PICTORIAL: Fika Salama, a campaign by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Uganda Police to improve road safety following harrowing road accidents in the past six months, has in the latest operation seen errant drivers in Nakasongola hit hard. According to photographs from Police, up to 56 vehicles have been impounded in Nakasongola during …
Read More »Two remanded to Luzira over parliament piglets
Two youth, arrested on Thursday for dropping ten piglets outside Uganda’s Parliament, have been remanded to Luzira Prison. Ferdinard Luka and Joseph Lukwago appeared before Buganda Road Grade one magistrate Marion Mangeni on Friday and denied nuisance and ill-treatment of animals charges. They return to court on September 23 for a …
Read More »High Court rules that Kabaziguruka subject to military law
High Court in Kampala has Friday ruled that Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka is subject to military law and must stand trial on charges of treachery before the General Court Martial. Justice Patricia Basaza Wasswa dismissed with no orders to costs, Kabaziguruka’s application filed against government, seeking to declare that his …
Read More »COMMENT: Reforms needed to fix Uganda’s education sector
COMMENT: By Musa Mayanja Lwanga & Anita Ntale Here are the major reforms Janet Museveni needs to fix floundering education sector The new minister of Education, who is also the First Lady – Janet Kataha Museveni, has an arduous task ahead of her if she is to improve the education sector. Despite the government’s …
Read More »South Sudan fighting sends refugee numbers soaring past one million mark
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Renewed fierce fighting has pushed nearly 200,000 people to flee South Sudan since July, sending the number of refugees from the war-scarred nation past one million, the UN said Friday. “The number of South Sudanese refugees sheltering in neighbouring countries has this week passed …
Read More »Football fans seek sh15m compensation for missing Comoros match
Three football fans have dragged football governing body FUFA to High Court seeking compensation of sh15 million for denying them access to watch the Uganda Cranes versus Comoros match live on September 4, 2016. The fans led by Geofrey Turyamusiima claim that in August 2016, they bought tickets worth sh6,6000 to watch the …
Read More »Rafting for Rhinos returns to the upper Nile September 24
ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome On Saturday September 24th, 2016 people throughout the world will march for elephants and rhinos while in Jinja the conservation fraternity will be rafting instead of marching. Nile River Explorers (NRE) is once again dedicating a day to conservation with the intent of selling every …
Read More »VIDEO: Treasury keeping billions of idle loaned money
VIDEO: Funds acquired by government remain idle in the national treasury as the tax payer continues to pay sh60 billion per month as interest on the acquired loans. The practice according to information available to the Public Accounts Committee of parliament has lasted six years. The revelations come after the Secretary …
Read More »CAA says Mukula’s campaign helicopter ‘not air worthy’
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has told parliament’s committee on commissions, state agencies and statutory enterprises that the aircraft that was used by the NRM campaign task force, flown by Capt. Mike Mukula, was not up to standard and posed a threat to Ugandans. The Director Technical services and Compliance …
Read More »Ocici on what it will take to transition into middle income status
The middle income outlook will depend on what Uganda will do to wake up the population to be productive and be consistent at it. The target for middle income is 2020 but right now 68% of our population comprises peasants. We are hoping each one of them will be having $1,050 as …
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