Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0943 EAT on Wednesday 15th June 2022. Finance minister Matia Kasaija delivered a Shs 48.1 trillion budget yesterday that tried to offer hope to a public struggling to make ends meet, and disillusioned by the erratic price increases in the economy. Under the theme, Full Monetisation of Uganda’s Economy…
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Mbarara prison warder shoots dead girlfriend, commits suicide.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0924 EAT on Wednesday 15th 2022. A prison warder has shot dead his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself. Aloysious Chemutai, 27, who is attached to Kakiika prison commonly known as Kyamugorani in Mbarara, shot and killed on Monday night prison wardress Magdalena Adong, 24, attached to the…
Arts vs science salaries: Teachers union declares indefinite strike.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1310 EAT on Tuesday 14th June 2022. The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has announced an indefinite strike effective tomorrow Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of the salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators across all levels of education. The strike,…
Fire alarm causes panic at Workers House.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1259 EAT on Tuesday 14th June 2022. There was panic at Workers House on Monday evening after a fire alarm went off shortly after the signing of an MOU between the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the United Kingdom High Commissioner to Uganda Kate Airey…
Congolese soldiers flee to Uganda as M23 rebels capture Bunagana boarder.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1134 EAT on Tuesday 14th June 2022. M23 rebels have captured Bunagana border on the side of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), forcing over 150 government soldiers to flee into Uganda. The Congolese soldiers surrendered to Ugandan authorities at Bunagana border. This follows renewed fighting near Bunagana border…
Former Makerere University lecturer accused of killing his daughter and maid arrested
Updated at 1346 EAT on Monday 13th June 2022. Emmanuel Sabiiti, the former Makerere University lecturer who is accused of hacking his daughter and maid to death, and injuring another child has finally been arrested. He was picked up from his hideout in Rujenje village in Buhweju district. Sabiiti, who is a resident of Kabutsye…
RDC tells Muslims to obey NRM so as to get ‘juicy’ jobs.
Updated at 1321 EAT on Monday 13th June 2022. Muslims in Uganda must obey the NRM government if they want to access top positions in the public service sector according to Kayunga resident district commissioner (RDC) Al-Hajji Nsereko Mutumba. Speaking at the congratulatory party of Hajjat Ahmed Saba, who has been appointed director for human…
Gunfire, tear gas in Luwero as youths block Gulu highway ahead of Kabaka’s visit.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1513 EAT on Saturday 11th June 2022. Anti-riot police fired teargas to disperse youths in Luwero town who had blocked Kampala Gulu highway ahead of the Kabaka’s visit today. The youth did not want anybody to pass through the arch that they constructed over the road to welcome the…
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