Fairway Hotel, Kampala downtown flooded after afternoon downpour
A heavy Thursday afternoon downpour flooded Fairway Hotel and several parts of downtown Kampala, disrupting businesses and exposing the city’s drainage challenges.Fairw...
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Lira businessman arrested over motorcycle theft, found with 100 logbooks
Lira City, Uganda: Police in the North Kyoga region have arrested a 54-year-old businessman in an intelligence-led operation linked to a stolen motorcycle from Kampala, u...
New law to compel drivers to fully pay off road crash victims
The Ministry of Works and Transport is drafting legislation to introduce accident victim assessors, a new cadre of professionals expected to quantify compensation claims...
Stolen in Broad Daylight, Found Within Hours! Police Rescue Kidnapped Infant
Police at Kira Division have successfully recovered a three-month-old baby boy who had been reported stolen in a shocking incident that left a family in distress. The cas...
Museveni uses Israel’s backing of Amin coup to defend sovereignty bill
Museveni used the Israeli and British support for Idi Amin’s 1971 coup against Obote to justify Uganda’s new sovereignty bill and warn against foreign interference.Mu...
Mediation of Bugisu cultural leadership dispute starts
A long-running leadership dispute within the Bugisu cultural institution (Bukuuka Bwa Bugisu) has entered a decisive phase, with court-led mediation now underway at the H...
He lent a friend Shs 24 million and confiscated his bus worth Shs 50 million
The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Mwebe, who had sought to revive a Shs 24 million claim against a friend, Robert Kagoda.In a ruling delivered on...
Ugandan scientists move closer to HIV treatment injection taken once every two months that could replace daily ARV pills
Uganda is preparing for a major shift in HIV treatment as researchers and health officials work towards introducing long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) th...
Makerere Lecturer Gets NDA Approval for His Ulcer Drug
A Makerere University pharmacy lecturer has done something Uganda’s pharmaceutical sector has been waiting for someone to do for a long time — taken traditional plant...
KCCA launches mandatory enforcement of building paving, painting
KCCA has launched enforcement of mandatory paving, painting and cleaning of buildings in Kampala. Teams will move around the city this week to identify non compliant buil...