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Namisindwa businesswoman gang-raped, robbed of Shs 10m
Shock and fear have gripped Bumwalya Cell, Bumbo Town Council in Namisindwa district after a 38-year-old businesswoman was gang-raped and robbed by unknown assailants in her shop. The victim, whose...
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Judge Ssekaana’s injunctive order against ULS puts judiciary on spot
Last Friday, judge Musa Ssekaana made a ruling on the consolidated applications Mugisha Hashim Mugisha vs Uganda Law Society (ULS) & Seven Others, and Pheona Nabasa Gladys Wall vs ULS &...
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Luwero priest sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering wife
The High court in Luwero has sentenced a former Anglican cleric Rev. David Sekibaala to 12 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Deborah Nakalema, on November 8, 2020. The sentence was handed...
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Suspected armed robber lynched in Kireka
A suspected armed robber was lynched on Monday afternoon in Kireka, Kira Municipality, after allegedly attacking and robbing a 52-year-old woman, Elizabeth Namwanje. The incident occurred around 4:00...
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Kasese district on high alert after confirmed yellow fever case
Kasese district is on a high health alert following the confirmation of a yellow fever case in Bukonzo County East. Arafat Bwambale, the district surveillance focal person has called for increased...
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Arua police impound California Bus over roadworthiness
Police in Arua have impounded a California Bus for being road unworthy and putting the lives of passengers at stake. The Kampala-bound Scania bus, registration number, UBF 016L with 69 passengers was...
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Examiners walk out on Uneb over payment
Panic has gripped Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) after several examiners meant to mark senior four national examinations under the new lower secondary curriculum walked out over a pay...
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Nurse arrested for torturing her 9-year-old cousin over unwashed plates
A nurse working at St Valentine Medical Center in Tororo Municipality has been arrested for allegedly torturing her 9-year-old cousin over failing to complete household chores. Norah Akumu, a resident...
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DRC, Rwanda peace talks collapse over Kagame's demands
Talks due Sunday between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to end conflict in the eastern DRC were called off after negotiations deadlocked, officials said. Since 2021 a...
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Govt to start verifying Pentecostal 'miracles' - Museveni
The government will start validating religious miracles to ensure public safety and maintain legal and ethical standards, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Speaking at the commissioning of prophet...
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Underage marriages: families switch to covert bride price negotiations
Some cunning parents and relatives in Omoro district have now resorted to covert ways of negotiating bride prices for their underage daughters so as to bypass local authorities. Omoro district LC V...
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Murder convict released as Court of Appeal overturns 30-year sentence
A man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2011 for the death of his sister, has expressed hope for reintegration into the community following the Court of Appeal's decision to revise his...
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S.Africa govt warns locals against jumping in front of cars in payout scam
A trend in South Africa of people jumping in front of slow-moving cars to get compensation payouts for injuries drew a warning Tuesday from the government's National Road Accident Fund. In a statement,...
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Malawi president appeals for international food aid
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has renewed his appeal for international assistance to address severe food shortages affecting more than one-quarter of the country’s population of 20 million....
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Justice Ssekaana blocks Uganda Law Society elections
The High court has blocked the Uganda Law Society's (ULS) extra extraordinary annual general meeting and subsequent elections that were initially slated for December 17, 2024. The order issued on...
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When Museveni’s family feared abduction in Kenya
The abduction of four-time presidential candidate and opposition strongman, Dr Kizza Besigye and his political associate, Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya from Kenya last month has rekindled the role that...
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Former Tororo LC III chairperson 'shoots self'
John Paul Okanya, the former LC III chairperson of Osukuru sub-county, Tororo district in eastern Uganda has allegedly shot himself. The incident occurred on Thursday at his home in Osukuru Town...
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30-year-old woman remanded over theft of curtains worth Shs 4bn
A 30-year-old woman, Shamira Nakachwa Mulika has been remanded on charges of theft of curtains worth over Shs 3.7 billion. Nakachwa, a resident of Bweya Kajansi town council in Wakiso district is...
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Prayers can’t work in stamping out corruption - Ggoobi
The permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has stated prayers alone can’t work to stamp out corruption from Uganda, a vice which continues to stagnate economic growth and...
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Father kills his two sons after failing to get a job
A 41-year-old man, Mubi Aliwo, has allegedly confessed to killing his two young children after struggling unsuccessfully to find employment. The tragic incident occurred in Kitukiro village, Bugaya...
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