The NBS TV is soon hosting outgoing Uganda’s gender minister Betty Amongi. But as they do, there are things, the tough questions, which must be put to Amongi so that she tackles them head-on, on national TV.Immediately after losing the Lira woman MP race, she demonized the speaker of par
Gender Minister Betty Amongi says her political battle with Dr Jane Ruth Aceng is rooted in what she describes as longstanding divisions and grievances within Lango politics.The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi Akena, has positioned herself as the main politi
The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Ms. Lucy Nakyobe, has announced a raft of reforms in the civil service and stressed that government employees will only keep their jobs if they meet their set targets.Nakyobe made the remarks while addressing heads of Local Government hu
At least three people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a truck transporting vendors from a monthly market in Palabek Abera Sub-county, Lamwo District, crashed in Kitgum District.The victims were returning from the monthly market at Agwata in Palabek Abera when the
Minister Aber (left) said authorities are prioritising the restoration of business premisesGovernment has shifted focus to traders operating in basement shops affected by the recent disaster, with officials promising immediate interventions to restore business activity while reviewing long
Taxi and bus operators in Kabale Municipality have called on authorities to first improve the condition of designated taxi parks before fully enforcing the Trade Order Act, warning that the current state of the facilities is unsuitable for effective operations.The Trade Order Act, passed i
A key cross-border highway linking Uganda to Tanzania has been cut off after heavy rains washed away a section of the road, stranding motorists and disrupting trade in the region.Transport and trade have been brought to a standstill along the Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula highway after a sec
Police in Jinja fired live bullets in the air and used teargas to disperse an angry crowd and rescue two women suspected of involvement in an attempted robbery targeting a prominent Muslim cleric.The incident occurred along Spire Road after Sheikh Shafic Songolo was reportedly trailed from
A yet-to-be-identified female motorist has been shot by a police officer near Speaker Anita Among’s residence in Kampala, sources told this publication on Thursday.The woman who was reportedly driving a Toyota Harrier near the residence of the Speaker of Parliament at Mackinnon Road in K
Residents and local leaders in Kafunjo–Mirama Town Council are raising concern over a surge in livestock theft, following the arrest of a woman found in possession of suspected stolen goats.Rosemary Atuhaire, a resident of Rwabareba Cell, was discovered on Saturday night with 14 goats be
