Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1636 EAT on Thursday 21st July 2022. The parliamentary public accounts committee (local government) has tasked the accounting officers of Masaka district to recover close to Shs 200 million paid out in irregular salaries, gratuity and pensions. The questionable payments were effected in the FY 2020/21 financial year, according…
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Museveni appoints Mao Justice minister in mini cabinet reshuffle.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1628 EAT on Thursday 21st July 2022. Less than 24 hours after signing a ‘working cooperation agreement’ with the opposition Democratic Party (DP), President Yoweri Museveni has today Thursday appointed DP president Norbert Mao as the new Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister in a mini cabinet reshuffle. Mao replaces…
Stranded Greenhill students recovered at Stanbic bank in Entebbe.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2228 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. The police in Entebbe has recovered three pupils of Greenhill primary school, Buwaate, in Wakiso district who went missing on Monday. The learners aged between 13 years and 14 years were allegedly signed out from the school by their parents on Monday…
Trailer knocks five dead in Bulambuli.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2206 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. Five people have been knocked dead in a road accident in Bulambuli district, eastern Uganda. The accident occurred on Tuesday at 10 pm at Buyaga town council in Bulambuli district along the Muyembe-Nakapiripirit road when the victims, who, were riding on a…
The worst years for journalists.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2145 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. For the country’s journalists, the election year 2021 and its immediate aftermath, 2022, have been years of unease and unrest. Local journalists have shown the world the devastating effects of corruption, election campaigns, opposition protests, and brutal security crackdowns. Now, many who…
Kabale security guard holds Indian boss at gunpoint, robs Shs 8m.
Updated at 1834 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. A private security guard belonging to Accurate Security Company Ltd, Amos Ecidu is on the run after allegedly robbing Shs 8 million from an Indian businessman he was entrusted to guard. Ecidu allegedly robbed his Indian boss, Shintole Nisnant at gunpoint in Makanga village, Central Division…
Tororo Cement workers strike over inflation, demand salary increment.
Updated at 1827 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Dozens of Tororo Cement workers on Monday went on strike to compel the management to enhance their salaries given the prevailing high inflation rates in the country. The workers, mainly from the kiln section comprise electricians, mechanics, lab technicians, and production staff want the management to…
Africa’s wildlife park managers in Kigali to boost conservation.
Officials are meeting in Kigali in a congress to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife in the region. Updated at 1720 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Africa’s officials are meeting as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the preservation of land and marine wildlife,…
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