The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) have reported the fatal shooting of two suspected rebels affiliated with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the capture of their commander within the Kibale Forest National Park, located in Kamwenge district. Gen. Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF spokesperson, confirmed the incident in an interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN). […]
A number of villages in Mukono Municipality and Kampala district are to spend the whole of Thursday dry following the planned shutdown of Katosi Water Treatment Plant by the management for routine maintenance. In a public notice issued by National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to its customers, Thursday December 14, 2023 from 8:00am-5:00pm, the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday December 12, 2023 met and held discussions with His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, a Nigerian traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Warri in the Delta State, who called on him at State Lodge, Nakasero. During the meeting, President Museveni and King Ogiame Atuwatse III, together with his delegation mainly […]
Lango is mourning the passing of Alex Oryang Chono, a lecturer at Lira University. Oryang Chono, a lecturer in the Department of Public Administration and Management, passed away on Tuesday evening, according to the senior university communications officer, Patrick Opio. Opio explained that the deceased collapsed and passed away shortly after leaving Lira Main Market […]
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) has said his comments on the Anti-homosexuality Act were taken out of context by what he called NRM propagandists. Speaking to the media at the NUP party headquarters at Makerere Kavule, Kyagulanyi said the NRM propagandists want to portray him as […]
Dr. Dorothy Kyeyune, the President of the Rotary Club of Kampala Maisha said they intended to improve on the water, sanitation and hygiene management for the female students which they realised were so lacking in these schools. The increasing school dropout rate especially for the girls is one of the leading challenges in most […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday launched the National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2024 at Kololo Independence Grounds. After every 10 years, Uganda holds a national census and the last one was carried out in 2014. The census figures play a critical role in guiding planning, policy formulation, programme implementation as well as monitoring […]
DIGP Katsigazi Warns Retiring Police Officers against Alcoholism Uganda Police Force has today retired a total of 233 police officers from the rank of Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) to Police Constables (PC). The officers’ retirement comes after clocking 60 years of mandatory retirement at a colourful function held at Police Headquarters Naguru. Addressing the […]
By Lawrence Mayanja At the age of 87 years, Engineer Henry Yiga Kizza lived a healthy life until he complained of some simple internal pains. As an old man who was not always sickly, Eng. Kizza was taken to Mengo Hospital for medical checkup. Unfortunately, the relatives were shocked after he was declared dead after […]
Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has warned officers against social media misconduct. This comes after Christmas standby class one directives were leaked before the official release date. The orders starting on December 15, 2023, were meant to be released on Monday to all regional, division, and station prison commanders […]