Panic as a Prisoner Collapses, Dies in Prison

Police have started investigations into the possible cause of death for a prisoner who collapsed and died at Hoima Government Prison. The deceased has been identified as Stephen Mbabazi (38), a resident of Bujumbura East in Hoima City. Mbabazi who was on remand on charges of murder collapsed and died on Thursday at 9:00am. Mbabazi […]

Mukono Finally Swears-in District Service Commission After 2 Years of Bickering

The District Service Commission (DSC) of Mukono district has been sworn in after a three-year standoff. Mukono has been operating without a service commission since March 12, 2022, because of fights between district chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, and the former commission’s chairperson, Stella Margret Kiondo. On Thursday Mukono Chief Magistrate Recheal Nakyazze presided over the swearing-in of […]

Lack of Registration Equipment Delays NIRA’s Mass Registration Exercise

The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) has yet to confirm dates for the mass registration exercise for new national identity cards. NIRA Executive Director, Rosemary Kisembo says the Authority cannot announce when the registration will start until when it has received the registration equipment. To address the gap of unregistered citizens, NIRA proposed a mass […]

IGG Petitioned by Concerned Citizen, Asked to Investigate Activities of Kiira Motor Corporation

A concerned citizen has petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG) calling for investigations into the operations of the M/S Kiira Motor Corporation and its activities. According to the petition received by the IGG’s registry on July 10, 2024, the concerned citizen alleges that though M/S Kiira Motor Corporation has been staging that it manufactures […]

Land Owners in Trouble with Bank Loans After Title Transfer Freeze

Frustration is brewing among property owners in Mukono Municipality as they grapple with the ramifications of an extended freeze on land title transfers. For the past two years, the ministerial zonal offices (MZO) in Mukono have imposed a sweeping halt on all land transactions within the major blocks of the central town due to concerns over […]

NRM Chairperson Dies in Car Crash while heading to Kampala for Party’s CEC Meeting

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has lost its Vice Chairperson for Karamoja region, Simon Peter Aleper. Aleper died in a motor accident along Iganga-Tirinyi Road. Sources within NRM have disclosed that the deceased was travelling for the ruling party’s Central Executive Committee meeting to be held in Kampala. Busoga East Region Police, in a statement, […]

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