Officer Haruna Mulopa, who said they intended to guarantee the safety of […]
