Month: January 2012

Kampala Capital City Authority has begun collecting revenues from the taxi parks, marking and the end of Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association era. This follows yesterday’s court ruling, dismissing an application by UTODA, challenging the decision by KCCA to take over revenue collection, following the expiry of the UTODA contract. […]

The police have been heavily deployed at the Railway Grounds from where city mayors had threatened to demonstrate, demanding that George Agaba be arrested and tried in court. The city director for physical planning was re-arrested yesterday in relation with the Luzira shooting, in an eviction exercise that turned bloody […]

The Woman MP for Adjumani district, Hon. Jessica Ababiku was early this morning involved in a car accident at Matugga on the outskirts of Kampala. Hon. Ababiku’s car, registration number UAQ 635X, is said to have hit a Fuso truck that had slowed down due to traffic jam. According to […]

Embattled City Physical Planning Director, George Agaba has been re- arrested. This is in connection with the Luzira eviction exercise that turned bloody, leaving at least one person dead and four injured. He is currently being held at Jjinja Road Police Station ad it remains unclear if he will be […]

A joint operation of the army and police has today raided Kombya village, in Mpigi district where residents have been worshipping 3pythons. The pythons had attracted a cult like gathering and many residents are said to have quit their jobs, spending time worshipping. The pythons which are housed in anthills […]