Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has informed the International Crimes Division of the High Court that lawyer Shamim Malende has contributed significantly to the delay in the trial of Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana. The two legislators are jointly charged with John Mugera Jackson Kanyike, […]
An increasing number of men are opting for medical circumcision as Uganda works toward completely eradicating the AIDS disease by 2030, the Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has disclosed. Uganda adopted a comprehensive approach in the fight against HIV/AIDS, with medical circumcision being among the interventions to prevent the spread of the disease. While initially met with […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that he is going to fund youth-led innovations in Uganda. “I will have a meeting with your leaders so that we can discuss the funding for your innovations. Of course, there’s already money in Uganda Development Bank (UDB), we are putting that money there but why can’t the youth […]
Religious leaders from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, during a gathering dedicated to raising awareness about human […]
Residents of Omugo sub-county in Terego district were left in shock when an Arsenal fan collapsed and died while celebrating an equalizer against Chelsea in a Premier League match played on Saturday. The game ended in a two all draw at Stamford Bridge a result that gave Arsenal a much needed point to maintain its […]
The local leaders in Mukono district are worried by the increasing cases of defilement and teenage pregnancies which are so rampant, especially in Nakifuma County. The leaders are blaming bodaboda riders and teachers for taking a centre stage of the defilement cases in the district. Nathan Kigongo, the headteacher of St. Andrew’s Seed Senior Secondary […]
Aya Investment Limited, which owns Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala has again lost a bid to stay the execution of an order to auction the hotel for non-payment of loans amounting to over US$ 300 million. Three Court of Appeal judges; Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Monica Mugenyi, and Oscar Kihika ruled that a reference filed by Aya […]
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is set to close its embassy in Uganda, ambassador Jong Tong Hak has revealed. In a courtesy call to President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House Entebbe, Hak informed him that North Korea has taken a strategic measure to reduce the number of embassies in Africa, Uganda inclusive in […]
By Insight Post Uganda Mukono, Uganda A contentious land dispute in Nasuuti trading centre, Mukono district, has vividly shed light on the power dynamics at play as some individuals with connections to influential figures find themselves embroiled in legal conflicts. At the heart of this conflict is Nelson Okello, who is identified as the son-in-law […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola has today launched the construction of the new State-of-the-art Police headquarters at Naguru in Kampala City Centre. The new projected police office project is estimated to cost sh77.5billion. The project is expected to sit on the 1,324 square meters land and it is projected to be […]
