While speaking, Lukooya used a Luganda proverb, saying, “Omuwa butwa alina ky’alya tabulako gw’atta,” literally translated as, “A poison giver who has something to offer never lacks victims.” Mukono District Chairperson Francis Lukooya Mukoome has claimed that he played a role in facilitating a meeting between Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Nambooze Bakireke and […]
He alleged that despite investing substantial sums of money in his attempts to secure the NUP party flag in both the 2021 and 2026 elections, the party denied him the ticket on both occasions, forcing him to run as an independent candidate. Former Nansana Municipality parliamentary aspirant Eng. Stephen Kaweesa has shifted his political ambitions […]
Balaam urged all public servants to comply with the law, emphasizing that they have a critical responsibility in delivering essential public services and must remain nonpartisan while in office. The Ministry of Local Government has warned that public servants, including teachers, health workers, administrative staff, extension workers and other government employees, are not eligible to […]
To improve administration, Mayanja wants to introduce a village register and identification system for residents, hold community meetings every three to four months, establish savings and credit cooperatives for women and men, and launch a community information platform dubbed “Kyungu Radio” to improve communication. MUKONO – Independent candidate Lawrence Mayanja has stepped up his campaign […]
Proceedings at the General Court Martial have been conducted under tight security, with media access to the courtroom heavily restricted. Former Director of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now known as the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security (C DIS), Maj Gen James Birungi has been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks after the General […]
Police say the suspect wrapped a banana sucker in cloth, placed it inside a coffin and presented it to mourners as the child’s body during the funeral arrangements. Police in Kakumiro District have arrested a 27-year-old man accused of staging the death of his own child in an alleged scheme to fraudulently obtain burial money […]
Despite his age, Ganafa says he remains physically fit, experienced and committed to continuing his service to the people of Katete Central. As campaigns for Uganda’s 2026 Local Council One (LC1) elections intensify, an 82-year-old village leader in Mbarara City is seeking another term after serving his community continuously for 40 years. Ganafa Eric […]
According to SHIPU, the complainants allege that Karingiri received a deposit of sh70m in December 2025 to supply cattle. However, he allegedly failed to deliver the cows as agreed and has not refunded the money despite repeated demands. The State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), working together with Kira Police, has arrested a man accused […]
Dr. Twine was arrested on June 29, 2022, following allegations that he had sexually abused and impregnated his then 17-year-old biological daughter, who was at the time a Senior Three student at Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School. The High Court in Bushenyi District has acquitted Dr. Gilverse Twine of rape and incest charges involving his biological […]
Beyond the immediate danger posed to construction workers, the near-collapse has once again highlighted growing concerns over public safety in rapidly urbanising municipalities such as Mukono, where commercial development continues to expand. Scores of construction workers narrowly escaped death on Monday afternoon after a multi-storey building under construction partially buckled along Bishop Tucker Road in […]