The amount of money that the Uganda Electricity Transmission Co Ltd (UETCL) spends to transmit electricity has significantly risen due to an ageing grid, a 2023 value-for-money audit by the Auditor General (AG) has revealed.The audit shows that the actual expenditure for some of the activi
A recent study reveals a troubling rise in violence against nearly half of children and youth in Uganda's refugee settlements, with boys increasingly becoming victims. The study found that almost 50% of males and females aged 18-24 had experienced some form of violence before adulthood.“
On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.
Police in Kyankwanzi District are holding two suspects in connection with the death of a baby whose body was retrieved from a newly dug pit at the home of her parents in Kiryanongo Sub-county.The body was recovere
(Kampala) – Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, provided a status report on comrades Archileo Kivumbi, Magala Umar, and Bobi Young, who are currently on remand at Luzira Maximum Security Prison. These individuals face charges related to th
Uganda’s Ministry for works and transport has suspended operations of Jaguar buses for at least ten days effective September 12.The decision follows a road crash involving one of their buses, where eight lives w
Warning letters to some learners and nine guild leaders from Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe have sparked outrage among students.Makerere University guild president Vincent Lubega Nsamba
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The police in Kumi are investigating the death of Sulaima Musa, a 24-year-old peasant and resident of Nandala cell, Nandala ward, Nakaloke municipality, Mbale city. The incident occurred o
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has summoned Mr Rugiirwa Katatumba, the son of a former ambassador, to explain the source of a diplomatic passport he has been displaying on various social media platforms.
It is no secret that the welfare of Police remains an area of big concern to the institution. Sportingly, the issue also appears to be the major sticking point as Police seek to retain their Startimes Uganda
