Updated at 2004 EAT on Thursday 23rd February 2023. Isaac Ssenabulya alias Kisunsu, the self-confessed kidnapper and murderer of Maria Nagirinya and her driver, Ronald Kitayimbwa has pinned his co-accused Coprian Kasolo alias Arsenal as the leader of the B13 criminal gang. Kisunsu took to the dock on Wednesday as the ninth prosecution witness, a…
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Lack of translated laws slow down local council courts in Bukomansimbi
Posted by HICGI News Agency on 20th February 2023. Bukomansimbi district is struggling to fully operationalize lower local council courts due to the absence of translated laws that guide their adjudication. The community courts at lower local government administrative units are charged with adjudicating minor cases, making relevant orders for compensation, reconciliation, declarations, costs, apologies,…
Nurse intern arrested over raping patient at Entebbe hospital.
Posted by HICGI News Agency on 20th February 2023. Denis Kutesa, a nurse intern at Entebbe Grade B hospital has been arrested for allegedly raping a female patient and attempting to rape two others. Kampala Metropolitan Police Luke Owoyesigyire says that Kutesa was picked up on Saturday and locked up at Entebbe Central police station….
UG Govt plans new tax on gold exports
By Precious Delilah The government of Uganda is plotting a new levy on all gold exports in the proposed revised Mining and Minerals (Export Levy) Regulations. The new levy, according to the regulations seen by this publication, is meant to avoid loss of revenue to the government. “There shall be charged a levy on processed…
Leaked report shows intent to criminalise gay activities, Big Donors Cited and 22 NGOs investigated.
By Jacobs Odongo Seaman The government should “comprehensively criminalise” activities that promote homosexuality in the country and lay down stringent requirements for registration of civil society organisations, a leaked report reveals. The report by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations or NGO Bureau shows the government’s intention to clamp stronger shackles on the Lesbian, Gay,…
Masulita Children’s Home Transform Kids from Kampala Streets
By PCA- KCCA The children at Masulita are housed in six dormitories with each run by a Social Worker and House Parent. These also help the children with the spiritual development which is key in their growth and future life. “Through spiritual development, children learn to be aware of and comfortable with qualities such as…
Corruption, brutality will attract hatred from Ugandans- Museveni to UPDF
President Museveni has warned the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) against emulating the old armies whose bad habits brewed anger and attracted hatred from citizens. “UPDF must be very careful not to adopt the habits of the old armies, like brutality and corruption. If you do that, people will hate you. We were able to…
Kasese Catholic Diocese, Kithende Hostels In Bitter Land Wrangle
By Our Reporter Kasese catholic diocese and Kithende Hostels Project are involved in a bitter wrangle over land at Rwentutu village, Lake Katwe Sub County in Busongora County South, Kasese district. The land in question is about 200 acres along the Kabirizi – Kyarumba road. The conflict between the two institutions started in 2005/2006 with…
FULL LIST: Govt orders 30 universities to acquire charter status
The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has asked all universities across the country who are still operating on provisional charters to present their roadmaps for acquiring full ones by March. Currently, the country has 11 private chartered and 32 private provisionally licensed universities.Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, the executive director of NCHE, Prof Mary…
Uganda moves to increase Electricity Access to citizens
Follow us on Social Media , just type “HICGI News Agency” Uganda has launched an Energy Access Scale-up Project (EASP) with support from the World Bank. The government is to implement the Energy Access Scale-up Project (EASP) project to support over 1,360,000 households, industrial Parks, SMEs and refugees and host communities. On 13th December 2022,…
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