Business activities in downtown Kampala, particularly in the Kikuubo hub, have been disrupted as some traders opted to close their shops in protest over various concerns regarding business operations. These concerns include issues with tax policy and administration, particularly the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS), which traders allege is unfair. […]
An explosion killed two children and injured two in Nakituriket village in Kakamar sub-county, Kaabong district. The deceased were identified as Ayollo Lokutai (13) and Lokoel Komol (12), while Meri Lomonyang aged 9, and Meri Lokiditoi were left with minor injuries. The four were all pupils of Kakamar Primary School. It is reported that on Saturday afternoon, the […]
The Police are investigating a suspected murder case following a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, April 7, at approximately 1:30 am. The tragic event unfolded at the Munyonyo roundabout, near Kagwa Bridge, on the Entebbe Expressway, in Makindye Sabagabo, Wakiso district, according to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. […]
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has lost its former press secretary and a veteran political activist, Sarah Eperu. The news of Eperu’s demise has been announced by former FDC president, Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye on Sunday Evening. Eperu is said to have died at LifeLink Hospital in Namugongo at around 8:30pm as she had been […]
Opinion by Andrew Mwenda On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court upheld the retrogressive Anti Homosexuality Act (AHA). Although it struck down four provisions of this barbaric law, it left most of the Act intact, declaring its draconian and inhuman provisions constitutional. Nothing could have been more unconstitutional. As I sat in the courtroom listening to the […]
The State House Comptroller, Ms. Jane Barekye has today April 7, 2024 joined the thousands of Ugandans to participate in this year’s 11th Kabaka’s Birthday Run. The run was flagged off by Nnaalinya Lubuga Agnes Nabaloga at Lubiri, Mengo. The Kabaka Birthday Run is an annual event in line with celebrations of the Kabaka of Buganda, […]
The government of Uganda has officially handed over the newly constructed Butiaba Health Center III to Buliisa district local government. The government in 2022, embarked on the construction of Butiaba Health Center III after the old one was submerged by floods that resulted from the rising water levels of lake Albert in 2020. As a […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. John Patrick Amama Mbabazi and his wife Mrs. Jacqueline Mbabazi for their contribution towards the reorientation of Uganda which had lost direction before the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government came into power. “I congratulate Rt Hon. Mbabazi and Jacqueline; first and foremost, for being […]
Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has warned of lightning strikes and the emergence of waterborne diseases in April as thunderstorms are expected in various parts of the country. A weather report sent to Xinhua Saturday by the UNMA indicated that some of the country’s lowlands would also experience flooding. “There is a high risk of waterborne […]
Fifteen best 2023 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) candidates of St. Mary’s College Lugazi have won themselves sh10.8m each as a reward for making their school rank among the best schools countrywide. The school headteacher, Emmanuel Ofwono has identified the lucky students as Elly Ocen, Vincent Ssuuna, Shemaiah Kintu and Judith Lydia Acio who scored […]