FILE NUP supporters being arrested in MbararaI have long seen media houses and individuals reporting that someone “has been arrested,” while others report that “s/he has been abducted.”I always wondered whether the two terms were synonymous, but I was troubled by how close I
The head of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in China is H.E. Oliver Wonekha (L). She serves as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) while Uganda's official diplomatic representation in G
The outgoing elderly persons’ minister Dominic Gidudu used the Wednesday handover ceremony at the gender ministry to register his regret to be leaving Cabinet before being able to fulfill his promise to contribute dowry and bride price for fellow Minister Balaam Barugahara.In his charact
Several senior cops, some at the level of directors within the Uganda Police Force, are not happy after missing out on vehicles that were allegedly procured for their directorates, Red Pepper has exclusively learnt.Highly placed sources told Red Pepper that between 2021 and 2024, the Ugand
During a BBS TV interview, Ssemujju Nganda elaborated why Ugandans shouldn’t expect much good from President YK Museveni’s ‘new cabinet.’The PFF Secretary General asserted that Gen Museveni’s determination to be inclusive of women and having them empowered via cabinet level posit
Residents in Central and across several parts of Uganda were left shaken on Sunday night after an earthquake measuring about 4.5 magnitude struck the country.Multiple earthquake trackers including the United States Geological Survey and the IRIS seismic monitor indicated that the tremor oc
Police in Kassanda District are hunting for four suspects accused of burning homes in a land dispute in Bakule Cell, Bukuya Town Council.According to police, the incident followed a clash over a piece of kibanja land under dispute between Nalubwama Eunice, 53, and a one Byamukama Lauben, a
Police in Kitgum District are investigating a suspected suicide after a Kenyan national and pastor was found hanging from a mango tree in Orom East Sub-county. The deceased, identified as Fred Nkulala, was an adult pastor and peasant farmer residing in Lobiri Village, Katwotwo Parish in Orom East
this file photo, former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga [left] and People's Front for Freedom council speaker Salaam Musumba attend a children’s event in Bugabula South, Kamuli District, wearing Independence medals. PHOTO/SAM CALEB OPIO People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) council spe
New flag mast at the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in MbuyaKAMPALA, Uganda — Perched atop Mbuya Hill, a giant new national flag towering above the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affai
