Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament, Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, is dead. Ogwal (77) is said to have succumbed to cancer in India on Thursday. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has confirmed the death of an iron lady, Cecilia Ogwal at her X handle today’s morning. “It is with a heavy heart and […]
Police have arrested a 40-year-old teacher who had lured his 156-year-old student into love affairs. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan deputy Police spokesperson has identified the suspect as John Kato Ssenfuma, a resident of Mukono district. Owoyesigyire said that teacher Ssenfuma was arrested and detained at Kanyanya Police after travelling to the home of his […]
Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review Commission. NCDC […]
Following the increasing numbers of school-going children in the community of Lugazi Municipality, the bishop of Lugazi diocese, Christopher Kakooza has unveiled a well-constructed nursery and primary school which is to accommodate children at the beginning of first term, early next month. St. Micheal Nursery and Primary School which is located at Lugazi Cathedral in […]
By Insight Post Uganda Rakai, Uganda The romantic relationship between Rakai District Police Commander (DPC) Justus Tashobya and Rakai Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Sarah Kiyimba has provoked diverse responses from the residents and the public. Concerns have been raised that their romantic relationship could potentially jeopardise the security of the district given the nature of […]
The embattled Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula of Luweero diocese has asked for security saying his life is in danger following the threats he gets from the diocese. Canon Kasana was elected as the fourth bishop of Luweero diocese by the House of Bishops but on June 28, 2023, the same House of Bishops nullified him […]
Entebbe International Airport set a new record in December 2023 with 198,961 international passengers, comprising 104,160 arrivals and 94,800 departures. This figure, averaging 6,418 passengers per day, represents the highest single-day record in Uganda, according to Vianney Mpungu Luggya, the Spokesperson of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). The significant increase is attributed to factors […]
The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has started in Kampala today with a call on the largely least and developing countries to strengthen unity in the wake of the existing challenges. Uganda’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gen Jeje Odongo told the Preparatory Meeting of the Senior Officials for the NAM Summit at Speke […]
Masaka City authorities have condemned 160 schools and ordered them not to resume operations for the new term, next month. According to a circular written by Stephen Kakeeto, the Masaka City Education Officer, the affected schools have been declared illegal and are not allowed to open for classes when the first term starts on February […]
A section of Christians has staged a demonstration protesting the fresh nomination of candidates for the Luweero Bishop’s seat before the court hears their petition challenging the nullification of the past elections. The House of Bishops on June 28, 2023 nullified the elections of Rev. Canon Kasana Ssemakula as Fourth Bishop of Luweero Diocese after […]
