PUBLIC LETTER: Dear Mr. Tamale Mirundi, former presidential press secretary.. I kindly request you to leave my late mother, First Lady Kay Adroa Amin, out of your drunken stupor public antics in the media as I have just seen on social media. If you want to know anything about her life and legacy, feel free […]
A bodaboda rider has earned himself a three-months suspension for falling in love with his fellow rider’s wife. Geoffrey Okot Amuti, a bodaboda rider belonging to Pader Town Council Bodaboda Riders’ Association in Pader district started serving his suspension from May 22, 2024 after a committee of the bodaboda riders’ association found him guilty of […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed that under the new lower secondary school curriculum, scores for students’ projects will be reported separately on Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) certificates. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director, confirmed the development while addressing the press about this year’s examination cycle, noting that this is one of […]
Uganda government has confirmed that on Thursday, 23 of its citizens who were rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar were safely brought back home. The group, who had been held in Tachileik, Myanmar, after being lured with promises of high-paying jobs, arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in […]
National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine has called off his mobilization trail to Pallisa district. In a tweet shared on NUP X handle, the party has called off it’s journey and decided to go back to Kampala. They have cited police which have blocked them at Ssezibwa bridge before leaving […]
The call for an inquiry by Professor Barnabas Nawangwe into the setting of a constitutional law examination at Makerere University continues to raise debate. Speaker Anita Among has come out herself, to say there was nothing wrong with her being the subject of the exam. A section of academic dons has come out to defend […]
Countries around the World on May 23rd carry out a campaign to highlight the gravity and the need to end obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula, that is preventable, is a serious and tragic childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum or both, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access […]
A group of environmentalists under the Biodiversity Conservation Foundation (BCF) is mooting for the enactment of punitive ordinances against actions that lead to wetlands destruction in Masaka sub-region. Antonio Kalyango, the BCF Executive Director observes that many local governments are failing to customize and effectively enforce provisions of the National Environment Act 2019, hence the […]
For the 83-year-old Yosam Kagolo, travelling on the newly paved road to nearby towns is more than just a convenience but a symbol of progress and opportunity. Kagolo, a seasoned trader in the Ngwedo trading center of Buliisa district in rural mid-Western Uganda, vividly remembers the challenges before the Chinese built the 159-km road through […]
The security agencies have today May 23, 2024 confirmed the arrest of Anthony Twinomujuni a.k.a Bobi Young, one of the National Unity Platform (NUP) principal’s bodyguards. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson says Bobi Young was arrested from his home located at Mutungo Zone II in Nakawa Division Kampala. Onyango reveals that upon his […]
