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Police in Luweero district have arrested an enumerator over the theft of a tablet ahead of a census exercise on Thursday. Uganda Bureau of Statistics has deployed 1,532 enumerators and 192 supervisors in Luweero district for the National Population Census scheduled to start on Thursday, May 10, 2024. Each enumerator has been given tablets to record […]
The Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda together with Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have launched a partnership with civil societies in the Karamoja sub-region. The partnership was launched on Tuesday in Moroto district, focusing on promoting accountability, civic engagement, and Human Rights. Partners who will benefit from the program include RiamRiam Civil Society, Uganda Law […]
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has changed its guidelines for Ugandans living in the diaspora, saying anyone who claims that his or her passport has gotten lost must return home and process the replacement from here. DCIC said some Ugandans in the diaspora sell their passports to strangers at $5000 (about UGX18M). […]
The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed charges of aggravated defilement and child trafficking against jailed Bukwo district chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo. Presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, the court confirmed three charges against him and referred his case file to a panel of three High Court Judges for […]
Molly Katanga, accused of murdering her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, has sought temporary release from prison due to her health condition. After being denied bail on April 9, 2024, by High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata for failing to prove exceptional circumstances, Molly has made a second bail application. This time, she presented a […]
Makerere University has commissioned two biometric management systems to monitor staff and students’ attendance at the institution. The Digital Staff Access System and Student Attendance System unveiled at a concise event hosted at the College of Computing and Information Science, have already been deployed at all teaching facility entrances. Unlike conventional biometric setups, the system […]
Residents and leaders in the villages along Mparo-Noozi-Butambi road in Rukiga district are angry after the contractor abandoned the project. The government through the Ministry of Works and Transport contracted MITA Engineering and Logistics Limited to construct the 8.2-kilometre road under the District Urban and Community Access Roads program. The road connects Rwamucucu sub-county, Mparo […]
On Friday, May 3rd, 2024, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, hosted the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom, His Highness William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, and the Inhebantu Jovia Mutesi for a special luncheon at State House Entebbe. The Kyabazinga and Queen Mutesi had a […]
Rev. Fr. Edward Muwanga, the parish priest of St. Charles Lwanga Ntinda Catholic Parish, has issued a public apology for an incident in which a young girl drove a toy electric car down the church aisles. Fr. Muwanga, notes that what happened was uncalled for and not right but it was done by the child’s […]
At least eight schools in Luweero district are stuck with hundreds of iron sheets that were donated for renovation and completion of classroom blocks. In October 2023 the Ministry of Luweero Triangle donated iron sheets to 19 Primary schools in Luweero district. According to the Ministry, the donation was in response to daily requests for […]
