The death of athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who was doused in petrol and set ablaze by her former boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, has renewed questions on governmentâs implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. The 33-year-old was last week buried in Bukwo District, days after Ma
Police and other stakeholders have expressed concern over the rising number of road accidents in recent months that have claimed several lives and left others injured. Since the start of the year, police have reported an average of between 60 and 80 people dying in road accidents every w
Uganda Law Reform Commission has been sued for allegedly subjecting access to laws of Uganda to only purchased subscription and paid-up platforms. A group of thirteen lawyers yesterday filed a case before the High Court in Kampala challenging the Law Reform Commission's decision to ventu
Before the September 14 burial of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei at her ancestral home in Bukwo District in Eastern Uganda, pleas were being made for some kind of desperate implementation to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) being directed towards successful female athletes. Cheptegei,
The Kisoro District Council has recommended Ms Ruth Nyiraneza, a sister of deceased State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs, Sarah Nyaribashitsi Mateke, as the most suitable candidate to replace her fallen sister as Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament.
The population of Kampala is projected to grow by at least 57.8 percent in the next 10 years, signalling increased pressure on a city already facing challenges of overcrowding, informal settlements, high unemployment, poor public services, stretched utility serv
With barely a month to Uganda’s 62nd Independence anniversary, a concerned citizen calling himself a historian, has asked the court in Kampala to issue orders to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to immediately remove from all roads and streets within
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Police in Kyotera district are investigating an armed robbery in which assailants stole 150 million shillings from Pulinali Semanda, a 53-year-old businessman and owner of Zavuga Coffee Investments.The incident oc
American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Monday at the age of 93.Jones, a longtime sufferer of di
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a political and diplomatic crisis over July's disputed election.Gonzalez - who has challenged President Nic
