Fresh details show that the three assailants who robbed Robert Ponsiano Ssenyange, a businessman at Yesu Amala of his money and a mobile phone three days ago were carrying a toy pistol. The assailants were armed with what initially appeared to be a pistol and an SMG rifle. It has now emerged that the suspects […]
The territorial Police in Rwenzori East Region and Bwera has in custody a one Muhindo Jackson, for the alleged murder of his wife and his biological brother. The Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga has identified the deceased as; Mary Biira (40) of Mukunyu Trading Centre in Kasese district and Jolesi Kabutusi, the suspect’s biological brother. Enanga said […]
Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is opposing the proposed introduction of a biometric staff attendance management system at the university. This comes after the University Secretary, Yusuf Kiranda, informed all staff members and the University Council about the government’s decision to implement the Integrated Human Capital Management System (HCM) to automate Human Resource Management […]
Over 1000 people from four islands in Buvuma district have been left homeless following strong winds which ravaged them on Saturday evening. Fred Opondo, the Lubya Town Council chairperson says the affected islands include; Kirewe, Namiti, Makaraga and Labolo. Opondo reports that this incident happened on Saturday evening at around 8:00pm. Andrew Balyemeka, the Health […]
The Police in Naggalama Division have arrested a businessman in connection with the suspected poisoning that resulted in to the death of two school children at Green Primary School at Makukuba cell in Nakifuma-Naggalama Town Council in Mukono district. Without divulging details for fear of jeopardising the investigations, the Police said the suspect is currently […]
Buganda Road court has remanded six people including headteachers to Luzira prison over alleged examination malpractice. Among those remanded are; Daniel Oleja, Michael Ijalla, and Nasser Sekandi – all teachers from Wakiso-based schools. They were jointly charged with Tadeo Lukyamuzi, Henry Mirembe, and Emmanuel Oketch, who are headteachers from different primary schools in Kasanda and […]
As the dates for the writing of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) draw closer, several primary schools in Madi-Okollo district have adopted to a team teaching approach to address the low syllabus coverage. Team teaching, also known as co-teaching or “tag team teaching,” involves two or more teachers conducting a lesson simultaneously, taking turns teaching the […]
Kamuli Girls Primary School has temporarily been closed after the Friday night fire that gutted the Primary Seven dormitory, resulting in the loss of all the pupils’ belongings. The dormitory housed more than 100 pupils, all of whom escaped unharmed. The learners attribute their safe escape to the presence of multiple exit points and spaces […]
The Catholic Church in Lugazi diocese has put down an offer made by the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Betty Nambooze Bakireke of donating part of her home land for the construction of a chapel. Nambooze said that she had agreed with her husband, Henry Bakireke to make an offer of a piece of land […]
A state attorney at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has been convicted over receiving a gratification of sh200,000 from two complainants. The Anti-Corruption Court in Nakasero in Kampala, presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe, on October 13, 2023, convicted Simon Kigwana of charges of corruption. Kigwana was charged with […]
