BUSIA-NAMAYINGO ROAD: Stalled road works lead to accidents and dust
Accidents, dust, high costs of transport fares are some of the problems the people using the Musita- Namayingo- Busia roads whose works have stalled after government terminated the contract of China...
View ArticlePoor medical waste disposal poses risk for communities in Busia
Dr. Emmanuel Tusime who is in charge at the hospital says, a high number of patients seek treatment here, and yet there is no incinerator where the materials that have been used can be disposed...
View ArticleGovernment has unsettled court awards worth 676 billion shillings - Auditor...
The report also found that 6 billion shillings given as part of an Islamic Bank loan for the construction of 14 bridges in Northern Uganda was returned due to non-performance, which meant 3 of the...
View ArticleFormer Anglican church head Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo loses battle to...
The late Archbishop’s relatives told NTV that he was admitted at Kampala hospital on 1st January after his condition deteriorated. Before his death, Nkoyoyo spent six months in the UK undergoing...
View ArticlePROFILE: Who was Arch-Bishop Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo?
During his leadership, he pioneered many initiatives, including upgrading Bishop Tucker Theological College in Mukono into Uganda Christian University, which was the first university in Uganda to be...
View ArticleRwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere's bail extended to February
The Omusinga and his Prime Minister Johnson Thembo reported to Jinja but the Registrar of Jinja court Jesse Byaruhanga was not present as he was in Kampala for official duty.Charles Wesley Mubere the...
View ArticleWorkers' MP Sam Lyomoki reveals the creation of a third political force
Lyomoki says the third force is going to oversee the transition of president Museveni and the post-Museveni era.The representative of workers in parliament and member of the ruling NRM Dr. Sam Lyomoki...
View Article70 youths receive certification in income generating activities
The initiative is part of youth skilling projects funded by the Skills Development Facility up to the tune of 230 million shillings.Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, the State Minister for Children and Youth...
View ArticleIGP Kayihura rushes to insecurity-prone Lwengo district
Kayihura has advised the local council ones to register all the new entrants in their area of jurisdiction, and has also given his assurance on providing security.Local leaders and the office of the...
View ArticleBusia residents hold demonstration over electricity extension delays
The residents say lack of power has affected businesses and schools and their village continues to be in the dark despite having power lines.The residents of Buhehe Sub-county in Busia district have...
View ArticleMpigi accident leaves 10 injured
“A one Lawrence Nyamuguruzi, 58, a resident of Lwengo district died but we are trying to get the trouble causer (driver) and be prosecuted on charges of reckless driving, over speeding and causing an...
View ArticleGovernment agrees to give Archbishop Nkoyoyo official burial
The retired archbishop died on Friday from Kampala hospital after succumbing to pneumonia, having undergone successful treatment for cancer in the UK early last year.Government has said former...
View ArticleNomadic herdsmen given two months to leave northern Uganda
The pastoralists had caused tensions with local communities as their cows destroyed farms and increased land disputes among families and clans.A Joint security committee from the district of Northern...
View ArticleLands Minister Betty Amongi, Buliisa residents clash over oil compensation rates
About 816 people could be displaced from the 888 acres of land at Kasenyi in Buliisa district.By 2020, government projects that it will begin pumping oil from the Albertine graben for commercial...
View ArticleArchbishop Nkoyoyo's legacy school in Matale on a downward spiral
Many of the school’s buildings have been abandoned after they began developing cracks from years of neglect. A number of the buildings have no roofs and part of the compound has been turned into a...
View ArticleAre Mannequins in Kampala boutiques sexually suggestive?
It is rare to see one unclothed. But there is talk in some circles that traders are sexualizing them, and dressing, especially the female mannequins, in provocative clothing.Mannequins standing in...
View ArticleKalangala fishermen protest colleague’s arrest
Pascal Kakande who deals in fish was arrested after others on the landing site reported him to police over his methods of workResidents at Gunga Landing site in Kalangala District have had run-ins with...
View ArticleMuseveni advises Kiruhura youth on positive lifestyles
President also called on the youth to study subjects that are relevant to the development of the countryPresident Yoweri Museveni has implored youth of North Ankole Diocese to avoid bad peer...
View ArticlePresident to ensure completion of Nkoyoyo’s projects
At the time of his death, the retired bishop was overseeing several projects for the Church of Uganda, among which was the Uganda Martyrs Museum at NamugongoThe president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta...
View ArticleRev. Turyasingura is the new bishop of East Rwenzori diocese
The function was which was attended by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda early Sunday morning in Kamwenge district also focused on building strong family values to uphold moral standardsRt...
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