National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in conjunction with Environmental Police have destroyed property worth millions of money as it evicted a Pentecostal church out of a wetland located at Seeta in Mukono Municipality. NEMA identified the evicted church as Blood of Jesus Ministries International located opposite Seeta High School Main Campus along Kampala-Jinja highway. The […]
Mbarara City authorities and the Deputy Inspector of Government (IGG), Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria, have expressed concerns that the funds allocated for the construction of three roads in Mbarara City might be returned to the treasury if the contractor fails to meet the deadline once again. The joint contract awarded in May 2021 between Multiplex […]
The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has clarified that there is no intended meeting involving President Yoweri Museveni and the traders in Kampala on Friday as per the information circulating on social media. In a public notice which the PPU has issued on Wednesday April 10, 2024, it has highlighted that there has been information circulating […]
Police in Ssezibwa region have confirmed the death of two people involved in yesterday’s accident along the Jinja-Kampala highway. It is alleged that the driver of a loaded box body truck bearing registration number; UBH 059F driving from Kampala direction to Jinja rammed into commuter vehicles, leading to dozens of casualties. The accident occurred at Kaganda in […]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda subsidiary has denied circulating social media claims regarding a purported loss of $250,000 (approximately sh965m) from a customer’s account, labelling these allegations as baseless and unfounded. “UBA Uganda categorically refutes these spurious allegations, asserting no such incident has occurred,” the bank said in a statement issued on April.08, reinforcing […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) officers to believe in the Patriotism of Uganda because the principle is very crucial in the prosperity of citizens. “The authority we are establishing over the country must recognize patriotism. It must be guided by principle, every policeman, soldier and civil servant must believe […]
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in collaboration with Environmental Police, has halted a real estate company from degrading Nakiyanja wetland located at Sonde cell in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. In a media release issued by NEMA on Tuesday April 9, 2024, authorities said that action has been taken to protect the critical ecosystem at […]
The High Court in Kampala has declined to temporarily release Molly Katanga who was seeking to gain freedom as she faces charges of murdering her husband who was a prominent businessman Henry Katanga. Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata on Tuesday denied Katanga bail on grounds that she has not proved exceptional circumstances as required under […]
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has revealed that Ugandans with expired National Identity Cards (IDs) shall still be eligible to acquire new passports. According to the Directorate, many people have been expressing worries about what will happen since most of the National IDs have already expired and many more are expected to […]
Police are investigating reports that Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali assaulted the Ministry’s legal officer, Sandra Anena Karen last week. Anena has since dragged Ssali to Kampala Central Police Station for slapping her in the incident that reportedly occurred on April 5, 2024 at the third floor of the Ministry’s offices at Farmers’ House […]
