Year: 2018

Police in Mukono have arrested a primary school head teacher for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl under his care. Hamisi...

Diarrhoea kills 26 Congolese In Ugandan Refugee Camp

Twenty-six Congolese refugees at a fast-growing camp in western Uganda died from acute diarrhoea in just three days, the UN...

Drinking Alcohol Prolongs Life –Researchers

Researchers report that a long-term survey found moderate coffee consumption, not being obese, moderate exercise - and a drink or...

Seed Companies Fail To Account For NAADS BIllions

Eight seed companies have failed to account for up to UShs 3.9 billion meant to supply farm supplies to farmers...

Uganda Ranked Among Most Corrupt Countries

Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International has ranked the public sectors in sub-Saharan Africa as the most corrupt in the world, with...

Police Court Releases Kirumira On Bail

A Police Court has granted bail to former Buyende District Police Commander, ASP Muhammad Kirumira. Kirumira is being charged with...

African Urged To Reduce Reliance On Hydropower

African nations need to diversify energy supply, particularly countries reliant on hydropower, industry experts said at an energy conference in...

Switzerland Slaps Sanctions On Kabila Allies

Switzerland imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 14 allies of Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila...

Police Whip Reporters Covering Police Court

Police officers chased and whipped several journalists who had turned up at Kololo Police Headquarters to cover the trial of...

Busoga Beauty Queens Meet Kadaga

Beauty queens from Busoga have commended the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, for promoting the tourism potential in the region....

Kadaga Wants Tough Laws Against Alcoholism

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga wants government to come down hard with laws intended to control and eradicate alcohol abuse....

Otafiire Calls For New And Bigger Prisons

Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has proposed that new and bigger prisons facilities be constructed...

MTN Pumps Dimes Into Nyege Nyege Music Festival

Telecom giants MTN have announce they're going to be pumping dimes and expertise into the internationally acclaimed Nyege Nyege Music...

Kenya Arrests Man With Gold Worth USD1million At Airport

Kenya Revenue Authority officials intercepted gold worth Sh100 million at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. According to the Kenyan...

Weah: I Inherited A Broke Country Liberia

Liberia's new President George Weah on Tuesday pledged to fight endemic corruption as he spoke about conditions in his "broke...

Buganda Vow To Fight Govt On Mailo Land

The Kingdom of Buganda have vowed to resist with all force necessary any attempts by the Central Government to abolish...

Vodafone Uganda Goes Bankrupt