UGANDA NEWS

Amuria: Police Arrest Two Parish Leaders Over Misuse of PDM Funds

Police in Amuria district have arrested two district leaders for misusing Parish Development Model (PDM) funds after an ongoing inspection by anti-corruption agencies of government under the inter-agency forum...

MP Lutamaguzi Commends Energy Ministry on Rural Electrification Progress

The Nakaseke South Member of Parliament, Lutamaguzi Semakula, who is also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on...

Widower Hacked to Death: Orphaned Child Left Behind, Police Seek Killers

Police in Gomba district are investigating circumstances under which a 35-year-old man was hacked to death by unidentified...

Gov’t Approves Policy for Early Childhood Development and Learning

The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development has officially approved the National Early Childhood Development Policy, a...

Police Investigate Panga-Wielding Incident of Attempted Murder at Maize Millers Office

Natete police are currently investigating an alarming incident of attempted murder where a man wielding a panga (machete)...

GULU POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED FOR AGGREVATED DEFILEMENT OF A 14 YEAR OLD

Police in Gulu District arrested a fellow officer for defiling and impregnating a 14- year-old primary school girl.Police constable attached to Palaro Police Post in Palaro Sub-county, Gulu Town, was arrested on Saturday following a tip off from residents that the Officer had committed the offence.Following the officers’ criminal act, the girl dropped out of school in Lamwo District in May last year.This is where concerned residents of Palaro sub county, where she was residing after dropping out of...

New task reflects region’s belief in Museveni

What is critical is how the leadership galvanises these opportunities for the people's benefit even when there might be occasional hiccups.

UPDF steps up Tarehe Sita celebrations

The Uganda Peoples Defend Force has stepped up preparations for this year's Tarehe Sits celebrations with a wide range of community oriented activities in different parts of the country.   As part of the activities to mark #Tarehesita2019, the UPDF’s Medical team led by Maj.Dr. Jennifer Alanyo spent yesterday in Nwoya District, providing a range of health services that included Free male circumcision, eye & dental services & mosquito nets to wanainchi. Meanwhile, in Entebbe’s Kitoro zone, Col.Peter Candia led a team...

Government Inquiry finds refugee numbers were exaggerated by 300,000

Government investigation into alleged fraud and mismanaged funds confirms Uganda hosts 1.1 million refugees, not 1.4 million.

Museveni hands over EAC Chairmanship to Kagame

President Yoweri has returned from Arusha, Tanzania after attending the East Africa Summit where he also handed over chairmanship of the summit to Rwanda President Paul Kagame.

UGANDA TO COMMEMORATE WORLD CANCER DAY

Uganda to commemorate World Cancer Day