Bulambuli District has recently faced a terrible disaster due to severe landslides. This tragic event has led to significant loss of life and widespread damage, particularly affecting five villages in Buluganya Sub County: Masugu, Namachele, Natola, Namagugu, an
Hassan Lutaaya, a boda boda rider from Kitaara, Entebbe Municipality, has been remanded to Luzira Prison until December 12, 2024, on allegations of defrauding Shs 600 million from the family of the late Masaka Diocesan Bishop, John Baptist Kaggwa.
The pre-trial hearing for two Ugandan Members of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana, is set to continue today at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala. This case has attracted a lot of public interest due to the serious
For the past five months or so, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been at loggerheads with Uganda’s biggest telecommunications company, MTN.This follows an audit carried out by SafariTech - a Kenyan company tha
The phrase “only a fool trusts his life to a weapon” means that trusting one’s life to a weapon is something only a fool would do.In the Bible, Proverbs defines a fool as someone who denies God’s auth
(Kampala) â Uganda owes $433,582 (UGX 1.679 billion) in ground rent arrears to Kinshasa authorities for a commercial property in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite having the funds, the payment remains stuck due to unclear instructions from the DRC side, raising fears of property s
A report by the European Investment Bank indicates that excessive government domestic borrowing has severely impacted the private sector, with many borrowers left with no sources of credit. The report, titled: Finance in Africa, Unlocking Investment in an Era of Digital Transformation an
(Kampala) – The High Court has ordered the Ugandan government to pay 150 million shillings in damages to two journalists who were assaulted by Uganda Peopleâs Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers while covering a protest in 2021. The compensation, awarded as UGX 75 million for each journalist, reco
At least seven people have been confirmed dead in a road crash that occurred along Jinja-Iganga highway in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The fatal accident occurred in the Kakira sugarcane plantation when a commuter taxi hit a stationary truck loaded with sugarcane. According
Uganda's Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged the government to reassess its approach to the ongoing rationalisation process, emphasising the need to prioritise local government and Parliament reforms to effectively reduce taxpayers' expenses. Mr Julius Mukunda, the Executive D
