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Here are the world records held by Uganda

Here are the world records held by Uganda

Uganda continues to make its mark on the global stage after long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo set a new world record in the half marathon on Sunday.Kiplimo achieved the milestone after winning the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon in Lisbon, Portugal with an outstanding time of 57 minutes and 20 s

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Gov’t Launches Nationwide Consultations Before Relaunch of Electronic Penalty System

Gov’t Launches Nationwide Consultations Before Relaunch of Electronic Penalty System

KAMPALA — The government has begun fresh consultations with transport sector stakeholders ahead of the planned relaunch of Uganda’s Electronic Penalty System (EPS) and the Fine Issuance System (FIS), following public concerns that led to the earlier suspension of the automated traffic enforce

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Ugandan Boxer Abdul Ssebute Signs Three-Year Management Deal in UK

Ugandan Boxer Abdul Ssebute Signs Three-Year Management Deal in UK

Ugandan professional boxer Abdul Ssebute has signed a three-year management agreement with Albion Boxing Academy Cambridge and Nara Promotions to further develop his professional boxing career.Ssebute, a former Bantamweight National Champion and East/Central African Regional Champion under

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EPL: Arsenal becomes first club to reach 100 goals, third in Europe’s top five leagues

EPL: Arsenal becomes first club to reach 100 goals, third in Europe’s top five leagues

Arsenal, on Saturday, became the first club in the Premier League to reach 100 goals in all competitions this season, according to OptaJoe.The Gunners also became just the third big team in the top five European leagues (EPL, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and French Ligue 1) to reach that mi

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Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks

Over 1,000 traders affected as Iganga authorities crack down on illegal kiosks

Iganga Municipality has demolished roadside kiosks and illegal structures affecting over 1,000 traders in a major enforcement operation aimed at decongesting the town and restoring urban order.Traders look on as they count losses after the demolition of roadside kiosks during an operation

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Stakeholders raise pertinent questions about bodaboda ban from Kampala city center

Stakeholders raise pertinent questions about bodaboda ban from Kampala city center

Safeboda for instance, questioned how riders from areas such as Najjera or Kira would complete trips to destinations within the central business district if bodabodas are prohibited from accessing key areas.Stakeholders in Kampala’s transport sector have raised questions about the implem

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DNA on Gun, Washed Blood and Head Shot Evidence: Why Court Ordered Molly Katanga to Defend Murder Charge

DNA on Gun, Washed Blood and Head Shot Evidence: Why Court Ordered Molly Katanga to Defend Murder Charge

Justice Kania ruled that it was unlikely that Henry Katanga, a right handed person intending to commit suicide, would shoot himself on the left side of his head,” and that the alternative trajectory proposed by Molly's defence would require awkward positioningMolly Katanga listening to t

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Bobi Wine’s Lawyer Robert Amsterdam Officially Files Application for Suspension of Uganda, Tanzania from the Commonwealth

Bobi Wine’s Lawyer Robert Amsterdam Officially Files Application for Suspension of Uganda, Tanzania from the Commonwealth

Bobi Wine, his international lawyer Robert Amsterdam, and Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Courtesy PhotosUgandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s international lawyer Robert Amsterdam and his law firm, Amsterdam & Partners LLP, have filed applications on

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Kampala to ban taxis from picking up passengers outside designated stops

Kampala to ban taxis from picking up passengers outside designated stops

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to unveil a sweeping new transport plan that will ban all taxis from picking up and dropping off passengers outside designated gazetted stops.The move is expected to significantly change how Kampala’s popular 14-seater omnibuses operate. C

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Joint Ugandan, Congolese Forces Strike ADF camp in Eastern Congo, Free Captives

Joint Ugandan, Congolese Forces Strike ADF camp in Eastern Congo, Free Captives

UPDF is conducting operations against ADF in eastern DRCGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Joint Ugandan and Congolese forces have struck a camp belonging to suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing several fighters, freeing capti

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