Police urged institutions organizing school trips and sporting activities to ensure that children are transported in roadworthy vehicles that comply with traffic laws, noting that enforcement operations will continue across the country to curb dangerous practices and protect road users. Traffic Police at the New Nile Bridge checkpoint in Jinja on Sunday intercepted a taxi […]
Kananura also warned drivers against dangerous overtaking, saying such behaviour could trigger additional crashes and worsen congestion. Traffic along the Kampala–Jinja Highway was temporarily disrupted on Saturday night after a trailer caught fire in Mabira Forest, Buikwe District, blocking part of the busy roadway and causing long traffic delays. According to the Traffic Police spokesperson, […]
He noted that the increasing financial burden associated with marriage is forcing many young people to postpone or avoid marriage altogether, contrary to the cultural values the ceremony was meant to uphold. Bishop Kakooza Urges Parents to Nurture Priestly Vocations as Lugazi Diocese Ordains 13 Priests, Six Deacons President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has criticized the […]
The disappearance has prompted police to launch investigations and appeal to members of the public to help locate the two children. Police at Kira Road Division have intensified efforts to trace two pupils of Uganda School for the Deaf in Ntinda who disappeared from the school after allegedly leaving the premises without permission. The missing […]
In his homily, Bishop Kakooza commended families, parish communities and seminaries for their spiritual, moral and material support in the formation of priests. The Bishop of Lugazi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Christopher Kakooza, has urged parents and guardians to encourage their children to respond to God’s call by joining seminaries and religious institutions to prepare for […]
“Through this programme, young people acquire practical workplace experience while employers benefit from a workforce equipped with relevant, industry-driven competencies,” Kibenge said. A total of 472 apprentices have graduated under the National Apprenticeship Programme, completing six months of workplace-based training aimed at equipping young Ugandans with practical skills for employment in the hospitality sector. The […]
The Inspectorate said that, in the public interest, the officials should be suspended from exercising the powers and functions of their respective offices while the criminal case remains before the Anti-Corruption Court. Ssembabule Town Clerk, Finance Officer Among Five Arrested in Minister Balam’s Anti-Corruption Crackdown The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze […]
Five senior officials in Ssembabule District have been implicated in an anti-corruption operation spearheaded by the Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, with four already arrested and another set to be prosecuted over alleged corruption and abuse of office. In a statement issued after an anti-corruption engagement in the district, the Minister said the […]
Following her death, the family says they have encountered fresh challenges in trying to bring her body home. A family in Bungoma County is mourning the loss of their daughter, sister and mother, Sarah Nangila Kaita, who died in Qatar on July 19 after spending several weeks in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) battling a […]
https://youtu.be/w_8kyE7Avzs Two people have reportedly been shot dead by security forces in Buwenge Town Council, Jinja District, following violence linked to the ongoing Local Council One (LC1) elections, triggering protests that led to the closure of the Jinja–Kamuli Road. The deceased have been identified as Kalulu Fred, 19, who reportedly died on the spot after […]