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Police fire tear gas to disperse Bobi Wine supporters at Med Kaggwa bu…
November 22, 2019 by URN
Police fired tear gas to disperse a procession by People Power supporters at the funeral of Uganda Human Rights Commission...
Parliament fails to sit due to absence of speakers
November 22, 2019 by URN
Parliament failed to sit on Thursday following the absence of both the speaker, Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy Jacob Oulanyah.On...
Farmers sue tobacco company over non-payment
November 22, 2019 by URN
Some 565 tobacco farmers have sued Continental Tobacco Company Limited for failing to pay Shs 2.5 billion for tobacco supplied...
China says Zimbabwe is understating financial support
November 21, 2019 by VOA
China accused Zimbabwe on Tuesday of understating its financial help to the southern African nation after budget figures released last...
Fishing on L.Nyakiyanja suspended over poisoning
Ntungamo district authorities have suspended fishing activities on Lake Nyakiyanja following the death of hundreds of fish due to suspected poisoning. Residents started seeing hundreds of dead fish floating on the lake about a week ago. Dead fish can be seen floating on the lake mainly in swampy areas that are…
Public university lecturers threaten to strike over salary
Public university lecturers have vowed not to open for semester two next year in January unless the presidential directive to effect a salary enhancement for professors is implemented. The decision was reached during a meeting of the Forum for Academic Staff of Public Universities in Uganda (FASPU) held at Makerere University…
Court postpones hearing 8th time for Tanzanian journalist
A Tanzanian court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for the eighth time of a prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July in a case his lawyers and rights group say is politically motivated. Police arrested Dar es Salaam-based journalist Erick Kabendera in July and he was charged in August with leading organized…
Two teen brothers killed in city accident
Two brothers were on Wednesday morning killed in an accident at Masanafu, Rubaga Division in Kampala. They died after the car they were driving rammed into a truck.Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the victims as Shafiq Tamale and Yassin Ssali aged 19 and 17 respectively. Owoyesigyire confirmed…
Brutality: Saleh compensates Mak students with Shs 21m
21 students of Makerere University whose property was destroyed by security personnel during protests against the 15 per cent tuition increment have been compensated by General Salim Saleh.Last month, Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers together with police officers broke into halls of residence and destroyed students property.Patrick Nsamba, the…
Security raids FDC offices in Kasese, confiscates ICC forms
Plain-clothed security operatives have raided the offices of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party in Kasese town. According to Kasese FDC district chairperson Saulo Maathe, security officers, about 30 of them, raided the party offices along Alexander Street and started ransacking the premises. Maathe says the security personnel without…
Human Rights Commission boss dies after collapsing in his car
Uganda Human Rights Commission chairman Med Kaggwa has passed on. Kaggwa, 64, collapsed in his car, moments after leaving his home in Mulago, on the outskirts of Kampala today morning. He was moments later rushed to a private hospital, Case Clinic by a medical doctor from Mulago national referral hospital…
Academic papers: How MPs fool courts
High court Judge Lydia Mugambe threw him out of parliament on June 10 2016 for lack of the requisite academic qualifications and on appeal; a Court of Appeal panel led by then deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma reinstated Simon Peter Sematimba as member of parliament for Busiro South on September…
How Sudanese generals grab Ugandan businesses
Balaam Barugahare, a music promoter and businessman is wrestling with investment troubles in South Sudan. Balaam is battling toe-to-toe with two South Sudanese generals and a landlady hell-bent on grabbing his business premises in Juba, which house MTN, Andy Studios and Your Best Water Plant. He has appealed to Presidents; Yoweri…
Rwanda snubs another summit with Uganda
Uganda and Rwanda signed a pact to ease tensions but they are ferociously flaring up again three months after President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame put pen to paper. The pact was signed on August 21 in the Angolan capital Luanda under the careful watch of Angolan President…
Electric buses to make city transport cheaper
Public transportation in Kampala is chaotic, pricey and almost unregulated. But Kiira Motors Corporation Ltd (KMC) has seen a jewel in the chaos. It believes the public transportation sector is ripe for remaking and has decided to tap its Kayoola Electric Vehicle Series (EVS) bus on a commercial scale. The electric bus…
2021: Minister Nakiwala raids Bukomansimbi
In December 2015, Veronica Nanyondo instantly became the toast of the Democratic Partly after the death of her sister Susan Namaganda in a road accident. Three years later, she is now an afterthought fighting for her political survival. At Namaganda’s funeral on December 15, 2015, a little-known Nanyondo was unveiled before mourners…
Govt to pay billions for innovation, research
With about Shs 500bn, President Yoweri Museveni has made the biggest cash injection yet into the Innovation Fund set up to help Ugandan researchers and innovators patent and commercialize their products. Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, announced the presidential cash donation during the inauguration of Uganda’s…
Museveni calls for accelerated investment in African population
President Yoweri Museveni has called for accelerated investment in human capital development across Africa to improve the quality of the continent’s population. The president told delegates gathered at the 8th African Population Conference at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe on Monday that the wealth of the nation rests on…
Rwanda deports 5 Ugandans, declares them prohibited immigrants
Five Ugandans who were being detained in Rwanda have been deported and declared prohibited immigrants. They are Gilbert Beingana, Amos Tibesiga and Nicholas Tumwesigye, all residents of Kabale district. Others include; Ivan Nirinyiyimana and Beatha Nyiramuco, from Kisoro district. The five were arrested last week for illegal entry into Rwanda. In…
Drones to deliver blood to gov't hospitals in March 2020
Government has given a nod to a Ugandan-German innovator John Goslin to start supplying blood to public hospitals in Kampala using drones starting March 2020. Goslino’s 'Blood Connect' project secured government approval through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Although he didn’t mention the exact amounts, Goslino confirmed that his…
Two police officers arrested for selling bullets at Shs 5,000
Police in Kitgum district has arrested their own officers over illegal sales of ammunition.Special police constables Beatrice Akello attached to Kitgum Matidi police post and James Canrac (Bus Park police post) were arrested over the weekend following a tipoff from the locals. Kitgum resident district commissioner William Komakech says that…
Marie Stopes ordered to recall 4 million Life Guard condoms
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has ordered Marie Stopes Uganda to recall about 4 million Life Guard condoms from the Ugandan market. Marie Stopes, an NGO that offers reproductive services is also the sole distributors of Life Guard condoms in Uganda. According to a letter issued by the NDA, Life Guard condoms from…
Kasingye defends M7 on blocking Ugandan student on Twitter
The assistant inspector general of police, Asan Kasingye has defended President Yoweri Museveni’s decision to block one of his followers on Twitter. It follows a suit filed by Hillary Innocent Taylor Seguya, a Harvard University student in August 2019 challenging Museveni for blocking him on his Twitter handle; @KagutaMuseveni.In the…
Two Ugandans arrested in Rwanda
Friends and family of two Ugandans recently arrested in Rwanda are worried and concerned about their safety. The fate of Gilbert Beingana, 24, and Amos Tibesiga, 50, both from Butanda sub-county, Kabale district remains unknown after they were arrested by Rwanda security officials on November 11. Their arrest comes on the heels…
Court freezes Mbale municipal council accounts over Shs 146m debt
The High court in Mbale has frozen two bank accounts belonging to Mbale municipal council over unpaid debts amounting to Shs 146 million. The two accounts include one in Housing Finance Bank and the other in Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). The decision follows a suit filed by Buharera Investments Limited, a…
Bodies of 3 people killed in Kisoro landslide recovered
Bodies of the three people killed by landslides in Kisoro district on Wednesday have been recovered from River Rwafi. Bodies of Oliver Nyiramutuzo, 28, Flora Nyamishana, 36 and Richard Ngabirano, 17, all residents of Mugambira village in Nteko parish in Nyabwishenya sub-county were swept away by landslides on Wednesday afternoon following…
US Ambassador Malac's tenure comes to an end
The tenure of the United States of America (USA) ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Ruth Malac has come to an end. News of Malac forthcoming departure came to the fore when she visited the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday where they held a closed-door meeting. A tweet from parliament…
Child dies, two others hospitalised after immunisation
The ministry of Health has come under intense pressure over the sudden death of a child and the hospitalization of his two siblings following the recent national Measles-Rubella and Polio immunisation campaign. Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng says they are investigating the three cases of adverse immunisation reactions but findings so…
Bobi Wine on how he beats gov't spying
On August 13, 2018, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was in campaign mode. The popular musician-turned-parliamentarian was attending a rally for Kassiano Wadri for the Arua by-election in northen Uganda. Bobi Wine says, government forces ambushed, arrested and tortured him. On his Facebook page, Bobi later shared his ordeal. “The marks on my back, ankles…
Now Rwanda calls off Kampala meeting as Kagame warns of 'high costs'
The second meeting between Uganda and Rwanda to address the border closure issue has been called off. According to the Uganda government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo, the meeting was called off at the request of Kigali. Ofwono said via his Twitter handle that “the media is hereby informed that the second meeting…
Malawi clinic sets record of 8,000 successful births without any death of baby or mother
The founder of a Malawian maternity clinic for poor women says it has set a record – safely delivering more than 8,000 babies. For her efforts improving access to safe childbirth, Charity Salima has even won a prestigious British award and honorary title. Grace Chakudza gave birth in November to a…
Home made explosive kills fisherman
A homemade explosive has killed a fisherman in Butagaya sub-county in Jinja district. 36-year-old Sadik Gavuma, a fisherman based at Bubugo landing site was killed the home day grenade burst and shattered Gavuma’s body to pieces this morning while pushing his boat into River Nile. Fishermen normally connect the explosive on their…
12-year-old pupil killed in fight with 'best friend'
A primary three pupil of Lukolo primary school in Jinja district has died following a fight with his classmate.12-year-old Sowedi Mugulusi reportedly fell on the floor during the fight and bruised his head before he breathed his last yesterday Wednesday. Efforts to get a comment from the school administration were…
Uganda protests Rwanda's "reckless" shootings at border
The government of Uganda has issued a protest note to the Rwandan government over the shootings by Rwandan security personnel that continue to occur along the Uganda-Rwanda border. The protest note was delivered to Rwanda’s high commissioner to Uganda, Maj. Gen Frank Mugambage on Tuesday by ambassador Patrick Mugoya the permanent…
Shs 24bn Isimba dam money stolen - Kadaga
Over Shs 24 billion meant for the construction of Isimba dam bridge was swindled by officials in the ministry of Energy, speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed. Kadaga told MPs today that despite forwarding the names of the 'eaters' of the Shs 24 billion to President Yoweri Museveni in…
Ugandan engineer develops 'cheaper' smart cane for blind
The National Drugs Authority (NDA) has approved a low-cost ultrasonic walking stick developed by Zablon Mulero, a Ugandan health engineer attached to Moroto regional referral hospital. Mulero, says the walking stick which he has been working on for the last five years, is meant to aid the movement of…
ISO boss sued for contempt of court
Hope Kampaire, the wife to Jack Erasmaus Nsangiranabo, a security officer attached to the Internal Security Organization [ISO], has sued Col Frank Kaka Bagyenda for contempt of court. In a miscellaneous application 671 of 2019 filed on October 2, in the High court in Kampala, Kampaire through her lawyers of…
Besigye, Bobi Wine fail to plot against Museveni
How do you unite a split opposition base and plot a winning strategy against President Museveni ahead of the 2021 general election? That’s a central question, which rounds of talks between teams appointed by FDC strongman Dr Kizza Besigye and Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi have failed to answer. So…
Mombasa flight gets passengers boost
On Monday, Uganda Airlines launched flights to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa; the sixth destination on the airline’s route network. The inaugural flight, this time round, had more paid-up passengers than government officials and journalists, which portends good prospects for the route. Apart from the minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Prof…
Districts, NGOs team up to save R. Mpanga
Six years ago, bustling economic activity all over its banks threatened to handicap the future of River Mpanga due to contamination but there is a refreshing rare spectacle after a concerted conservation campaign, writes MOSES MUGALU. In the western Karangura Sub sub-county where River Mpanga begins its flow through six districts…
Quality Chemicals announces losses
Drug maker, Cipla Quality Chemicals Industries Limited, has issued a profit warning, informing shareholders and people who intend to buy its shares that it recorded a loss between April and September, 2019. The loss, the company said, was brought on by low sales of medicines in that period and increased…
Over 3 million Ugandan women use modern contraception
Nairobi – More women and girls have access to modern methods of contraception than ever before, a ground-breaking report on family planning in the world’s 69 lowest-income countries has found. It reveals that 314 million women and girls are now using modern contraception, with 53 million additional users in the…
Ajedra hails Uganda’s enterprise potential
The minister of state for Finance (General Duties) Gabriel Ajedra has hailed government’s broadened efforts to improve the business environment through skills and business development services. He made the remarks while presiding over the 10th National Competitive Forum held at Mestil hotel on November 7 under the theme “Enhancing Competitiveness…
Oulanyah to youths: Don’t bring chaos to 2021 poll
In a speech that officially closed the National Inter-University Debate Championships held at Gulu University, deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah had one screaming message for the youth: “For heaven’s sake, do not bring negative energy to the vote. Participate positively.” He urged the youth to shun chaos but positively participate…
Tension, drama as Rwanda hands over bodies of two Ugandans shot dead
Drama ensued at the Uganda-Rwanda border of Buziba in Kamwezi, Rukiga district this morning as Rwanda handed over the bodies of two Ugandans shot dead by Rwandan security last weekend. John Bosco Tuhirirwe and Job Ebyarishaga, both residents of Kamwezi, were shot dead by Rwandan security at Tabarwe sector in Nyagatare…
4 Kenyan police officers suspended over brutality against students
No denials, no defence of their own or justification of their brutal actions. Kenya police boss Hilary Mutyambai, in contrasting reactions to Uganda’s police, has condemned and ordered for the suspension of four police officers caught on camera brutalising a student of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)…
'Job well done' police praises for Agero for brutality against Besigye
Police has commended senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rashid Agero, who, nearly swashed away Dr Kizza Besigye unto the tarmac for a job well done. On Monday last week, police directed a highly pressurised water cannon at Besigye who was waving to supporters in Kireka from the top of his vehicle's…
Makerere students drag VC Nawangwe to court
Six students from Makerere University have taken their vice-chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe to court challenging alleged abuse of power. The students; Abbas Ruyombo, Judith Nalukwago, Mariam Mugisha Kyomugisha, Julius Mbabazi Muyambi, Marion Kirabo and David Musiri have petitioned the Civil Division of High court specifically challenging Rule 6 (1) (d) of the 2015 Makerere University…
Zimbabwe rolls out lower-denomination notes to ease cash shortage
Zimbabwe's central bank says it has begun circulating lower-denomination banknotes and coins, in an effort to help end severe shortages of cash and boost the new Zimbabwean currency. But many have doubts the new money by itself will improve the country's struggling economy. By close of business Monday, most banks in…
Guinea president replaces security minister following deadly protests
Guinea President Alpha Conde announced on Monday that he was replacing his security minister following deadly protests against suspected efforts by Conde to extend his mandate. Conde, 81, is due to step down next year when his second and final five-year term expires, but he has refused to rule out running…
Gambia sues Myanmar for genocide against Rohingya Muslims
In a highly unusual move, the tiny West African nation of The Gambia on Monday filed a lawsuit against Myanmar, accusing it of perpetrating a genocide on ethnic Rohingya Muslims which forced hundreds of thousands to flee the Asian nation. The Gambia, with the full support of the 57-member Organization for…
Police raids 'gay-friendly' Ram Bar, arrests 120
Police said Monday that in an operation around Kampala's city center, they arrested 120 people suspected to have been using narcotics. However, members of the LGBT community say it was a health meeting that police interrupted. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson said they received intelligence information that the site…
