The Uganda Parliament’s bus which was transporting COVID 19 patients from Kitgum caught fire on the way to kampala. The bus registration number UG 0391 H was carrying 25 Covid-19 patients from Kitgum busted at Koro trading centre in Gulu along the Gulu-Kampala highway at around 4 pm today Thursday. According Aswa River Region police […]
Human Right Focus Uganda (HURIFO) report shows that 4,062 cases of teenage pregnancies have been recorded in the Acholi sub-region during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Francis Odongyoo, the Executive Director, HURIFO revealed to the source in an interview that the 4,062 cases of teenage pregnancies were collected from the Acholi sub-region, excluding data from Omoro and […]
Police are investigating a man who allegedly delivered a child’s head at the parliament building disguised as a wrapped gift for speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The man whose identity is not yet disclosed was intercepted at the parliament gate opposite the National Theatre by security while trying to access the speaker’s office. When asked by […]
Masaka Regional Referral hospital has announced its first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) death. The deceased is a 56-year-old male police officer attached to Lwengo police station. Masaka hospital director Dr. Nathan Onyachi announced the sad news on Monday. According to Onyanchi the deceased has been a known diabetic patient and he has been battling the illness […]
Businessman Dodovico Mwanja who was accused of unlawfully demolishing the St Peters church in Ndeeba was granted bail by Makindye Grade One Magistrate Prossy Katishabe on 9th September 2020. In the ruling which was conducted online(video conferencing), Dodovico and the other 17 were ordered to pay 2million Uganda shillings in cash each and signed a […]
Uganda Police Force invites all suitably qualified Ugandan citizens to apply for Probationer Police Constable before 19th September 2020. All interested candidates should address their handwritten applications to the IGP of Police. Requirements include; academic credentials, photocopy of your National ID, the ID of the previous schools attended, passport-sized photograph (3), and recommendation letters from […]
The Court in Ntugamo District has further remanded the state minister for labour Mwesigwa Rukutana until the 15th of this month. Magistrate Sarah Mponye denied bail to the minister despite presenting sureties who included Gen J. Muhwezi,businessman Kabonero etc. It is alleged that the minister grabbed a gun to shoot supporters of his opponent in […]
A total of 16 Members of Parliament (MPs) from different politicals joined the National Unity Platform (NUP)on 13th August 2020. NUP is a liberal progressive political party in Uganda led by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and the party spokesperson is Joel Ssenyonyi. These MPs crossed from Democratic Party (DP) and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to Bobi Wine’s camp. Below is the list; Names […]
In 2019, the Ugandan parliament suggested that the government should pass the minimum wage bill into a law. The private members’ Bill passed by Parliament seeks to provide for the determination of a minimum wage based on the different sectors of the economy. Luckily, the bill was passed into a law. Although he previously said […]
According to the PWC report dubbed Uganda Economic Outlook, the government is projecting the economy to grow by 5% this year. It indicates that this growth will be determined by investment in public infrastructure projects which will boost manufacturing, as well as services, notably tourism; a rebound in private sector credit and consumption. “New investments […]