Fire guts Buganda King's palace in Nakasongola
A fence to Buganda kingdom’s palace in Buruuli county, Nakasongola district was burnt last night by unknown arsonists. A fence to Buganda kingdom’s palace in Buruuli county, Nakasongola district was...
View ArticleHealth ministry launches investigation into fire at headquarters
A directive to close the ministry premises was issued on Sunday by the state minister for health to allow detectives carry out investigations into the cause of the fire. The offices at the Ministry of...
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Rwenzururu leaders denounce violence and apologise for recent clashes in...
The signing was witnessed by President Yoweri Museveni and some members from the royal family of the Rwenzururu Kingdom on Sunday at State House Entebbe.Major figures in the Rwenzururu kingdom,...
View ArticleConstitutional Court issues order stopping parliament from debating Shs6B oil...
The Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma granted the application filed by Eric Sabiiti the senior legal officer in charge of litigation at the Electoral Commission. The Constitutional Court has issued an...
View ArticleMPs claim to have received threats over proposed investigation into Shs6Bn...
A section of Members of Parliament pushing for an investigation into the controversial six billion shillings oil cash now claim to have received threats to back off the probe.A section of Members of...
View ArticleKingdom spokesperson says Rwenzururu royal family never apologized for...
The Kingdom’s spokesperson, Clarence Bwambale told NTV that no such apology was made by the royal family but rather officials of the Rwenzururu Movement.A statement issued by State House about an...
View ArticleUganda and Tanzania receive designs for 1,450km Hoima-Tanga pipeline
The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have jointly received the front-end engineering design for the planned 1,450km Hoima-Tanga oil pipeline, whose construction is targeted for this year.The...
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President reshuffles top army officers, drops Gen. Katumba Wamala as CDF
The President's son Maj. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has been dropped as commamder of the Special Forces Command and appointes as a special advisor in charge of operations.President Yoweri Museveni has...
View ArticleSpeaker Kadaga says each MP will contribute Shs500,000 to support Uganda Cranes
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says Shs500,000 will be deducted from each Member of Parliament and given to the national football team, the Uganda CranesThe Speaker of Parliament Rebecca...
View ArticleUPDF spokesperson Lt. Col Paddy Ankunda says Gen. Katumba was not demoted
Lt.Col. Ankunda ha described Wamala’s secondment to government as a big promotion because his new posting as government minister widens his scope of responsibiities beyond the army. On Monday night,...
View ArticleWhat could have led to Gen. Wamala's replacement as Chief of Defence Forces?
Butambala MP, Muwanga Kivumbi says Gen. Katumba’s removal might have been precipitated by the recent events in Kasese district where about 100 people died in violent confrontations with the UPDFAfter a...
View ArticleUPDF reshuffle elicits mixed reactions
Some MPs NTV spoke to were not impressed by Gen. Wamala's new appointment and they claim that Gen. Wamala's appointment as state minister is a demotion. The changes in the army have elicited mixed...
View ArticleNew army appointments show a trend towards promoting "Young Turks" within UPDF
The new appointees represent a post-NRA UPDF force that is led by soldiers who have come up through the ranks and owe their promotions to training and operational experience not bush war loyalties.In...
View ArticleFarmers in Acholi and Lango adopt low-cost innovations to improve food security
The on going drought is hitting rarely affected areas and even causing hunger in places that have never experienced drought before. The on going drought is hitting rarely affected areas and even...
View ArticleYouth activists ask beneficiaries to return Shs6Bn received in "presidential...
The youths also want the 42 senior government officials who received a Sh6 billion reward after the government won the tax dispute case with oil companies to resign. Youths belonging to the political...
View ArticleJudiciary spokesperson says Parliament and Judiciary still enjoy harmonious...
Paul Gadenya has given assurance that the apparent row between Parliament and the Judiciary following an interim order by the Deputy Chief Justice, can be amicably resolved. Chief Registrar of Courts...
View ArticleSenior lawyer says Justice Kavuma should not have issued court order against...
Ssempebwa says the Justices on the Constitutional Court bench must expeditiously address the constitutional stand-off between Parliament and the Judiciary. A senior constitutional lawyer Fredrick...
View ArticleActivists sue URA Commissioner General Doris Akol over Shs6bn oil cash payment
The same group, led by lawyer and activist Andrew Karamagi, have also asked the court to compel the deputy Chief Justice, Stephen Kavuma to vacate his office,A group of activists under a group calling...
View ArticleJudge Luswata declines DPP's request to transfer Mumbere case from Jinja to...
Justice Luswata agreed with King Mumbere's lawyers that at this stage when the king has not yet been committed for trial before the ICD, he can appear before any High Court judge to seek bail.Jinja...
View ArticlePLE results out: 87% pass, eastern districts perform poorly
This year, 541,089 candidates passed PLE making up 87% compared to 517,889 (86.2%) in 2016. Results of 1,886 candidates were withheld by UNEB pending completion of investigations.The Ministry of...
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