President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presided over the pass out of 919 prisons officers at the Luzira Prisons Training Academy today. They included 706 warders and warderesses and 213 non-commissioned officers. While delivering his address, the president revealed that he will change his mind on assenting to the death penalty since
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A religious community from Burundi living in a UN refugee transit camp is refusing to move to another camp because it objects to biometric registration, reports the BBC. A spokesman for the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) says emergency assistance to the group - food, water and sanitation - will be
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that a country’s human resource is greater than any natural resource and must be nurtured and protected. He said this coupled with the unity and stability of our nation is the best insurance for its people. The President was addressing the first Special Forces Command
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The Electricity Disputes Tribunal (EDT) has given the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) a one month ultimatum to agree on compensation values with all people who lost their property as a result of the construction of the 134kmMusita-Namayingo power line in 2013. During an Electricity Disputes Tribunal hearing on Monday, 15th
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If you have huge cash on your Mobile Money (MM) Account, you risk losing it in case the telecom operator collapses. This is revelation was made by Justine Bagyenda, the Executive Director- Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU) while appearing before the Parliamentary Committee Of Communications and Technology on Thursday.
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President Yoweri Museveni has said that unless solar becomes a cheaper alternative source of clean energy, Africa and Uganda in particular will have to use nuclear energy to improve the well being of its people. The President revealed this on Wednesday afternoon during a meeting with the Director General of
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Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are uniting in opposition to President Joseph Kabila, a senior U.N. official there told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday. In 2017, a brutal conflict in Congo's southwestern Kasai region drew international attention and condemnation because of reports of atrocities by pro-government
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Sudhir Ruparelia was Wednesday night surprised with a sumptuous Birthday party at his posh home located in Kololo, Kampala. Sources say the party was organized by family members and friends. [caption id="attachment_7778" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sudhir receives a congratulatory deep French kiss from his wife[/caption] Born on January 17, 1956 in
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A traditional healer conned hundreds of women into believing they were pregnant. Police in Guinea say they have arrested this ‘miracle worker’, the BBC reports. N'na Fanta Camara gave women who had been unable to conceive a mixture of leaves, herbs and other medicines that caused them to bloat and
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The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs General Kahinda Otafiire has said that the increment of salaries of judges and state attorneys will not necessarily end corruption in Uganda’s justice system. According to the Minister, circumstances have shown that public and civil servants who were taking home reasonable money are
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