Bweyale taxi drivers demonstrate over increased tax fees
Taxi drivers in Bweyale Town Council yesterday blocked Gulu-Kampala highway holding a peaceful match against a decision by Bweyale Town Council to increase parking fee tax from 15,000 to 80,000...
View ArticleBweyale taxi drivers demonstrate over increased tax fees
Taxi drivers in Bweyale Town Council yesterday blocked Gulu-Kampala highway holding a peaceful match against a decision by Bweyale Town Council to increase parking fee tax from 15,000 to 80,000...
View ArticleGovernment donates 360 bicycles to Sebei, Karamoja and Teso
The bicycles were procured under the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project, which seeks to mitigate the impact of droughts at district levels and build capacity among pastoral and...
View ArticleKyambogo lecturers threaten to strike over unpaid arrears
The Spokesperson of the Kyambogo Joint Staff Assembly Jackson Betihama, who also serves as the chairperson of the public universities non-teaching staff forum says at least 196 billion shillings is...
View ArticleBarclays introduces a pre-paid visa card to promote cashless payments
The managing director Barclays bank Rakesh Jha says this will help both the banked and unbanked population have access to cashless fuel services anywhere off the counter.Barclays bank and shell Uganda...
View ArticleThree die in accident on Kampala-Kiboga highway
The incident involved an Isuzu lorry loaded with maize that developed mechanical problems and the driver lost control. Three people have been killed in an accident along Kampala – Kiboga Highway.The...
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President Museveni warns religious leaders not to lecture him on governance
The Bishop of Rwenzori diocese Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo Amooti appealed to the president that even though he signed the Constitutional amendment act 2017 to lift of age limit, he should plan for a...
View ArticleLuweero woman who was sold expired contraceptives seeks justice
Police are investigating Luweero health center IV for allegedly recommending expired contraceptives to a woman seeking family-planning services. Maria Nalunkuuma reported the case to police in January...
View ArticleBodaboda 2010 patron Abdallah Kitaata’s lawyer condemns his client’s...
On Friday Abdalla Kitatta, along with 12 other men, appeared before the Unit Disciplinary Committee at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence headquarters in Mbuya amidst tight security.The hearing...
View ArticleTororo passes tough ordinances to protect girls against early marriage
The ordinances stipulate penalties for parents and any other person those that aid child marriagesTororo district council has passed ordinances to help curb child marriage.The decision to pass the...
View ArticleMPs urge government to improve electricity transmission
The MPs say that though there are many power plants due for completion before the end of this year the means to transmit the electricity they will produce are still inadequateMembers of Parliament on...
View ArticleRow over property threatens unity of Jewish community
The wrangles over the control of property like schools and health facilities among the Abayudaya, who are mostly in Mbale, have led to a split in allegiances and leadership of the unique...
View ArticleStudent that survived Bombo road accident in stable condition
However, Parents of the former Ndejje Secondary School Student have expressed their dismay at social media reports that their son had died in the accidentTimothy Njogera, the lone survivor of the Bombo...
View ArticleRow over property threatens unity of Abayudaya in Mbale
The wrangles over the control of property like schools and health facilities among the Abayudaya, who are found mostly in Mbale, have led to a split in the leadership and allegiances within the unique...
View ArticleMPs urge government to improve power transmission infrastructure
Alex Byarugaba, the chairperson of the committee, says a number of electricity generation plants are due for completion before the end of this year but unfortunately the infrastructure to transmit and...
View ArticleNtoroko district overwhelmed by huge refugee numbers
The refugees who are now camped in Kanara Town Council Ntoroko District are said to be freed from tribal clashes between the Nandu, Lendu, Gerere, and Bahima in the DRCOver 1200 refugees have been...
View ArticleLord Mayor Erias Lukwago drags Minister Betty Kamya to court , accuses her of...
In the petition filed on Monday, Lukwago seeks orders to quash Kamya's decision regarding the legality of council meetings and another decision that subjects all his travels as the Lord Mayor to a...
View ArticleMPs vow to save Mabira Forest from being destroyed
This follows the broadcast of an NTV investigative story that showed the extent to which Mabira forest was being depleted by illegal logging, farming and charcoal burning.Members of Parliament have...
View ArticleDR Congo refugees flood Ntoroko district as tribal clashes intensify in the...
The Secretary-General of the Uganda Red Cross Society, Robert Kwesiga said that to manage the refugees flooding in across the border with the DRC the organisation will need at least 5million US...
View ArticleMPs summon Agriculture Minister Vincent Sempijja over NAADS' continued existence
According to the committee, though NAADS was dissolved in 2014, it continues to operate and execute roles that were supposed to have been transferred. The Agriculture minister, Vincent Sempijja has...
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