Ekivvulu kya Nyege Nyege ekibeera e Jinja buli mwaka buli lukya kyongera okukyusa enkuba, buli mwaka oguyitawo kijja na nkuba mpya. Eky’omwaka guno ate wamma kibadde kikambwe, abadigize basula batunula nga bazina, kunywa na kulya. Olwaleero lunaku lwa kusatu bukyanga kitandika naye baaba. Abaliyo tebayoya kudda waka. Abadigize okuva mu mawanga ag’enjawulo, abaddugavu n’abazungu bonna […]
A section of personnel from the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and police officers today fired live ammunition to disperse a group of fishermen protesting the death of one of their colleagues and the detention of another. The two fishermen, Richard Ngobi and Collin Omuntu, from Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, went fishing around 11:00 […]
Police in Kiira region have recovered 32 suspected stolen motorcycle number plates from a banana plantation in Bwase zone, Buwenge town council, Jinja district. This recovery followed intelligence-led investigations aimed at recovering a stolen motorcycle belonging to Wilson Balikoowa, a resident of Butegana East zone in Buwenge Town Council. Gen. Muhoozi’s Statement Is Treasonous, He […]
The Minister of Tourism and Heritage in Busoga Kingdom, Hellen Namutamba has hailed the government of the Republic of Turkey for donating Industrial machines to two non-government organisations in order to promote skills development among women and youth, and boosting Socio-economic transformation in Busoga. The machines were donated to Women Integrated Empowerment Development (WIED), the […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit together with the Crime Investigations Department and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have arraigned the Jinja Education Officer before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of abuse of office. The court has identified the suspect as Mutesi Amina, the Jinja City’s Principal Education Officer. Mutesi joins Mulopa Haruna, […]
Two Jinja city education officials have been arrested for mismanagement of school grants and causing financial loss to the government. The officials, the acting city education officer, Haruna Mulopa and the sports officer, Sam Ngobi were arrested from their offices on Tuesday. The City Inspector of Schools, Amina Mutesi was summoned to appear alongside her […]
UPDF’s Deputy Chief of Defense Intelligence and Security, Brig. Abdul Rugumayo has challenged legal officers to desist from soliciting for deployment opportunities, but rather focus on career growth. While presiding over the pass out of legal officers at the Legal Training Center (LTC) in Jinja City on Saturday, Rugumayo argued that, opportunities await only for […]
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 […]
The 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Affairs Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga on Tuesday officiated at the graduation ceremony for Busoga Zonal Presidential Industrial Hub in Jinja City. Kadaga urged the skilled youth to put into practice what they have learnt. This event marked the successful completion of vocational training for […]
BY BEN SSEBUGUZI A few weeks ago, it was exciting to learn that Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo, the manager Office of the National Chairman (ONC) dispersed her team to Jinja City to hold National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders’ reconciliation meetings which was causing bruises and hampering service delivery. Reconciliation is the act of coming to […]