Police in Savanah Region have confirmed six people dead and five others seriously injured following a head-on collision involving a commuter taxi and a Fuso truck on the Kampala-Gulu Highway. The accident is reported to have occurred on Wednesday at 3:00pm in Sinalya village near Bombo town in Luweero district. It involved a Toyota […]
Local leaders and Police in Luweero district are in blame games as the number of girls defiled in the district escalates each year. According to the Police crime report, at least 99 cases of aggravated defilement were reported in 2023 within Luweero and as a result, the district was ranked the second with the highest […]
The traffic Police in Savannah Region has confirmed four people who perished in a road accident that occurred on Wednesday early morning. The accident is said to have happened at Luweero involving a drone taxi registration number UBG 392L which was hit by a reversing Tata truck at around 4:30am. Other taxi occupants are said […]
There is uproar among leaders in Luweero district over an unutilized sh500 meant for road works. In the 2023/24 financial year, the Government disbursed one billion shillings to Luweero district for road works. According to a report by Luweero district engineer Robert Kalenzi, by the time the financial year elapsed, the district had only been […]
The former Attorney General (AG) Dr. Kiddu Makubuya has died following long battle with illness. According to Makunuya’s close friends, he has died at 73 years, but a very frustrated man. Makubuya is a former Member of Parliament for Katikamu South Constituency in Luweero District. He held several positions in President Museveni’s government which include: […]
The Luweero District Election Administrator has urged the political party leaders to disseminate the Electoral Commission roadmap to their respective members. Last year, the Electoral Commission released the roadmap leading to the 2026 General Elections, focusing on early preparations and adequate funding for all activities. According to the roadmap, demarcation of the electoral areas will […]
Police in Luweero district have arrested an enumerator over the theft of a tablet ahead of a census exercise on Thursday. Uganda Bureau of Statistics has deployed 1,532 enumerators and 192 supervisors in Luweero district for the National Population Census scheduled to start on Thursday, May 10, 2024. Each enumerator has been given tablets to record […]
At least eight schools in Luweero district are stuck with hundreds of iron sheets that were donated for renovation and completion of classroom blocks. In October 2023 the Ministry of Luweero Triangle donated iron sheets to 19 Primary schools in Luweero district. According to the Ministry, the donation was in response to daily requests for […]
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has warned the government against dictating on tuition without consulting foundation bodies. Recently, the Ministry of Education and Sports threatened to close schools should they defy government guidelines and increase school fees. The Ministry listed 12 items that the Cabinet banned, which the schools […]
Ten schools in Luweero district are under investigation for blocking health workers from vaccinating learners against yellow fever. The schools on spot include; Mama’s Child Primary School in Wobulenzi town, Bugema Seventh Day Adventist Primary and Secondary Schools, Kisa Primary School, Ristak Primary and Secondary Schools in Busiika town council among others. The Ministry of […]