Ugandan prosecutors on Tuesday charged a US couple with child trafficking and denied bail, a week after they were accused of torturing their foster son. The couple, both 32, were taken into custody last week for “constantly” torturing their 10-year-old son between 2020 and 2022. They pleaded not guilty after being charged last week with…
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Museveni defends Muhoozi on political comments but Warns him.
President Museveni has said senior military officers including his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, will not be punished for publicly making political statements and instead be “guided” – a departure from the past where officers were court-martialed for such commentary. He repeated his June 2022 caution to the First Son not to discuss political, security…
KCCA Parish Development Model Teams Resolve Emerging implementation issues.
By KCCA-PCA The National Development Model (PDM) coordination Team on Thursday held a fruitful consultative meeting with the KCCA PDM leaders to share the achievements, challenges and find solutions to emerging issues recently raised by the Resident City Commissioners. Among the issues raised were, the issues of poor information flow, lack of clarity on roles,…
Uganda heightens security in national parks after fatal incident
Uganda said on Thursday that it has heightened security in all its national parks following a fatal incident where a ranger was killed by armed poachers. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state-run agency charged with wildlife conservation, said in a statement that it has deployed additional personnel at strategic locations in all protected areas…
Uganda’s First Batch of Ebola Vaccines Arrives for Trials
By Esther Rose Cape Town — Uganda has received a shipment of 1,200 Ebola vaccine doses from the World Health Organization today, writes Elias Biryambarema for Reuters. Three vaccine options – one from the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India, another by the Sabin Vaccine Institute and a third by Merck & Co Inc. will be…
Kabuleta remanded to Luzira prison over ‘sectarian’ YouTube video
Former presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta. PHOTO/ FILE Former presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has been arraigned in Nakawa Court in Kampala on charges of promoting sectarianism before he was remanded to Luzira prison.Kabuleta was arrested on Monday from his party, National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) offices in Bugolobi and detained in police custody for questioning before…
Bobi Wine’s bodyguard, three others missing for 19 days
Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” The bodyguard of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, alongside three others, have been missing for the last 19 days after they were allegedly picked from their workplace in Rubaga Division, Kampala, by unknown security operatives. Mr Jamshid Kavuma, Bobi…
UPDF to deploy 1,000 troops to DR Congo to fight M23 rebels
Follow us on all social media, type “HICGI News Agency” Uganda will deploy around 1,000 soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by the end of November under a regional force against a rebel offensive, a Ugandan military spokesman said Tuesday.The volatile region has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the…
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