The Minister for Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, has cleared a bank loan that had put the only family home of five orphaned children in Kanungu District at risk of being sold, following the disappearance of their uncle who mortgaged the property. Balaam announced that he had paid off the outstanding loan in full to Centenary […]
According to court records, his estate includes about 20 companies, rental properties, farms, livestock and other assets spread across several districts, including Mukono, Kayunga, Kampala, Wakiso, Mubende and Kamuli. The High Court in Jinja has appointed the widow and a daughter of the late businessman and politician Moses Kalisa Kalangwa as joint administrators of his […]
UWA must continue protecting Uganda’s wildlife, but that responsibility must go hand in hand with protecting people who live in and around wildlife habitats. Three Dead in Five Days: New Mother Mourns Husband as Kidepo Wildlife Terrorises Communities Semmy Erin, a woman in her early twenties, should be celebrating the arrival of a new member […]
The killing has shocked residents, who say disputes should be resolved through the courts rather than violence. Six-Year-Old Girl Becomes Caregiver to Disabled Grandfather in Mukono A 57-year-old man who had recently won a land dispute in the High Court has been beaten to death while fencing off the contested property in Namasuba-Kikajjo, Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality. […]
As eviction looms and poverty deepens, six-year-old Patricia struggles to help care for her disabled grandfather, raising concerns about their welfare, shelter and safety. MUKONO — At six, Patricia should be playing with other children, learning new things and enjoying the care and protection of adults. Instead, the little girl is trying to help her […]
Kalangwa’s will, also anticipated disagreements among beneficiaries. He instructed those holding property in trust to act in the best interests of everyone and directed the executors and executrix to ensure fairness in the sharing process. For nearly a month, a family dispute surrounding the estate of the late businessman Moses Kaliisa Kalangwa has increasingly played […]
For a soldier who had survived battlefields and dangerous deployments, he said, dying in a roadside ambush would have been particularly painful. Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has reflected on his nearly five decades in uniform, saying he would have found it deeply painful to survive some of the country’s most dangerous military operations only to […]
Recalling the elderly woman’s response, Atuhaire wrote: “She said, ‘Do you know, I had thought I won’t survive this year? Because I have been tested to the point of failing to buy a kilogramme of potatoes.” A fundraising campaign has been launched by well-wishers to support the 83-year-old mother of Sam Mugumya, a former aide […]
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 […]