The killing of Rugby Cranes player Sydney Gongodyo by a mob in Kira in Kampala on Friday has renewed concerns about public safety and the growing incidence of mob justice amid reports of murder, robbery and theft in different parts of the country.Gongodyo, 27, was allegedly attacked by an
The Ministry of Education and Sports is planning to merge the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) into a single institution. The proposed merger is among the key reforms contained in the forthcoming Curriculum, Assessment and Admissions
Investigative journalist Solomon Sserwanja, Executive Director of the African Centre for Investigative Journalism, has been arrested by plain-clothes security personnel, his team has confirmed.Sserwanja represents non-governmental organizations whose accounts were blocked by security agenc
Day and night travel on the Karuma-Olwiyo-Pakwach highway can be smooth, but drivers must exercise caution while navigating Murchison Falls National Park.The 107-kilometer stretch from Karuma to Pakwach tempts motorists to speed, yet the park is home to giants like elephants that roam in b
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Most Rev Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has slammed the government for withdrawing allowances for medical interns, yet it spends billions on luxury.He pointed out that Uganda's health system has been left at the mercy of medical interns, the same pe
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 52-year-old Babirye Lydia, whose body was recovered from a house in Wakiso District days after her family was asked to pay a ransom for her release.According to Kampala Metropolitan Police, the victim, a resi
KAMPALA, Uganda — More than two weeks after the disappearance of Amuria District Woman MP Maggie Etilu, leaders from the Teso sub-region have yet to publicly address her whereabouts, raising concern among her family, constituents, religious leaders and the wider public.Etilu reportedly w
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni inspects a guard of honour during the flagging-off of Uganda’s first AU peacekeeping contingent to Somalia on March 1, 2007. East Africa remains the backbone of global peacekeeping despite shrinking troop numbers and funding.Despite the decline in number
KAMPALA — Four ministerial nominees whose citizenship status has come under scrutiny could see their swearing-in delayed as government lawyers review the legal implications of administering the oath before their renunciation processes are fully completed.Sources familiar with the matter
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Ali Saloongo Kony, the son of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, has expressed frustration over delays in his deployment by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), nearly two years after completing formal military training.Kony Ssalongo
