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Land dispute involving justice Kwizera lands real estate dealer in jail

Land dispute involving justice Kwizera lands real estate dealer in jail

Entebbe police is holding Charles Mayanja, a real estate dealer, following his fallout with Bushenyi High court judge Amos Kwizera over land located in Kasanje, Wakiso district.According to one of the police investigating officers, Mayanja has been detained for failure to clear payment to

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Inside Uganda’s billion-dollar struggle to quit charcoal

Inside Uganda’s billion-dollar struggle to quit charcoal

Uganda faces a multibillion-dollar deadlock as charcoal remains the primary fuel for 82 percent of Kampala households.KAMPALA, Uganda — Behind the heavy scent of woodsmoke that hangs over Kampala every evening lies a multibillion-dollar economic deadlock. Despite a flurry of executive or

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Works Ministry Halts Motor Vehicle Registration over Network Outage

Works Ministry Halts Motor Vehicle Registration over Network Outage

The suspension comes during the Christmas holiday period, a typically busy time for vehicle transactions and licensing, and may delay registrations, transfers and issuance of number plates.Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended motor vehic

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Inside Women-Owned Businesses the GoU Has Sustained, Supported to Expand Using GROW Money Provided By the World Bank

Inside Women-Owned Businesses the GoU Has Sustained, Supported to Expand Using GROW Money Provided By the World Bank

With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that h

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Government Sets Stage for Transparent Mineral Trade at Ntungamo New Market Centre

Government Sets Stage for Transparent Mineral Trade at Ntungamo New Market Centre

Ntungamo—On Friday 19th, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development under the Government of Uganda hosted a high-profile Mineral Markets Sensitization Workshop at the newly established Ntungamo Mineral Market Facility, marking a critical step in formalizing the country’s mineral value cha

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Phone Thieves Murder Three in Jinja City, Residents Demand Action

Phone Thieves Murder Three in Jinja City, Residents Demand Action

Residents from Jinja North, in Jinja City, have demanded immediate police action, following persistent attacks by hooded killers whose only aim seems to be stealing phones, but has resulted into the death of three residents in a space of one week.Police investigation tapeResidents f

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Bobi Wine in Buganda is the most consequential schedule in this election

Bobi Wine in Buganda is the most consequential schedule in this election

That we expected this election to be violent from the very beginning – and are shocked nothing outstanding has yet happened – is telling enough: Our so-called democracy is simply regimes of violence and poorly-choreographed pretensions.Indeed, the entire country understands (as does NR

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Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga Market in

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Police Arrest Three Suspected Panga-Wielding Thugs in Nsangi.

Police Arrest Three Suspected Panga-Wielding Thugs in Nsangi.

Nsangi Police Division has arrested three key suspects believed to be part of a notorious gang of panga-wielding thugs that has been terrorizing residents in the area.The suspects have been identified as Niwagaba Shaban, Turinawe Eddie, and Kawakki Sulaiman. According to police, Niwagaba a

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'I only killed people who deserved it including my own dad and then ate his heart'.

'I only killed people who deserved it including my own dad and then ate his heart'.

Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who was known as Pedrinho Matador (Killer Pete), claimed to have murdered more than 100 people over five decadesPedro Rodrigues Filho, known as Pedrinho Matador or "Killer Pete", was his country's most infamous serial killer and the inspiratio

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