It’s a dark moment for the people of Rakai district, the education and sports fraternity following the sad news of the death of the district education officer, Stephen Ssemutono. Information reaching our news desk shows that Ssemutono has succumbed to kidney failure. He has been admitted at Nsambya Hospital for a period of time. Ssemutono […]
Eight people were on Sunday early morning confirmed dead following a fatal road crash. According to a Traffic Police statement, the deadly road crash that happened at around 3:30am left 20 people injured. The crash occurred at Kabaale-Bugonzi along Masaka-Kampala Highway involving motor vehicles, Isuzu Bus registration number UBP 964T belonging to Jaguar Bus Company […]
By Lawrence Mayanja Pride Microfinance Bank has donated a consignment of assorted items to the over 280 victims of the Kiteezi landfill who are currently housed at the reservation camp at Kiteezi Church of Uganda Primary School. The items that were delivered by the Pride Microfinance team headed by the Executive Director, Edward Nkangi included […]
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 […]