No Games This Time’ – Byakagaba warns ahead of elections
IGP Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans of full police preparedness and zero tolerance for election violence, saying security forces will protect voters and enforce the...
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Religious Leaders Raise Alarm Over Arrest of Opposition Supporters, Rights Activists
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has held discussions with Police over arrest of opposition supporters and human rights activists as Uganda moves closer to th...
EC Faces Pushback from Clergy Over Polling Station Restrictions
Meanwhile, police and the military have come under criticism for alleged human rights abuses, including beating, shooting, teargas use, and arrests of supporters of Natio...
Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM
The minister, who was accompanied by his wife Susan Muhwezi and family members, expressed concern over what he described as worrying levels of alcohol consumption among m...
Seven Held for Killing S.3 Student in Rukiga
Meanwhile, the head teacher of Kihanga Secondary School, Onesmus Rukundo Rurihoona, described the killing as unfortunate and regrettable. He attributed the incident to ri...
Kiryandongo targets 100% safe water coverage with Shs480m projects
Anselm Kyaligonza joined by the community during the launch of the deep borehole at Kiruli-Kibura in Kigumba sub countyKiryandongo, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authoriti...
Uganda: Kasese Cotton Farmers Decry Climate Change, Low Prices, Call for Government Intervention
Cotton farmers in Kasese District have raised fresh concerns over climate change and falling market prices, warning that the twin challenges are threatening the survival...
KIU Student, 21, Killed in Bushenyi; Police Arrest Two Alleged Boyfriends
Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the killing of 21-year-old Linette Karunga, a student at Kampala International University (KIU) Western Campus, who was repo...
Minister Otafiire reverses police ban on NUP candidate Paul Mwiru’s radio festival
The Minister in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, ordered the "Endigito Ya Busoga" event to proceed as planned next week, describing its ban as...
Court issues criminal summons for ex-Trade PS Ssali in Shs3.8bn fraud case
The Anti-Corruption Court has issued a criminal summons for former Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali after she failed to appear for the mention of a Shs3...