Kato Lubwama evicted from theatre for failure to pay over Shs50 million in rent
Diamond Ensemble, a drama group owned by Rubaga South MP Kato Lubwama has been evicted from the Royal theatre in Old Kampala, for failing to pay six months rent worth over Shs50 million.Diamond...
View ArticleHeavy rainstorm destroys houses and crops in Buvuma
Several acres of crops have been destroyed and more than 40 houses blown down when rainstorm pounded Buvuma district. Several acres of crops have been destroyed and more than 40 houses blown down when...
View ArticleOne injured as electricity pole falls on moving car
Ruth Muhinza was injured after the electricity pole, with a transformer attached to it, crashed into the top of her car, a Toyota Voxy UAT, 519S, as she was driving along Dewinton road in Kampala.One...
View ArticleUCC directs all telecom subscribers to validate registration information in...
The Uganda Communications Commission previously banned the vending of sale of sim cards and ordered that those partially registered be deactivated by the 29th of March.The Uganda Communications...
View ArticleMPs block passing of health ministry budget
Parliament’s Health Committee has blocked the passing of the health budget after officials from the ministry failed to present a work plan for the 2017/2018 financial year. Parliament’s Health...
View ArticleKasese aftermath: Rwenzururu royal guard recounts trauma of palace attack
In part two of our series “Kasese In focus”, months after the UPDF attacked the Rwenzururu kingdom’s palace in Kasese, we meet with a former royal guard who witnessed first-hand what happened. In part...
View ArticleAnti-corruption court grants Herbert Kabafunzaki bail
Chief magistrate Agnes Alumu ordered Kabafunzaki to pay cash the Shs5 million shillings, deposit his diplomatic passport with court, as well as a tittle for his land situated at Ndejje, Kampala .The...
View ArticleMaj. Gen. Peter Elwelu calls on former LRA fighters to take advantage of...
Maj. Gen Peter Elwelu has called upon the UPDF to ensure that former LRA abductees, veterans and combatants benefit from the Operation Wealth Creation as a rehabilitation programme.The Commander of...
View ArticleBank of Uganda halts operations of four forex bureaus owned by Sudhir Ruparelia.
The forex bureaus, one of the oldest in town, were ruled out of business after their application was denied on grounds of lack of ‘fitness’. Bank of Uganda has today stopped operations of four forex...
View ArticleBank of Uganda halts operations of four forex bureaus owned by Sudhir Ruparelia.
The forex bureaus, one of the oldest in town, were ruled out of business after their application was denied on grounds of lack of ‘fitness’. Bank of Uganda has today stopped operations of four forex...
View ArticleDr. Stella Nyanzi further remanded to Luzira prison
Nyanzi will now return to Buganda Road court on 10th May with her lawyers to respond to the state's application to have her mental status ascertained.Makerere University Researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi...
View ArticleMPs put Gen. Kale Kayihura on the spot over parading suspects before the media
The IGP once again implored the media to restrain from sensational reporting on the murder of late AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi. MPs on the parliamentary committee of defence and internal affairs have...
View ArticlePresident explains role in Shs6b oil cash payout, promises to have the money...
The president blamed former Attorney General Peter Nyombi for misleading him about the Shs6 billion, which he believed was awarded within the confines of the law.Uganda could be paying the price as a...
View ArticleMPs grill Janet Museveni on State House scholarships
The scheme was started in 2013 to help poor students to acquire university education but were required to refund the total sum spent on them after 12 months upon on completing studies.It has emerged...
View ArticleParliamentary health committee urges MPs to pass law establishing HIV/AIDS...
The Chairperson of the parliamentary health committee has urged MPs to speed up debate on the AIDS trust fund to have it passed into law.The Chairperson of the parliamentary health committee has urged...
View ArticleMinister D’ujang says reduction in electricity tariffs will take effect in June
Ugandans will start paying lower for electricity following a decision by the government to lower the Bujagali power tariffs by June this year.Ugandans will start paying lower for electricity following...
View ArticlePresident Museveni asks Ugandans not to put all their hope in oil
President Museveni said he was attracting investors into the other minerals that extraction of oil would come with oil like Iron ore.In what could be a move to manage expectations from the long awaited...
View ArticleNIRA to register all learners in the country, exercise to cost Shs53B
NIRA will roll out a countywide exercise to register all learners in primary, secondary and post primary institutions. Those above will be issued national identity cards.The national identification and...
View ArticleUPDF expresses interest in training Central African Republic army
According to the Chief of Defence Forces, General David Muhoozi, there is need to have a force in place to continue hunting LRA warlord Joseph Kony. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces has expressed...
View ArticleBesigye blames hunger crisis and rising crime in the country on poor governance
At a media briefing in Kampala, Besigye also criticized the action of police in parading suspects of alleged criminal gangs, saying it's an abuse of human rights.Former FDC presidential candidate Dr....
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