Land probe: Surveyor arrested over illegal Kyangwali evictions
The land is now at the centre of controversy between the locals, the government and the kingdom of Bunyoro.The Commission of Inquiry into land acquisition and management this afternoon ordered for...
View ArticleSironko landslides: Earth moving equipment stuck, recovery of bodies halted
The LC3 chairperson Laban Wanaiala revealed that the excavator retrieved the carcass of a cow, but no human bodies.The equipment being used to search for bodies buried in the mud after the landslide in...
View ArticleFather, Two year-old daughter in Nakasongola die after eating poisoned food
A family of three has been poisoned at Bamugolodde village in Nakasongola district, resulting in the death of two of them.A family of three has been poisoned at Bamugolodde village in Nakasongola...
View ArticleKasese MPs want blacklisted firm in Kasese mine row sent packing
State Minister for Privatization and Investment Evelyn Anite told NTV that she is awaiting a report from the winding up commission before taking action.Members of Parliament from Kasese district are...
View ArticleUNRA engages local government leaders on completion of roads
The Director, Roads Maintenance in Uganda National Roads Authority Joseph Otim says the roads will be completed only if the resources are availedDistrict leaders and Members of parliament have...
View ArticleLand Probe: Hoima sugar factory on the spot over evictions
The affected communities at Kijayo Muziranduru village Buhaguzi county in Hoima district claim this was their ancestral land.The Commission of Inquiry into Land matters chaired by Lady Justice...
View ArticleJudicial officers call off strike till 11th December
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe welcomed the end of the strike with cautious optimism. Judicial officers who had been on strike for two weeks have now called off the industrial action to allow government...
View ArticleKasokoso residents literally living on the edge of a stone quarry
Stone workers have excavated the soil creating deep holes and steep slopes. A stone quarry in Kasokoso village, Kira municipality in Wakiso district is posing a threat to hundreds of residents who live...
View ArticleDPP withdraws Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu murder charges against four people
The Director of Public Prosecutions Mike Chibita has formally withdrawn charges of the murder of Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu against four people, that were pending in the High court.The Director of Public...
View ArticleIsimba dam fallout: Asian supervising firm told to leave site
The Indian company was hired to help government supervise works at the 183 MW dam in Kayunga District.Energy Infratech Limited, the company at the heart of the Isimba dam squabble was today given seven...
View ArticleSlow business as judicial officers return to office
Judiciary spokesman Vincent Mugabo urged judges and magistrates to work faster since there are now many pending casesBusiness has resumed in the courts, a day after judicial officers called of their...
View ArticlePopular 1990s Radio Uganda presenter, Lochode Peter Livingstone barely coping
Today, his health has taken a turn for the worse and he has lost his sight“All Ugandans from A to Z, Habari Gani!”. That was how Radio Uganda presenter Lochode Peter Livingstone came on to the airwaves...
View ArticleParliament vets Deputy Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo
Parliament’s appointments committee has today began vetting of two supreme court bench nominees Justice Richard Buteera and Justice Paul Mugamba. Parliament’s appointments committee has today began...
View ArticleParliament approves appointment of deputy chief justice Owiny Dollo
The committee chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah also approved the appointment of justices Richard Butera and Paul Mugamba to the Supreme Court justices after serving in the Court of Appeal.The...
View ArticleIGP Kayihura asks police to cooperate with other agencies
Gen. Kayihura attributed the rise in crime to high youth unemployment and the erosion of cultural values.Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura is urging police officers to work with other...
View ArticlePresident warns government officials who connive with landowners
The president was speaking last evening on Thursday after commissioning the Fort Portal Kamwenge highwayPresident Yoweri Museveni says he’ll investigate judicial and other government officials who...
View ArticleSironko residents relocate after warnings of more landslides
Residents are complaining about the poor living conditions in the camp to which they have been relocatedAfter waiting for over two weeks, 300 residents in Bufupa Parish, Masaba Sub-county in Sironko...
View ArticleMPs call for tougher rules against certain churches
State Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo told the MPs that he would soon table come up with a policy to regulate all Faith Based OrganisationsMembers of parliament have called for the...
View ArticlePornography committee vows to act tough on porn dissemination
Government has taken its new fight against pornography a notch higher after the swearing in of the Pornography Control committee.Government has taken its new fight against pornography a notch higher...
View ArticleLand probe: LC3 chairperson grilled for evicting elderly woman
The probe team chairperson Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire issued an arrest warrant to compel Ntamara to appear on allegations that he grabbed 99 acres of land belonging a 72 year old woman.The...
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