Month: May 2011

The Officer in Charge of the Kasangati police station has been suspended. Collins Mukite has been suspended over alleged neglect of duty for reportedly failing to deploy officers in the area last week. Collins who was in charge of deployment and commended the operations in Kansangati last week is said […]

The election of a new Chief Whip and Leader of opposition in Parliament has been pushed to tomorrow.  Forum for democratic change leader Dr Kiiza Besigye was expected to name a team of leaders who will head the opposition in the 9th parliament today, but the outgoing chief whip says […]

The hooting campaign has kicked off; with car horns heard ringing in the air in the city centre and other parts of the country. Our reporter in the city centre says several owners of private cars, taxi drivers and bodaboda riders have participated in the campaign.  The campaign called by […]

The Vice President Prof. Gilbert Bukenya Balibaseka has today appeared before court in a petition challenging his election as Busiro North MP. He was sued by one Hussein Kasta Bukenya who claims the elections were marred by various irregularities. Kasta Bukenya is seeking court orders nullifying the Vice President’s election […]

The ministry of health says 2new cases of suspected Ebola were reported over the weekend. Both cases involved soldiers, with one referred from Karita in Amudat district while the other was referred from Mubende district. This brings to 4 the number of patients who have been isolated for close observation […]