BBC | The Islamic police in the northern Nigerian state of Kano have arrested Muslims seen eating and drinking publicly, as well as those selling food at the start of Ramadan, when Muslims are supposed to fast from dawn until dusk.The deputy commander of the Hisbah, Mujahi
On Tuesday there was a showdown in Parliament over the detention of Besigye with the House Speaker, Anita Among describing it as setting a dangerous precedentA protester being arrested by police in Kampala on MondayMembers of Parliamen
Members of the Western Ankole Civil Society Forum took matters into their own hands by arresting Bushenyi District Engineer, Barnabas Kiiza Mbonimpa, on allegations of embezzling 339 million Ugandan shillings earmarked for constructing a playground at Kabushaho
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has today netted top 9 officials from Bank of Uganda and Ministry of Finance who participated in the swindling of $16m totaling to shs 60bn from Bank of Uganda account last year, We have learnt. According to information
In a major crackdown on financial malpractice within government institutions, Uganda’s Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance over their alleged involvement in the fraudulent diversion of Shs 6
Gender minister Betty Amongi, as was recently portrayed by fellow minister Kahinda Otafiire, is a natural bully who doesn’t mind discomforting others. And in her public life as MP and minister, the UPC first lady has stepped on toes and caused misery to many o
Photo :Courtesy (Image used for illustration)24-year-old Edmond Agaba Kipana , resident of Rushebeya trading center , Rukiga District, has been charged and remanded for allegedly possessing military attire and ass
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. While he is currently in Algeria on an official visit to strengthen military ties, his refusal to appear before Uganda’s Parliamentary Committ
On October 4, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) published in this newspaper a “notice of intended application for licence” for the development of the proposed 20 Megawatts waste-to-energy power plant in Ddundu Village in Kyampisi Sub-county, Mukono District. The notice, a pr
President Yoweri Museveni has committed Shs2 billion to support the development of Muslim women’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) in Uganda. During the inaugural Muslim Women’s Conference, held at Old Kampala Secondary School grounds, Museveni promised to deliver Shs1 billi
