The Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny Dollo Chigamoi, has assigned the Acting Registrar for Magistrates Affairs and Data Management, His Worship Ereemye James Mawanda, as the new Public Relations Officer of the Judiciary. The Chief Registrar, Her Worship Sarah Langa Siu has welcomed the appointment, saying the new Public Relations Officer will be instrumental in…
The constant territorial tiff between Kenya and Uganda is reignited, this time as Nairobi accuses Uganda of court martialling and convicting Kenyans to up to 20 years in prison. Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua revealed that 32 Kenyans were arrested by Ugandan security forces in April and taken to Moroto Barracks in…
President Yoweri Museveni has reignited his push to completely ban what he called “dead people’s clothes” from being imported into Uganda. Museveni made the announcement shortly after commissioning 16 new factories in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, some of which are involved in the manufacturing of clothes. The President announced on Thursday that he will…
The government is considering introducing a new tuberculosis care and treatment strategy that will help the country stop the spread of the disease. Uganda is one of the world’s thirty (30) high-burden countries for TB and HIV co-infection. Each year, approximately 91,000 people in Uganda get TB, with 32% of them being HIV-infected. The assistant…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr. Thomas Tayebwa, has told legislators to stop panicking over the World Bank’s move to suspend new loans to Uganda due to the recently signed Anti-Homosexuality law. This was after Otuke County MP Omara Paul implored the government to explain to the legislators how Uganda is prepared to handle the…
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has confirmed that Uganda will host the first leg of the 2024 women’s Olympics qualifier against Rwanda at Kigali Pele Stadium in Rwanda on July 12, 2023. The football Federation says it had no other alternative other than hosting the opponents in their country since there is no…
The Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, revealed this afternoon that the government already knew about the terror threat prior to an alert issued by the United Kingdom (UK) government. Uganda is a good country with a freedom leader who notices the threats before In his address to journalists at Parliament on Tuesday, Gen. Otafiire…
The dua for the late blogger, musician, and political critic Isma Olaxess, real name Ibrahim Lubega Tusubira, has been held today at his ancestral home in Nkokonjeru. The purpose of the dua, which is performed by Muslims, is to seek Allah to pardon the misdeeds of the deceased. Isma Olaxess is remembered for being one…
Singer Irene Ntale has been reported to be expecting her first child after her photo showing a baby bump . The photo was taken yesterday when Irene Ntale was performing at a certain event. Although she hasn’t said anything about the photo, it is clear there is something. In the past years, after leaving Swangz…
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has unveiled the Electronic Receipt Campaign to boost on the collection of taxes. This new technique will reduce on the tax evasion through tge Value Added Tax for tge Country. It will also enable all tax payers to demand for the receipts at a point of purchase. General Commissioner of…
