Speaker Kadaga throws doubt on implementation of EA E-Passport
The speaker of Uganda’s parliament Rebecca Kadaga has thrown doubt on the process of rolling out and implementing the new East African Passports.
Public University Staff Threaten New Strike Over Shs30 Billion Salary Arrears
Teaching and non-teaching staff in 9 public universities across the country have announced a strike starting next semester in January 2019, citing failure by government to pay their Shs29.5 billion for their salary enhancement.
Egyptian National implicated in Human Trafficking
An Egyptian national has been arrested on allegations of human trafficking, mainly of girls to the Middle East using fake documents.
MV Templar Recovered
Police has drained the wreckage of MV Templar, revealing state of wrecked boat.
Lake Victoria Accident: Rescue Updates
The ministry of works engineers together with marine units from the UPDF and UPF have embarked on a process to retrieve the wreckage of the MV Templar that sank on Saturday evening.
L. Victoria Accident: Capsized Boat was Operating Illegally – Transport Ministry
MV Templar, the cruise boat which capsized on Lake Victoria on Saturday, leaving at least 32 revelers aboard dead, with an unspecified number still missing, wasn’t registered with the Ministry of Works and Transport. Henry Ategeka, the Principal Marine Officer at the Ministry told The Explorer that the ill-fated boat was operating illegally and was not registered or inspected by the Ministry.“We have been looking for that boat because we knew it was operating illegally. We wanted to inspect...
