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Gov’t urges farmers to embrace Zimbabwe maize export deal
The government has started mobilizing farmers and companies to supply maize grain to Zimbabwe in response to a request by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The move is aimed at averting hunger...
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Government secures aircraft, chemicals to fight locusts
Government has acquired two aircraft and chemicals to roll back the desert locusts’ invasion. The migratory pests were first sighted in the country on February 9, after crossing from Kenya through...
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EC clears 15 presidential aspirants to consult
Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared more than 15 persons weighing a presidential run to consult the electorate ahead of the official kick off of the 2021 election campaigns. Interviewed yesterday, EC...
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Tumwine censure: MPs losing battle
On live camera, campaigners for Gen Elly Tumwine’s ouster from parliament present a unified front against the general and are loudly keeping up the drum beat for censure but in private, they are...
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O-level curriculum rolls out despite Janet, MPs standoff
Despite an outpouring of parliamentary opposition, the ministry of Education and Sports gave the nod of approval and the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) has gone ahead with the full...
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Canadian pastor robbed of Shs 25m from Mansion hotel
Police in Jinja is investigating circumstances under which a Canadian pastor, Edwin Rainer was robbed of $7,000 (about Shs 25 million) from his hotel room. Rainer filed a case of robbery at Jinja...
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Katuna declared no man’s land ahead of Museveni, Kagame meeting
Katuna which borders Rwanda and Uganda has been declared a 'no-man’s land' and a 'no-go area' ahead of a meeting between Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. The...
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Kitgum residents turn invading locusts into food
While the government is struggling to find an effective way of dealing with the dreaded desert locusts, the insects have turned into a blessing in guise for residents of Kitgum district in northern...
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Two 'red top' men attack MPs during plenary
Two men jumped from the strangers' gallery in parliament this afternoon unto the floor of the house during plenary. The incident happened at around 4 pm as MPs debated Lands state minister Persis...
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3 Tororo medical workers arrested over drug theft
Three medical workers attached to Nangongera health centre IV and Tororo main hospital have been arrested over alleged theft of drugs. The suspects are identified as; Peter Opua, the senior...
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Tumwine censure: MPs losing battle
On live camera, campaigners for Gen Elly Tumwine’s ouster from parliament present a unified front against the general and are loudly keeping up the drum beat for censure but in private, they are...
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Gen Tumwine censure collapses as only 39 of 153 MPs sign
A motion to censure Gen Elly Tumwine has collapsed after the mover failed to garner at least 153 mandatory signatures to support their censure motion. Mbwatekamwa Gaffa, the Kasambya County MP who...
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Amnesty calls for thorough probe into Rwandan singer's death
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation after a well-known Rwandan gospel singer was found dead in a prison cell. Kizito Mihigo reportedly died by suicide four days after being arrested...
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Harassing the president: Court orders immediate release of Stella Nyanzi
The High court has quashed the conviction and the 18-month sentence that was handed to Dr Stella Nyanzi by Buganda Road court magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu last year in August. Kamasanyu convicted and...
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South Korea reports first coronavirus death
South Korea confirmed its first death from the new coronavirus, local media reported Thursday, as the number of infections in the country tripled within two days. The Korea Center for Disease Control...
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Bullets as Dr Stella Nyanzi is released from prison
Makerere University researcher Stella Nyanzi's release from prison was marked by commotion and firing of live ammunition by prison officials as prison authorities insisted on driving back to Luzira so...
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New curriculum: MPs, Kadaga clash over Janet's statement
A parliamentary statement by the minister of Education and Sports to clear controversies on the new lower secondary curriculum created even more controversy as MPs and the speaker of parliament Rebecca...
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Body of missing Rwandan national buried in Kampala cemetery
The body of Emmanuel Magezi, a Rwandan national who had reportedly been in military custody for ten months before his death at Butabika hospital was buried in Kampala city cemetery, URN has learnt....
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Rwanda sets more demands for Uganda before border reopening
The Rwanda-Uganda border will not be reopened until at least after 45 days when Uganda has taken steps and effort to verify Rwanda’s allegation that it is harbouring dissidents plotting to overthrow...
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Locusts not safe for human consumption - minister
The state minister for Agriculture Aggrey Bagiire has cautioned Ugandans against eating of desert locusts, saying they have been sprayed with poisonous chemicals capable of causing health complications...
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