Gulu prison has not had water for three weeks
Dozens of inmates in Gulu prison have been hit hard by a water shortage in the northern district. Dozens of inmates in Gulu prison have been hit hard by a water shortage in the northern district.Some...
View ArticleTruck crashes on Fort-portal Kasese highway
One person was killed and a number of others injured when two trailers loaded with timber rolled off the road in Kasese district. One person was killed and a number of others injured when two trailers...
View ArticleDonors threaten to withhold support for elderly grant scheme
Under the elderly grant scheme, the elderly in selected districts receive 25,000 every month for subsistence. Donors are threatening to withhold their support to the elderly grant scheme if the Ugandan...
View ArticleMbale municipal authorities poison stray dogs
Dr Michael Wandugwa, who is a veterinary officer says the dogs on the streets have become menace to the public and often bite peopleAuthorities of Mbale Municipal council have launched an operation to...
View ArticleRwandan community marks genocide anniversary at commemoration site at Ggolo...
The commemoration event was marked at Ggolo genocide memorial site where 4,700 people were buried in mass graves.Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Uganda Maj Gen Frank Mugambagye has revealed that there is...
View Article22 year-old who disappeared ten days ago still missing
Parents and relatives of a 22-year-old man who went missing ten days ago have began a serious search for him. Parents and relatives of a 22-year-old man who went missing ten days ago have began a...
View Article1 person confirmed dead after Makerere building collapses
Police says one person has been confirmed dead and scores injured after the storied building, which was still under construction collapsed. A building under construction along Makerere Hill road...
View ArticleMakerere University faces tough times after scrapping of 60% tuition payment...
Shortfalls in funding could mean delays in the payment of salaries and utility bills.Makerere University faces tough times ahead after it scrapped its 60% fees policy.The University’s Vice...
View ArticleKCCA says collapsed Makerere building should not have been occupied
KCCA Executive Director Jennifer Musisi says the building should not have been occupied at the time of its collapse because the city authorities had not given it a clean bill of health.The search for...
View ArticleEducation ministry overwhelmed by burden of presidential pledges
Jessica Alupo who was appearing before the parliamentary committee on education on Tuesday, said the unfulfilled pledges currently stand at Shs60 billion. According to the education minister, Jessica...
View ArticleOccupying incomplete buildings poses major safety hazards
The collapse of Kyaseka towers may do little to discourage people from living and doing business in incomplete buildings.Residents of Makerere Kivulu in Kampala are yet to come to terms with the fact a...
View ArticleChief Justice reiterates challenges of case backlog in judiciary
Katureebe assured MPs that initiatives to ease backlog were beginning to bear fruit and the courts are performing much better compared to the last financial year. The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has...
View ArticleUganda and Egypt renew project to combat water hyacinth on the Nile
The 30 million dollar project that started in 1998 was meant to end this year. The Egyptian government has extended its partnership with Uganda in combating the water weed on River Nile for another...
View ArticleFarmers lose crops as heavy rains pound Sironko
The farmers have asked the government to relocate them to safer areas as they fear the rains could cause landslides.Farmers in Zesui and Buchambi sub-counties in Sironko district are counting their...
View ArticleGovernment establishes pornography control committee
The nine member committee will be chaired by Dr Anette Kasimbazi Kezaabu and its other members will include Pastor Martin Ssempa , Sheikh Mohammad Ali Waiswa among others.Government has established a...
View ArticleKaruma and Isimba dam projects face uncertain future after suspension of key...
The suspension of the key supervisors likely to delay the completion of the dams in a country that continues to face acute power outages.Senior energy ministry officials are walking a tight rope after...
View ArticleRwenzururu King Mumbere meets rival Kamya of Bamba
The two cultural leaders in the restive Rwenzori region have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote peaceThe two cultural leaders in the restive Rwenzori region have signed a memorandum of...
View ArticleGovernment says it will not prevent Lukwago from assuming office
Lukwago has been out of office since November 2013 when he was impeached on grounds of incompetence and abuse of office.Government will not block the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago from accessing his office...
View ArticleDeputy Chief Justice advises Lukwago on appeal to re-occupy Lord Mayor's office
Justice Kavuma has advised Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago to apply formally to the Court of Appeal to hear his application in regard to the reoccupation of his office.Deputy Chief Justice Steven...
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