Ten people have been confirmed dead following a road crash that happened in Kyenjojo District. The crash happened on Wednesday at 4:00 am at Kaihura Trading Center along the Fort Portal-Kampala highway. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson, says that the accident involved a bus registration number UBE 807T belonging to Pokopoko Bus Company […]
About fifty pupils and nine teachers of Trust Infant School from Nakaseke district survived with minor injuries when a vehicle they were traveling in hit a State House double cabin pick-up, at Nkumba, the exact spot where a concrete mixer overturned killing an advocate early this year. The children were traveling to Entebbe airport and […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abbas Byakagaba has appointed six acting directors after the expiry of contracts of six Assistants Inspector General of Police. Among the AIGPs whose contracts have expired include Grace Akullo who has been director Interpol, Fadhir Kaali director Fire and Rescue Services, Charles Birungi serving as director Welfare and Production, […]
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Samuel Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has urged the government to expedite the resettlement of victims who were affected by the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill. The affected residents have sought shelter in tents that have been erected at Kiteezi Church of Uganda Primary School playgrounds. According to the Uganda Red Cross […]
Residents of Gomba District are expressing deep concern following the appointment of Hawa Namugenyi Ndege, the former Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Buikwe, as their new Commissioner. Ndege, who has recently been entangled in a series of land-grabbing controversies, has garnered a reputation for corruption and unethical practices. The news of her transfer to Gomba has […]
Eight people have been confirmed dead and 37 others injured in a road crash, along the Kampala-Mbarara highway. The accident involving a Fuso lorry registration number UBM 673k and bus number UBQ 621K, belonging to Gateway Bus Company Limited, occurred Monday morning at Kirumba junction in Kyazanga town council, Lwengo district. According to eyewitnesses, the […]
The former Attorney General of Uganda, Prof. Kiddu Makubuya has passed away at the age of 75. Makubuya is reported to have died at Nakasero Hospital in Kampala City. Born on July 30, 1949, Prof. Makubuya had a distinguished career in academia. He began his journey at Makerere University, where he worked as a special […]
It’s a sad evening in the art industry following the death of Dickson Zizinga’s 14-year-old son Dameils Bagenda. Without giving details, Zizinga issued the sad news of his son’s death through his X handle a few hours ago. He says that the vigil is held today at Kasubi Nabulagala yet the burial will be held […]
A group of 119 people displaced by the Karuma Hydro Dam project have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni, seeking his intervention over unfair compensation and delayed resettlement. An additional 60 individuals claimed their land and property were undervalued when the project began in 2013. The petitioners request President Museveni to direct the relevant authorities to revalue […]
Grace Wilson Igaga Mutekanga, the composer of Makerere University’s Anthem has died. He was 81 years old. He has been battling against cancer since early 2000’s. Professor Bernabas Nawangwe, the vice Chancellor of Makerere University, announced his passing. “I have received sad news that Grace Wilson Igaga Mutekanga , composer of the Makerere University […]