Buganda Kingdom has unveiled an online platform to enhance tourism within the kingdom. The web portal, visitbuganda.com, serves as an online marketplace where all tourism-related services can be accessed. It also showcases the various tourism attractions that Buganda has to offer to the world. The portal was developed through a partnership with the private technology […]
The Lira City Town Clerk, Theophilus Tibihika has perished in a road crash along the Lira- Apac road. Tibihika met his death on Monday morning when his Toyota Hilux double cabin pickup registration number UAM 450V overturned along the Lira- Apac road in Akalo in Kole district. Although the cause of the crash is yet to be established, locals say the […]
The renowned Nyege Nyege Festival, now in its 9th edition, will take place from November 14th to 17th and has been relocated from Jinja to the Source of the Nile in Njeru. This move is intended to provide festival-goers with a more convenient experience, eliminating the need to walk long distances between stages. Festival co-founder […]
A bodaboda rider has earned himself a three-months suspension for falling in love with his fellow rider’s wife. Geoffrey Okot Amuti, a bodaboda rider belonging to Pader Town Council Bodaboda Riders’ Association in Pader district started serving his suspension from May 22, 2024 after a committee of the bodaboda riders’ association found him guilty of […]
Uganda government has confirmed that on Thursday, 23 of its citizens who were rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar were safely brought back home. The group, who had been held in Tachileik, Myanmar, after being lured with promises of high-paying jobs, arrived at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in […]
A group of environmentalists under the Biodiversity Conservation Foundation (BCF) is mooting for the enactment of punitive ordinances against actions that lead to wetlands destruction in Masaka sub-region. Antonio Kalyango, the BCF Executive Director observes that many local governments are failing to customize and effectively enforce provisions of the National Environment Act 2019, hence the […]
A dark period has turned for Mukono District Chief Administrative Officer, Elizabeth Namanda over failure to interdict Robert Mbaziira, the Mukono District Senior Land Management Officer. In October last year, Mbaziira was arrested on the orders of the State Minister for Lands Sam Mayanja who had visited the district to settle the escalating land […]
President Yoweri Museveni has recalled former Assistant Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba from retirement to serve as the new Inspector General of Police. President Museveni has also appointed James Ochaya as the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), replacing Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi. Byakagaba replaces Martin Okoth Ochola who retired in February this year. […]
The Ministry of Local Government witnessed a significant milestone as Minister Raphael Magyezi and Permanent Secretary, Ben Kumumanya handed over nine vehicles to the nine implementing entities of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. These entities include Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Mpigi, Nansana, Kira, Entebbe, Makindye Ssabagabo, and Kampala in their respective municipalities. Uganda has embarked on […]
Fear on Wednesday morning gripped residents of Namulanda B in Kisubi, Entebbe Municipality following a tragic fire outbreak that gutted a home of one of the residents killing six children. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson says the fire gutted the residence of Bakita Ayang, a South Sudanese national, where six children were […]