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Besigye, Lukwago appears at court amidst police deployment

  Kampalacity is on tension as the opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye and the city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago appeared at Buganda Road court on Wednesday amidst tight security to answer charges linked to the last Wednesday city violence in which the Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) John Bosco Ariong was killed. Lukwago did not […]

UK Minister asks Museveni to curb police violence on civilians

  It seems police violence and brutality on members of opposition parties has caught the international eye. This is because the United Kingdom (UK) minister in charge of Africa Henry Bellingham has asked president Museveni to curb the police violence on civilians. Bellingham is in Uganda’s capital city Kampala on an official visit. He jetted […]

Aid agencies asked to empower local organisations to overcome emergencies

Many more people will survive and recover from emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and famines if international aid agencies boost local organisations’ ability to respond, a Christian Aid report says today. ‘One of the best ways to reduce the suffering and devastation caused by disasters in poor countries is to strengthen local people’s ability to […]

Names of people who have spent years in Uganda prisons without trial

  Our news informers have today decided to bring you the names of people who have spent years in Uganda jails without receiving trial. Some of these people were arrested in 2009 during the Buganda riots. The riots broke out after president Museveni’s government blocked the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and his […]

A4C leaders refuse to put activities on hold

The coordinators of Activists for Change (A4C) have resolved to refuse to put on hold their activities during the period when the parliament of Uganda would be hosting the Inter -Parliamentary Union assembly. Sources within A4C told this informer that this would be their right time to show the dignitaries visiting Uganda for the meeting […]

Nine FDC supporters face murder charges

  Members of opposition Forum for Democratic Change have spent the whole of today in shock after the state preferred murder charges against their supporters arrested yesterday. The spokesperson of police, Judith Nabakooba says that FDC supporters are in detention over the killing of a policeman John Bosco Ariongo. Some of the FDC supporters facing […]

Cardinal asks Police to respect uniform they wear, civilians

  Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala has asked the members of the police force to respect the uniform they put on and the civilians whose tax the government uses to buy policemen uniforms. Preaching in the morning mass at Rubaga Catholic Cathedral in Kampala today, the cardinal told the policemen to respect the constitution of Uganda, other […]

Reconstruction of Kasubi tombs in balance

  The reconstruction exercise of the burnt Kasubi tombs is still in balance after Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro JB Walusimbi announced today that the kingdom is broke and has no money to construct the burnt tombs. Addressing the members of the Lukiiko on Monday, the Katikkiro said the kingdom has only 750 million shillings meant for […]

Police threatens to evict Kampala traders

Vendors in both Old and the New Taxi Parks are in shock wondering their next step after the police and Kampala capital City Authority (KCCA) evicts them. The police and KCCA had planned to evict these vendors today. However, fortunately on traders’ side, the inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura halted the eviction. Kayihura just […]

Woman jumps from 14th floor, dies instantly

  Shock and grief befell on people of Kampala on Friday morning when a woman jumped from the 14th floor of Workers House building and died. The woman was identified as Justine Nalugya, a resident of Kampala district. The relatives to the deceased said that Nalugya was so stressed because she had a degree from […]