Byaruhanga emphasized that the selection process is managed transparently by the Muslim community itself and cautioned against any attempts of corruption or solicitation of money from the beneficiaries. IGG Quashes District Chairperson’s Report on Alleged Irregular Staff Recruitment A group of 50 Ugandan Muslims is set to embark on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, […]
And in the weekend incident, a fatal fire whose source had not been established by press time, broke out in Kuwait’s Al-Riggai Residential building where the six Ugandans were staying. RPC Orders For Arrest of Town Agent Over PDM Manipulation The death of six Ugandans in an inferno in a Kuwait residential building over the […]
A 30-year old woman of Kisoga village, Nazigo sub-county in Kayunga district who claims her newly found husband attempted to fleece her of her wealth collected over a 7-year period in Saudi Arabia and Oman, has laid bare her relationship with the man who lured her into marriage with the intention of stealing her money. […]
Another fifty Ugandans previously jailed in SAUDI Arabian prisons on Friday returned home aboard an Air Saudi flight, bringing the total of freed Ugandans from Saudi Arabia to 130. They were welcomed home by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Gender Joshua Kyalimpa, and the chairperson of the Federation of All Migrant Workers Association Kenneth […]
The government of Saudi Arabia has announced a pardon for Ugandans imprisoned for various offenses, according to Esther Anyakun Davinia, the State Minister of Gender, Labor, and Social Development. Speaking at a press conference at the government-owned media center on Monday, Anyakun confirmed that all Ugandans detained, except those serving sentences for capital offenses such […]
High Court Judge, Boniface Wamala of the Civil Division has awarded the family of a maid who died in Saudi Arabia in 2019, sh250m ($68,010). Namale Desire and her uncle Muyingo Mutaasa Charles sued Horeb Services Uganda Limited the recruitment company and its director Ezra Mugisha over the death of her mother, Milly Namutamba. Namale […]
Religious leaders from Lango have accused the government of promoting human trafficking by not implementing Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2009. This legislation aims to prohibit trafficking in persons, establish offenses, define prosecution and punishment for offenders, prevent human trafficking, and protect its victims. However, during a gathering dedicated to raising awareness about human […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to the members of the Afro-Arab Youth Council to promote politics of interest in order to maintain peace and stability among member countries. “As a powerful youth group, you should strengthen that idea and spread it,” President Museveni said. He made the remarks today while meeting a delegation from […]