The Special Forces Command (SFC) has denied any connection with a man arrested at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kampala, who claimed to be one of their soldiers. The man, identified as Sulaiman Watuke, was apprehended on Sunday at the NUP off
(Nairobi) – A woman, known for showcasing her lavish lifestyle on social media, has been arrested in connection with a multi million dollar gold scam. The suspect, whose car, a Mazda CX 5 with registration number KDL 727 A, was also impounded by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), is
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes involving the wives of prominent individuals in the country. The scandal came to light during a fraud investigation ag
A Senior Three student at Namasagali College has died after being bitten by a poisonous snake which slithered into the dormitory last week. The late Nasser Ssajjabi, who was laid to rest on Saturday at Bulembo Village, Kidera sub-county, Buyende District, was reportedly bitten by the rep
By  Steven Wandera More than 150 orphans at Restoration Gateway, a Christian non-governmental organisation in Kiryandongo District, are stranded after staff laid down their tools due to non-payment of salaries for more than five months. The most affected children are those whos
By Ezra Suruma In 1986 when the National Resistance Movement captured the apparatus of government, coffee was by far the most important export product of Uganda. Coffee had enjoyed this supremacy since the 1950s when it overtook cotton as the most important “cash crop” and expo
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
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said it is fast-tracking the development of a waste-to-energy plant in Ddundu, Mukono District. Mr Dan Muhumuza Niweabine, the KCCA head of public and corporate affairs, yesterday said Ddundu land would not be a “dumping site but a centre where
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (Maaif) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to enhance Uganda’s agricultural capacity. The move aims at the development of post-harvest handling infrastructure,
The Inspector General of Government has told Ugandans to stop entertaining public officials who are taking advantage of official government rules and procedures to extort money. Speaking during the third Institute of Corporate Governance Awards last Friday, Ms Beti Kamya, said it is high
