Chief Justice: A corrupt judiciary is a reflection of a corrupt society
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has said a corrupt judiciary system is a product of a corrupt society because judges are picked from among the people they serve.Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has said a...
View ArticleOffices of Observer newspaper broken into, 16 computers stolen
Police investigating the incident found the security guard Isaac Chibet’s uniform and gun on the premises, but he cannot be contacted as his phone is switched off. More than 16 computers at the...
View ArticleGraft and failure to pay back blight youth livelihood programme in Kapchorwa
A bogus deal costing over Shs8 million has left members of Ngesi youth livelihood project in Kapchorwa district at a loss after a contractor failed to establish a poultry farm.A bogus deal costing over...
View ArticleMakerere university teaching staff disagree with Nyanzi suspension
MUASA Spokesperson Dr Deus Muhwezi says much as they don’t support Nyanzi’s style of communication, they will challenge the suspension because Nyanzi was not given a fair hearing.Makerere University...
View ArticleThousands of sim card vendors jobless after UCC directive
About 15,000 sim-card vendors have been rendered jobless after Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) restricted the sale and registration of sim cards to telecom companiesAbout 15,000 sim-card vendors...
View ArticleResidents call for closure of filthy Moroto municipality abbatoir
The abattoir does not have running water and health officials have warned that this could lead to the outbreak of sanitation related diseases.Residents have demanded the closure of the main abattoir in...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal upholds Aisha Ssekindi's election as Kalungu Woman MP
Three justices upheld the judgement of Masaka High Court judge Michael Elubu and dismissed an appeal filed by a former contestant for seat, Aisha Nuluyati Waliggo. The Court of Appeal has declared the...
View ArticleKamya to table amendments to KCCA act
The Minister said the amendments will be proposed in order to streamline the duties of the KCCA council and the executive.Kampala Minister Beti Olive Kamya will be tabling amendments to the Kampala...
View ArticleKasese Bishop asks government to let Omusinga Mumbere visit his people
Bishop of Rwenzori Diocese Rt. Rev. Jackson Nzerebende, says because the king is not allowed to travel to the region, reconciliation efforts are proving difficult.The tough conditions court set for...
View ArticlePolice spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, says he is receiving death threats
Kasingye told journalists that a man named John Kagimu has been calling him and threatening to kill him. Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, says he has been receiving death threats from a stranger...
View ArticleJennifer Musisi's contract as Executive Director of KCCA renewed
Reacting to news of the renewal of her contract, Musisi said she was willing to serve her country.The Minister for Kampala Beti Kamya has announced that the current Executive Director of Kampala...
View ArticleAmasasi mu Kampala: Omusuubuzi akubiddwa agamutiddewo ku Arua Park
Poliisi e Kampala ekutte omukuumi akubye omusuubuzi amasasi agamuttiddewo mu kwekalakaasa abasuubuzi Poliisi e Kampala ekutte omukuumi akubye omusuubuzi amasasi agamuttiddewo mu kwekalakaasa abasuubuzi...
View ArticleUganda Management Institute saddled with shs7.7B debt
The Auditor General’s report for the financial year ended June 2015 shows that Uganda Management Institute is heavily burdened by a debt of 7.7 billion shillings. The Auditor General’s report for the...
View ArticleA look back at Jennifer Musisi 6 years as KCCA Executive Director
As Jennifer Semakula Musisi begins another three years as Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority, she is poised to reign as the top KCCA bureaucrat for nine years.As Jennifer Semakula...
View ArticleLira municipality evicts over 120 internally displaced persons from town's land
The municipal council says the land was gazetted to accommodate displaced people but since the war ended, they must now return to their homes.More than 120 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who left...
View ArticleJudiciary officials promise to expedite clearance of case backlog
Parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary affairs committee has questioned the criteria in which cases in the Courts of Appeal are allocated to be heard. Parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary affairs...
View ArticlePolice and UPDF intensify patrols in Masaka in the wake of rising criminal...
Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura is expected in Masaka to access the general security situation. The UPDF, Police and the Reserve force have intensified their operation in the areas of...
View ArticleEthnic clashes in Amuru leave three injured
The area MP Anthony Akol has accused Gen. Moses Ali and Adjumani L.C.V Chairman, James Leku, of masterminding the attacks.Three residents of Apaa, in Pabbo Sub-County in Amuru district are nursing...
View ArticlePolice assures Masaka residents of increased security against rising criminality
Police has committed to stepping up security measures to protect residents of Masaka and surrounding districts from increasing cases of attacks by armed criminal gangs.Police has committed to stepping...
View ArticleMinister intervenes in sexual harassment case against AYA group chairman
Herbert Kabafunzaki, has asked the management of Hilton Hotel, Kampala to present its workers’ documentation following complaints that many of them do not have employment contracts. The state minister...
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