Month: September 2011

A new study shows that Uganda’s debt burden has doubled over the past four years. The study commissioned by the Uganda Debt Network indicates that the country’s external debt now stands at 4.7bn US dollars. Out of this amount 2.8bn dollars is outstanding debt, while 1.9bn dollars is committed to […]

The Constitutional Court has today directed the state to grant former LRA Commander Thomas Kwoyelo pardon and stop his immediate prosecution. Kwoyelo went to the court challenging his trial on 53 counts of willful killing, hostage taking, destruction of property and causing injury during the 2decade war by the LRA […]

Two head teachers were this morning killed in a hit and run accident in a hit and run accident along the Northern bypass. The early morning accident occurred close to the Kisasi round about and involved an unknown vehicle that knocked the two people on a motor cycle, before speeding […]

Edris Nsubuga, the man who confessed to being part of the terrorists behind the July 11 bomb blasts has been sentenced to 25years in jail. He has been sentenced to 25 years on each count of the 3 counts terrorism though they will run concurrently. Nsubuga admitted placing the laptop […]

The ministry of health has revealed that more than 3 Million Ugandans are estimated to be infected with the Chronic Hepatitis B virus. The revelation was made by the health minister Dr Ondoa Christine while presenting a statement to parliament on the status of the disease in the country. Hon […]