Namayingo gold rush turns deadly as unsafe pits kill four monthly
At least four people die monthly in gold mining accidents in Namayingo District, Eastern Uganda as an unregulated rush for the precious minerals draws unemployed youth in...
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Is Supporting NUP Now a Crime? Principal Judge Justice Jane Francis Abodo Faces Uganda’s Toughest LC2
The air at Senior Quarter Cell, Iriaga Ward, Laroo- Pece Division, Gulu City in Gulu district was thick with tension as residents gathered, hope mixed with frustration, w...
Uganda Launches National Internet Exchange to Cut Costs and Improve Connectivity
Uganda has unveiled a national internet exchange platform designed to keep local data traffic within its borders, a move expected to lower bandwidth costs, improve speeds...
Nebbi Inmates Empowered with Legal Knowledge in Prison Outreach
In a continued effort to strengthen access to justice and improve legal awareness among persons in custody, a delegation of justice sector actors from Nebbi District on F...
Fear Grips Kawempe as Night Attacks Surge in Corner Zone
Residents of Nkere Village and Corner Zone in Kazo Angola Parish, Kawempe Division, are living in fear following a surge in violent attacks by suspected criminals, with m...
NRM says Kyankwanzi retreat focused on leadership capacity and economic transformation
The National Resistance Movement Director of Communication, Emmanuel Lumala Dombo, has said the recently concluded party retreat at the National Leadership Institute in K...
Kapelebyong District Receives 350 Bags of Improved Cassava Cuttings to Boost Farming and Livelihoods
Kapelebyong District has received a consignment of 350 bags of improved cassava cuttings from the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), in a significant mov...
Justice Kiryabwire urges internal Auditors to ease court backlog
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire of the Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court has urged internal auditors to play a more proactive role in reducing...
Night Patrols, Community Policing Give Namugongo Relief From Gangs
Residents in Namugongo say they are having a sigh of relief following a relatively low crime rate in the recent past.Namongongo has been a hotspot for crime, but the resi...
Christopher Okello Onyum Told Police Surgeon Reason for Killing Four Children, Revealed Secrets on Killing Step-Brother, Plan to Kill Himself
Police surgeon and deputy director of police health services, Dr Emmanuel Nuwamanya, has told court that murder suspect Christopher Okello Onyum personally disclosed the...