Government drafts guidelines to guide butchers on meat standards
The state minister for Kampala Benny Namugwanya has said government and KCCA will intensify sensitization campaigns and regular checks for both butchers and meat consumers. Government has come up with...
View ArticleState given one month to complete investigations into Red Pepper editors’ case
This follows an exparte application granted by Chief Magistrate James Eremye Mawanda on the 28th December 2017, to UCC Prosecutor Abdul Salaam Waiswa after informing court that the police needed more...
View ArticleCivil society activists want police chief Kale Kayihura to resign
Uganda National NGO forum has called for the resignation of the Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura for failure to stop the insecurity and increased murder cases across the country. Uganda...
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Human resource is greater than natural sources and must be protected -...
“For example, if you don’t control smuggling and yet you are a customs officer or a security officer, that means there is no revenue collected and therefore no payments to police leading to a rise in...
View ArticleMPs threaten to block Education Ministry from closing private schools
The MPs, who addressed the media at Parliament on Friday morning, said it is not true that all the schools facing closure have not been licensed but rather it is the ministry of education making it had...
View ArticleAnti-Apartheid hero Winnie Mandela awarded honorary doctorate by Makerere...
Winnie Mandela was awarded the Honorary Doctorate for her role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, highlighting the key role she played in the liberation of black South Africans.The 4th...
View ArticleBIO: Who is Winnie Madikizela Mandela?
Winnie who is a member of the executive committee of South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress Winnie Madikizela ranks high in the circles of anti-apartheid activists who refused to...
View ArticleLAND PROBE: Commission told how Tycoon Ntaganda sold a government owned...
Justice Bamugemereire vowed to ensure that officials of the forestry authority involved in the illegal sale of government forests are brought to book.On Friday last week, the commission of Inquiry into...
View ArticleBody of teenage girl found by roadside in Makajjo village, Mityana district
The yet to be identified female who was in her early teens had wounds on the chest and thighs and could have been raped. The locals of Makajjo village in Sekanyonyi sub-county in Mityana district have...
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Police swoop on car theft racket, nets British national
The Flying Squad Unit (FSU), a violent crack unit of police arrested the suspect after he was tricked by Mr Eric Alema, a victim of his erroneous car deals helped by his friend who pretended as a car...
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Police officers probed over robbery
Armed with rifles, a group of criminals raided Budongo Sub-county in Masindi District on Thursday night and staged a robbery and stole unspecified amounts of money from businessmen operating gambling...
View ArticleKadama community in Nakapiripirit celebrates school construction launch
John Lonyee, the district councilor for Morita sub-county revealed that the school will relieve the students of their plightThe Kadama, a small ethnic community in Nakapiripirit district live in the...
View ArticlePrime minister Ruhakana Rugunda restricts foreign travel for civil servants
The prime minister has directed that officials in ministries and agencies will first have to seek approval from his office but will be restricted to travel on essential trips.A report compiled by the...
View ArticleLocals treat sicklers with guinea-pig blood in Bundibugyo to deal with blood...
Blood is drawn out of guinea pigs and fed to patients in need of blood transfusion. This practice has hit the peak again due to a shortage of blood in their district especially if a patient has been...
View ArticleAbdalla Kitata, boda boda 2010 leader, arrested
Earlier some boda-boda riders were arrested at Top FM, a Kampala radio station after Military Police raided its studios where the men were being hosted for a talk show.The Military Police has arrested...
View ArticleLocal NGO changes lives by offering quality education in Kayunga
The organisation celebrates the establishment of more than 150 schools across East Africa, most of them being in Uganda. Most of these schools are located in rural areas which come with many challenges...
View ArticleParliament to fight discrimination against people with albinism
The community accused government of discrimination in education, employment, and medical servicesThe speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has promised to influence a debate in the House on the...
View ArticleTeachers in Busoga trained in effective teaching methods
The Principal Jinja Primary Teachers college, Rev Anne Cherotwa, says the new technique of using the thematic curriculum will improve the performance of learnersThe recently released Primary Leaving...
View ArticleAcholi leaders vow to protect customary land tenure
Although the leaders say they are willing to consider solutions like embracing a Land Trust, a modern land protection system involving titling, they still want to make sure their customs surrounding...
View ArticleTERROR ON THE LAKE: Fishing community accuses UPDF of human rights abuse
As our reporters visited islands in Mayuge, Jinja and Mpigi districts, they discovered more cases of death and torture. Some were grotesque including a boy whose father claims his eye was gouged out...
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