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Two charged for attacking parliament, sent to Luzira
Two youth activists who attacked MPs on Wednesday have been remanded to Luzira prison. The strangers, later identified as Darfala Ssenjako and Charles Mutaasa Kafeero jumped into the chamber from the...
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Kanyamunyu trial adjourned indefinitely
The trial of murder key suspect Mathew Kanyamunyu and his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari has been adjourned indefinitely after presiding judge Stephen Mubiru returned back to his duty station as Gulu...
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Gold exporters decry extortion by Entebbe Aviation Police
A whistleblower has petitioned the police chief, Martins Okoth Ochola, to investigate officers attached to Entebbe airport over extortion and illegal detention of gold traders. In the dossier dated...
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Uganda won't hand over Rwandan spies - Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Rwandan spies arrested in Uganda will not be handed over to Rwandan government. Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, met at the Katuna/Gatuna...
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Museveni directs installation of security lights around UCU
President Yoweri Museveni has directed security agencies to install security lights along all roads surrounding the Uganda Christian University (UCU) campus in Mukono, to curtail attacks against...
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Three Ugandan businessmen arrested in Rwanda
Three Ugandan businessmen have been arrested and detained in Rwanda. The three include Bosco Nkwasiibwe, a resident of Kamwezi sub-county in Rukiga district, Dauliano Orikurungi from Kabale district...
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Uganda's newest and 'coolest' prison ready for inmates
Uganda's newest and biggest correctional facility, Kitalya mini-max prison is now ready to receive inmates, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the commissioner-general of Uganda Prisons Service has said. The Shs...
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Couple sues Church, demands Shs 600m over cancelled wedding
A couple has run to court seeking compensation of Shs 600 million from Church of Uganda and Kampala Diocesan Secretary for alleged financial loss and mental breakdown they incurred as a result of the...
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Africa 66% ready to tackle coronavirus - WHO
Only 66 per cent of countries in Africa have put in place preparedness mechanisms to handle a case of coronavirus (COVID -19) if it arises, the African Union (AU) says.A statement released on Sunday...
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Chaos in the city as Bobi Wine supporter is knocked dead
There was chaos in different city suburbs on Monday after as police battled People Power activists protesting the death of their colleague who was reportedly knocked by a police patrol vehicle. Ritah...
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Police battles Bobi Wine supporters in Ndeeba, Mulago
Business grounded to a halt in Ndeeba, a suburb of Kampala following running battles between police and People Power pressure group. Police fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse charged...
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Libya's Tripoli gov't quits UN talks after Haftar forces attack
Libya's Tripoli-based, UN-backed "national unity" government says that it has suspended talks with forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, following an attack by Haftar's forces on the port...
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Eight workers injured in Tembo Steel Mills blast
Eight casual labourers attached to the Iganga based Tembo Steel Mills are nursing serious they sustained following an explosion at the factory. Ibrahim Mwanja, Amina Nakagolo, Wilfred Onyango, Geoffrey...
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Minister Rwamirama dares Ssempijja on NAGRC
Bright Rwamirama, the minister of state for Animal Industry, has vowed to wipe out the political intrigue, impunity and corruption that has snarled operations of the National Animal Genetic Resource...
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Japan donates sanitizer for Coronavirus
The fight against the Coronavirus has taken on global proportions with the cases in china now said to have risen to over 70,000 and over 1,000 cases reported elsewhere in the world. The COVID19 (Corona...
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Civil society unhappy with leakages in national budget
Uganda government collects less than 15% of mining royalties due to absence of on-site mine inspectors, the auditor general has observed, writes JOHN MUSINGUZI. The auditor general’s report for FY...
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Marie Stopes dragged to court over defective Lifeguard condoms
Two individuals, Joseph Kintu and Sulaiman Balinya, have sued Marie Stopes Uganda for negligence after they used defective Lifeguard condoms that burst during sex, leading to the contraction of...
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When Janet, MPs faced off
The two-weeks-long bitter standoff between parliament and the ministry of Education ended dramatically last Thursday when First Lady and line minister Janet Museveni showed up in the House to address...
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BESIGYE: I’m not going anywhere
Love him or hate him, he is not quitting politics just yet. Retired Col Dr Kizza Besigye has said no amount of blunt criticism will cow him into abandoning his nearly 20-year-old struggle to oust his...
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Army plucks Besigye from Sunset hotel in Jinja
Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has been arrested in Jinja. Besigye was picked up from Sunset hotel where he spent a night ahead of a rally planned to take place later today in Jinja...
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