Tragedy has again struck the people of Bulambuli district following the landslides which buried an unidentified number of people. The landslides hit the villages of Masubu, Nameche Trading Centre, Mamono, Tangalu, Buzemulili and Masooli in Buluganya sub-county. The local leaders are blaming the landslides on November 27, 2024 heavy rains which left the soils so […]
One person was on Wednesday confirmed dead after a marine boat on a rescue mission capsized on the flooded Pakwach-Olwiyo road section in Got Apwoyo sub-county, Nwoya District, the army has said. The deceased whose identity is yet to be released was reportedly an engineer. He was one of the occupants of the boats that […]
Simon Peter Musiila, the Kole District Internal Security Officer (DISO) has died in a motor accident in Kiryandongo District. The incident occurred on Monday evening in Kaduku 2 village, Masindi Port Sub-county. It is alleged that Musiila was driving a Toyota Hilux with vehicle registration number UG 4543C when he failed to negotiate a sharp […]
Pope Francis has today, November 26, 2024 appointed Msgr. Constantine Rupiny as the new Bishop of Nebbi diocese. Msgr. Rupiny replaces Bp. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach who was appointed as the Bishop of Nebbi on March 31, 2021. However, Bp. Wokorach was again elevated by the Pope as the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gulu on […]
Miracle Life Arena, a Pentecostal Church in Nwoya district has been shut down following reports that its members were sabotaging the nationwide immunization campaign, “The Big Catch Up. Last week, the Ministry of Health launched the immunization campaign which aims to ensure children under five years old receive any missed vaccinations from the past three to […]
In an unprecedented and controversial move, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Council has expelled its President, Isaac Ssemakadde Kimeze, and Vice President, Anthony Asiimwe, citing gross misconduct. “In order to restore public trust and confidence in Uganda Law Society and the Legal profession in Uganda we resolve as follows: Expel the President of the Uganda […]
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba and three Generals have survived an accident in Nakasongola district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The accident occurred on Friday at Namunsaala village in Katuugo town council. According to Sam Twineamazima the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, the accident occurred when the driver of the bus registration number UAQ […]
Mukono district leaders on Thursday went on the defensive after being blamed for moving at a snail speed in implementation of development projects including road construction funded by the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD). The Minister of State for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Kabuye Kyofatogabye was in Mukono Municipality to flag off the […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today launched the construction of the Kampala-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The SGR, a key element of Uganda’s national infrastructure strategy, is designed to modernise the country’s transport network, streamline logistics, and boost regional trade. The project has garnered significant attention, not just from local stakeholders, but also from international […]
Six people were on Thursday morning declared dead and eight others critically injured when taxi they were travelling in rammed into the back of a parked sugarcane truck on the Jinja-lganga Highway at Kakira. The horrible accident happened at around 3:00am, when a Toyota Hiace popularly referred to as a Drone, registration number UBP 574J […]