The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu has urged believers to stop yearning for well-established institutions far away from them instead of contributing to development of those in their localities by taking their children there. Kazimba explained that if they do not play the leading role in developing their schools, […]
The Police are investigating circumstances under which a 17-year-old Senior Three Student set herself on fire and later died from Kiruddu Hospital in Kampala. The deceased is identified as Carnelian Maria Ndagire who was a student of Mpoma Girls School at Nama in Mukono district. Ndagire is said to have burnt herself from her […]
An outspoken Mukono Pentecostal church activist has called on Ugandans to desist from temptations of being derailed from traditional set ups by what he termed irregular politics characterized by division and hatred. The head of Mt. Lebanon Christian Churches in Uganda, Bp. Samuel Lwandasa lamented that although over sh50bn worth of merchandise crosses the district […]
There was drama that lasted a couple of minutes in Mukono town in the early morning hours of 31st December 2024, as an energetic madman who is common in town, put up a spirited battle with six armed policemen who confronted him following a public outcry over his notoriety especially towards females on the streets. The […]
Sections of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Mukono district are up in arms for what they consider neglect by organizers of President Museveni’s visit to the district to commission the revamped Mukono-Kampala passenger train service, to include a slot for him to meet party leaders and also hold a rally for the locals. […]
Ekikangabwa kigudde ku ssomero lya St. Thereza Namilyango Girls Boarding Primary School erisangibwa ku kyalo Namilyango mu divizoni y’e Goma mu munisipaali y’e Mukono omu ku bakozi ku ffaamu y’essomero omukwano bwe gumulinnye ku jjoba n’atemaatema mmaneja wa ffaamu eno ng’amulanga kumukyawa. Henry Ssabakaaki y’agambibwa okufuna obutakkaanya n’abadde muninkiniwe era mmaneja wa ffaamu y’essomero, Maurine […]
A police swoop has disbanded groups of gangsters behind the ongoing robberies, murders, break-ins and rapes in and around Kampala and Metropolitan Areas. According to Police, they have arrested several leaders of these gangs who were forced to reveal facts around their operations. Police who were tickled by an upsurge in these crimes in Kampala, […]
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda has blamed internal bickering in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for the opposition’s recurring victory in Mukono district. Babalanda has therefore appealed to the ruling party supporters in Mukono to reconcile ahead of 2026 so as to change the status quo. She was sad to note that […]
Several gangsters commonly known as ‘kifeesi’ were on Tuesday arrested in a police operation mounted after residents of Ntaawo cell in Goma Division reported unrest resulting from death threats by the gangsters brought to the village by members of the family of the late Hamu Mukasa to allegedly guard their land from encroachers. According to […]
The Police in conjunction with the UPDF, intelligence and local council vigilantes have arrested 18 suspected criminals who have been terrorizing Mukono and the surrounding areas. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson says the suspects’ arrest followed a successful joint operation which was conducted on Monday, November 25, 2024, between 11:00pm and 4:00am in Kubbiri, […]