Month: June 2015

HERBERT ZZIWA Twenty four families of police officers at Nsambya police barracks are now homeless after a fire on Friday razed their housing facility. The police fire department took close to two hours to condense the fire which left property worth millions of shillings destroyed and one child in critical […]

Controversy surrounding former premier Amama Mbabazi’s presidential aspirations has taken a new twist. The Electoral Commission chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu now says he has never cleared Mbabazi for any activity. Speaking at a consultative meeting for political parties and organizations in Hoima district, Kiggundu said the letter he received from […]

The chairperson of Kasagama Youth Group has been remanded for swindling Shs4 million under Youth Lively hood program. Abas Batamburira is accused of misusing funds meant for the group’s Brick Laying project. Prosecution led by Jonathan Ivan Naduki, told court that Batamburira, was arrested after the group’s vice chairperson Lillian […]

At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia. According to the BBC, a suicide car bomber drove into the main gates of the base in Leego, along the main road connecting the capital, Mogadishu and the city of Baidoa. The […]

Iganga district woman Member of Parliament, Olivia Kwagala has attributed the poor performance of girls in science subjects to cultural norms. The MP was reacting to the recent report released by Uganda National Examination Board that ranks girls as the worst performers in science subjects compared to boys in the […]