Heavy army and police deployment quells opposition demonstration in downtown...
A heavy deployment of police and army early on Thursday quelled a demonstration by opposition youth activists in downtown Kampala . A heavy deployment of police and army early on Thursday quelled a...
View ArticleGovernment to demolish Sango bay refugee camp
The camp is home to over 4,000 refugees from Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi who were sent out of neighbouring Tanzania in 2013.Government is set to dismantle the Sango Bay Refugee Settlement Camp in Rakai...
View ArticleActivists call for national legal aid policy to enable poor Ugandans access...
A cost-benefit analysis report on the legal aid policy, which shows that establishing such a policy would be beneficial.A coalition of non-governmental organisations that advocate for access to legal...
View ArticleUPDF denies reports of plans to withdraw from Somalia
The UPDF High Command is reviewing its operations in Somalia under the Africa Union Mission after nine years of trying to stabilise the troubled nation. The spokesperson of the Uganda Peoples Defence...
View ArticleMulago hospital medical interns go on strike over delays in paying their...
The interns claim they have not been paid their allowances in the last four months.Medical interns at Mulago national referral hospital have again laid down their tools over delays in payment.The...
View ArticleCommissioner General of Prisons calls for long serving officers to be promoted
It has emerged that warders who have served for more than seven years have remained in the same rank contrary to the prison’s standing orders.The Commissioner General of Prisons, Johnson Byabashaija...
View ArticleTop NSSF bosses clash over UTL pensions
Many concerned long term employees of UTL are afraid that if the row is not resolved soon they could lose their savings.A row has emerged between the NSSF managing director, Richard Byarugaba, and his...
View ArticleApac district mourns: Another pupil killed by crocodiles on Nile banks
It was a moment of grief as survivors and parents who lost their children prayed for their loved ones killed by crocodiles. It was a moment of grief as survivors and parents who lost their children...
View ArticleApac district mourns: Another pupil killed by crocodiles on Nile banks
It was a moment of grief as survivors and parents who lost their children prayed for their loved ones killed by crocodiles. It was a moment of grief as survivors and parents who lost their children...
View ArticleLocals in Kanungu protest over ailing state of roads
Police in Kanungu today engaged in running battles with area residents who had staged a demonstration.Police in Kanungu today engaged in running battles with area residents who had staged a...
View ArticleKinkizi bishop, Dan Zoreka, criticises government over media ban
The Bishop of Kinkizi diocese, Dan Zoreka has criticised the government for banning the media from covering the FDC party’s defiance campaign. The Bishop of Kinkizi diocese, Dan Zoreka has criticised...
View ArticlePupils in Bukedea learn atop ant-hills following heavy rains
Pupils at Achomai primary School in Achmai sub-county in Bukedea district were forced to have lessons on top of an Ant hill following a heavy downpour in the district. Pupils at Achomai primary School...
View ArticleThe plight of teenage mothers as we celebrate Mothers' day
Scores of teenage mothers in the country have been rejected by their parents for bearing children out of wedlock. Scores of teenage mothers in the country have been rejected by their parents for...
View ArticleKanungu police breaks up demonstrations against bad roads
The residents led by Dixon Kagurusi, a former candidate for Kinkizi West parliamentary seat together with other councillors were demonstrating against the poor state of roads in the district.Police in...
View ArticleHeavy rains hinder transport on Masaka-Sembabule highway
Service provision in the two districts has also been severely affected because vital facilities like hospitals are inaccessible.The heavy downpour in greater Masaka has left Nabajuzzi and Kyoga swamps...
View ArticleKayihura unveils tough security measures ahead of swearing-in ceremony
The new deployments will include both foot and motorized patrols to ensure that those opposed to the function do not get any chance to cause chaos.As the country prepares for the swearing of president...
View ArticleMuseveni rejects MPs' tax exemptions in amended income tax bill
Director of Communication and Public Affairs in Parliament Chris Obore says Parliament could debate the bill afresh or engage further with the President.President Yoweri Museveni has rejected the...
View ArticleLandslides and floods kill 13 in Bundibugyo
Atleast 13 people have died in Bundibugyo district following landslides and floods which swept away scores of homes during the downpour on Monday night.At least 13 people have died in Bundibugyo...
View ArticleEqual Opportunities Commission receives petition on discrimination of Muslims...
The commission received the petition but asked the petioners to provide adequate evidence to prove their claims of said discrimination in government appointments.A section of Muslim clerics have...
View ArticleMPs threaten to increase their pay if they are denied tax exemption
MPs argue that the rejection of tax exemption on their allowances will force them to consider increasing of their salaries since the constitution gives them the mandate.Members of Parliament are vowing...
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