Few women have reportedly turned up for the Local Defence Unit recruitment exercise according to Deborah Mbabazi, the Kampala Resident City Commissioner. Mbabazi who took time to visit the recruitment grounds to oversee said women have not actively involved themselves into the exercise thinking its only for men. “Women think that the training is only […]
About 37 civilians were reportedly killed in Ethiopia’s eastern Oromia region by the Somali special paramilitary force known as Liyu police, according to BBC. Mayu Mulukke district, Tizita Abay who is the head of communication revealed that more than 40 peopled that include Women, Children and blind elders grabbed injuries. A witness, who survived several […]
An explosive device in Mandera County Kenya this morning left three people killed and one seriously injured after the victims unexpectedly ran into it, Police reports. The 10am incident targeted a team clearing a road on the Kenya-Somalia border, that’s according to Mandera South Deputy County Commissioner Paul Kemei. “The victims have been clearing a […]
The Minister of State for Water, Ronald Kibuule, has said security officials are behind the recent assassinations of top government personalities stating that the Armed personnels are so close to the civilians which has resulted to misuse of Arms. “Initially, there was fear of the gun. But because of the friendly nature of the […]
Boda boda cyclists around Kampala ganged up and rioted against the way they are treated by the police officers on Thursday 19th July 2018. In Uganda motorcycle taxi (boda boda) is used as the fastest mode of transport since it can beat Traffic Jam delays and can pass through narrow roads used as shortcuts. The rowdy Boda […]
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) has today donated two brand new Double Cabin pickup trucks and eight motorcycles to help Police in Northern Uganda provide security in refugee camps. They were handed over to the Inspector General of Police John Martins Okoth Ochola at a function held at Police headquarters Naguru by the Dutch Ambassador […]
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and senior Chinese official Wang Yang on Friday commissioned a new toll road linking the capital to the country’s only international airport. The four-lane, 51km “Kampala-Entebbe Expressway” is expected to cut the journey time on the currently congested route from several hours to around 30 minutes. Wang, a member of the […]
Three Kenyan security officers in are being detained by Ugandan soldiers in what could be the latest controversy surrounding fishing rights in Lake Victoria. The officers were arrested and disarmed by the UPDF soldiers on Monday near Mageta and Hama Islands in Lake Victoria and taken to the neighbouring country by boat. The officers’ guns […]
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party have asked President Museveni to apologise to Ugandans over the murder of Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga and others who have died in a similar way. Addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Kampala, yesterday, the party deputy Secretary General, Mr. Harold Kaija, said the […]
As Christians prepare for the yearly pilgrimage to Namugongo shrines for the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations on 3rd June of every year, traffic police has issued guidelines for traffic regulation showing which roads are accessible and those that are cut off. According to a statement issued on Wednesday 30 may 2018, traffic officials say there […]