Ugandans who misuse the one million shillings for Parish Development Model (PDM) fund will be arrested and work without pay in government prisons, according to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. “We shall arrest those who just eat PDM money and pay through labor while in prison. In the prisons, they have a lot of work to […]
A staff member at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is citing political intrigue and personal vendetta as responsible for his delayed or revoked deployment. Dhakaba Mohammed Kirunda was last deployed as Financial Attaché at the Ugandan Embassy in Algiers, Algeria in 2022. He was recalled to Kampala over administrative and abuse of office investigations. He […]
Five people have perished in an accident which occurred on Kampala-Jinja Highway opposite Kampala Cement factory at Kibaati village in Namataba Town Council, Mukono district. The accident which involved a speeding cement trailer registration number UBJ 930T/UAW 217A is reported to have occurred at around 9:00am on Wednesday February 26, 2025. According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver […]
Police have started investigating circumstances in which a yet to be identified man set himself on fire near the main gate of the Parliament of Uganda on Wednesday. According to an eyewitness, the man who is in his 30s soaked himself with petrol before igniting the flames a few meters from the parliament entrance. Raid […]
A second worker has died at Sena Factory Limited in Kasenge B Village, Mbalala Parish, Mukono District, Mesarch Obba, 18, died on Friday after he was crushed by an improper folk lifter which went out of the operator’s control. Obba becomes the second worker in four days to die at the factory as a result […]
One person has been confirmed dead and several others injured following a Nilestar bus crash at Oleba Village in Maracha District. Police identified the deceased as Bosco Nyeko Bongomin, the driver of the Yumbe District-bound bus. The bus was en route from Arua District when the driver lost control after being attacked by bees on […]
The traffic police directorate headed by Assistant Inspector General of Police, Lawrence Niwabiine, has released its 2024 road crash statistics showing that more Ugandans are perishing in traffic accidents every day. Niwabiine’s report shows 5,144 Ugandans died in traffic accidents in 2024 translating to 14 daily deaths. This was an increase compared to 4,806 people […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged the European Union Parliament to expedite the process of removing Uganda from its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing grey list. Uganda has been on the list since 2016. Tayebwa made the request while meeting the Deputy President of the European Union Parliament, Antonella Sberna in Brussels, […]
Victorious School Kampala is facing strong criticism following the drowning of one of its pupils in a swimming pool. Kakama Kaabo Juan, the child of Juan Moses Mpumwire and Juliana Mpumwire, tragically lost his life in this incident. The school conducts swimming programs designed to teach students how to swim in public spaces. Security preliminary […]
John Cossy Odomel, the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) is dead, according to Captain Mike Mukula, the National Resistance Movement Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region. “I am deeply saddened to announce the demise of our patriot and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) JOHN COSSY ODOMEL (RIP) who has just passes on… further details,” […]