Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0908 EAT on Wednesday 29th June 2022. Legislators probing the contentious Shs 2.039 billion compensation to Natalia Namuli by the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) were treated to more shocking revelations Tuesday when witnesses gave even more contradicting accounts. Namuli, 79, is considered a ‘ghost’ among the six claimants who…
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High fuel prices drive cars off roads.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0835 EAT on Wednesday 29th June 2022. Sky-high fuel prices are biting the country hard and have pushed higher the already high commodity prices. This undeniable reality of the high cost of urban living has forced many people in the capital to cut back on consumption. Many have parked…
Anti-Atwine protest case dismissed over lack of evidence.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2108 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. The Law Development Center (LDC) court has dismissed a case in which two activists were accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of ministry of Health permanent secretary Dr Diana Atwine. Augustine Ojobile and Sharif Kawooya were…
Government threats worsen teachers strike crisis.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0855 EAT on Tuesday 28th June 2022. Classes have remained under lock and key despite the government threats and pressure on teachers to return to class or risk losing their jobs. Last week, teachers under the Uganda National Teachers Union (Unatu) laid down their tools to compel the government…
4-year-old girl enrolled on HIV treatment after being defiled by 56-year-old man
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0833 EAT on 28th November 2022. A four-year-old girl in Luwero district has been enrolled on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to protect her from contracting HIV/Aids after being defiled by a 56-year-old man. The minor, a pupil in ‘baby class’ at Katuum Asubira primary school is alleged to have been…
MPs order Arua officials investigated for paying salary to 15 ghost staff.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2255 EAT on Sunday 26th June 2022. The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee – Local Government has directed three top Arua district officials be investigated for paying 15 ghost staff and causing the government financial loss. They are the chief administrative officer (CAO) Jude Mark Bukenya, principal human resource officer…
6 police officers arrested over Bebe Cool, Capt Namara saga.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2245 EAT on Sunday 26th June 2022. At least six police officers from Ntinda police station have been arrested in regard to the incident involving renowned local music artist, Moses Ssali alias Bebe Cool and one Captain Namara from the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Trouble started at City…
NUP’s Joyce Bagala retains Mityana woman MP seat.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1213 EAT on Saturday 25th June 2022. The Court of Appeal has overturned a High court ruling that had nullified the election of Joyce Bagala as Mityana Woman member of parliament. Bagala, a candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) won the January 14, 2021 polls with a…
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