Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has expressed his revulsion at the attacks on innocent people in Kano state, Nigeria, on 20 January 2012. “We condemn these cowardly attacks, which have led to large-scale loss of life and critical injuries,” said the Secretary-General, who is on an official visit to Malawi. “The perpetrators of this despicable crime […]
Education and Sports Minister, Jessica Alupo has threatened to close all primary and secondary schools around the country that would be found without pit latrines or toilets. Ms Alupo says that her ministry has got reports that some schools in the country especially in rural areas and slums operate without toilets or pit latrines. The […]
FDC strongman, Col. Kiiza Besigye has told his supporters that when he captures power anytime, he would rule the country on 10 biblical commandments. “Our government shall be administered on 10 commandments. Thou shall not steal, do unto others as you would wish them to do to you…” a source that have attended a closed […]
The World Bank Group has appointed Ahmadou Moustapha Ndiaye as the new Country Manager for Uganda. Ndiaye is replacing Kundhavi Kadiresan, who last year was appointed Country Director for Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Ndiaye is in the country to start his new assignment. A Senegalese national, Ndiaye is the first African national to work as […]
It looks like DP President Norbert Mao is ready to give a try of presidential campaigns in the next general elections. He told the people of Masaka Municipality over the weekend that he will not mistreat Baganda or expel Banyarwanda living in Uganda when he comes to power. Mao says that although he comes from […]
It seems former state minister for health; Mike Mukula is getting ready to contest for president. On Saturday Mukula in Soroti Municipality where he is also the area MP donated a brand new ambulance worth over 80 million Uganda shillings to prince Diana Hospital in Madera village in Soroti district. We are told […]
Uganda is planning to start police courts to check on the growing rate of domestic violence in Buganda Kingdom and across the country in general. The courts will handle mostly rape, defilement, murder and attempted murder cases among married persons. The police courts are coming into force soon after Uganda’s president, General Museveni advised […]
The Uganda police force is set to start growing its own food due to high cost of food across the country. We have heard that the inspector general of police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has instructed the force’s director for research, Julius Sharita to find land on which all police officers and men will be […]
The police force has deployed over 1,000 traffic police officers on various highways in the country. Talking to the media in Kampala, the commissioner of police in charge of traffic and road safety, Steven Kasiima said that they have beefed at deployment on the roads following the increasing road accidents during this Christmas season. Kasiima […]
The Uganda National Examination Board has today released the 2011 nurses’ examination results indicating a general improvement in performance. Announcing the results, the Executive Secretary of the Nurses Examinations Board, Helen Kataratambi said that a total of 2433 candidates sat for the exams with 49 passing with distinctions, and only 41 were ungraded. She has […]