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UPDF Hosts University of Tokyo Professor for Demonstration of Advanced Agricultural Technology

UPDF Hosts University of Tokyo Professor for Demonstration of Advanced Agricultural Technology

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Department of Production has taken a major step toward modernising its agricultural practices following a high-level field demonstration held at the Kabamba Army Farm.The event featured Jo Min Kim, a visiting professor from the University of Toky

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Uganda Chamber of Commerce Sues Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Over Access to Indian Ocean

Uganda Chamber of Commerce Sues Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania Over Access to Indian Ocean

The Uganda Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurs’ League and Confederation (UCCEC) has dragged the Governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over what it describes as persistent violations of Uganda’s right of access to the Indian Ocean.The P

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UHRC Awards Sh160 Million to Victims in Mbarara Rulings

UHRC Awards Sh160 Million to Victims in Mbarara Rulings

The Uganda Human Rights Commission, or UHRC, Tribunal in Mbarara City awarded a total of Sh160 million to victims of severe human rights violations in two separate rulings delivered this week.The details of the second ruling were not immediately available, but the first decision, read by U

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Judge: URA Wrongfully Fired David Kalemera Despite Evidence of Tax Scheme

Judge: URA Wrongfully Fired David Kalemera Despite Evidence of Tax Scheme

Uganda’s Industrial Court has ruled that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) unlawfully dismissed former customs officer David Kalemera, awarding him about 51 million shillings, even as the judgment lays out extensive internal audit findings that link him to a major tax-evasion and transit-diver

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BATTLE TO BE UNOPPOSED: Candidate Withdraws From Laroo-Pece MP Race After “Negotiation” with Mao.

BATTLE TO BE UNOPPOSED: Candidate Withdraws From Laroo-Pece MP Race After “Negotiation” with Mao.

Other candidates in the parliamentary race are Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party flag bearer Simon Opoka, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) flag bearer Geoffrey Komakech, and independents Wilfred Opobo, and Edward Odong, all independent candidates.The race for the Laroo-Pece Division

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12 NUP supporters released as court rejects state objection to bail.

12 NUP supporters released as court rejects state objection to bail.

The Kawempe Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to 12 NUP supporters arrested over violent clashes at a campaign event, despite state objections citing the tense political climate.The Kawempe Chief Magistrates Court has released 12 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters on bail afte

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DNA confirms body found in Kyampisi Swamp is missing Naalya SS student

DNA confirms body found in Kyampisi Swamp is missing Naalya SS student

Kampala Metropolitan Police have confirmed that the decomposed body recovered from Musaale Swamp in Kyampisi Subcounty belongs to Aneza Merisa, a missing student of Naalya SS Lugazi Campus, and are now treating the case as murder.According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson ASP Ra

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Tanzania cancels independence day over protests.

Tanzania cancels independence day over protests.

Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister said Monday.Hundreds and possibly thousands of protesters were shot dead by security forces after anger erupted over the

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Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Bukedea Woman MP Aspirant Sues EC Over Ruling Delays

Norma Susan Otai, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) aspirant for the Bukedea Woman MP seat, has taken legal action against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. ‎Otai’s lawsuit, filed in response to what she describes as the EC’s failure

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Court issues criminal summons for ex-Trade PS Ssali in Shs3.8bn fraud case

Court issues criminal summons for ex-Trade PS Ssali in Shs3.8bn fraud case

The Anti-Corruption Court has issued a criminal summons for former Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali after she failed to appear for the mention of a Shs3.8 billion fraud case in which she is jointly charged with three Members of Parliament and other officials.During Monday

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