VIDEO: Kayihura tasked to explain implication of illegal land evictions Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has grilled Uganda’s Police Chief Kale Kayihura over the involvement of his subordinates in illegal evictions in Jinja district. It was revealed that senior police officers oversaw the …
Read More »VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says not aware of details on Micho saga
VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says he is not aware of details on Micho saga Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic yesterday left the country a day after an ultimatum he gave FUFA to clear his outstanding salary arrears ended. It is unclear whether Micho left because of the standoff …
Read More »Cheptegei to lead seasoned Ugandan team to London champs
Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Joshua Cheptegei will lead a seasoned Ugandan team of 21 to the London World Athletics Championships next week. Cheptegei may be one of the youngest on the team at 20, but all eyes will be on him to stretch the world’s best in …
Read More »Education ministry gives 693 unvalidated pensioners July 28 deadline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has given all pensioners who were not validated by Ministry of Public Service up to July 28 to seek its clearance or else they will be deleted from the pension payroll with effect from 1st August. According to a statment from the Permanent Secretary, Ministry …
Read More »Rotary world pays tribute to Sam Owori online
An online memorial book for Rotary Int. pres elect Sam Owori opened Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Final memorials for Rotary International President-elect Sam Owori who died suddenly in the US earlier this month, are being held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. His body Lay in State on Tuesday at Uganda’s Parliament where …
Read More »Mbarara man arrested with 33kg of ivory
Man arrested with 33kg of ivory in Mbarara Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Police in Mbarara District with help from Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN) have arrested pne man in possession of 33.8kgs of elephant tusks worth Sh13.5 million . Jackson Baluku, 42, a motor vehicle broker and a resident of Lower Zone Base …
Read More »Kayihura wants land probe to act tough on Govt bodies
Land probe: IGP Kayihura wants government agencies ‘crucified’ over property saga Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has demanded that the ongoing land commission of inquiry interrogate government agencies named in the illegal sale and demolition of a building on plot 60-62, Aldina Road in Jinja …
Read More »Makerere private sponsorship admission lists for Mature-Age entry 2017/2018
Kampala, Uganda | MAK.AC.UG | The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the admission lists for privately sponsored students for Mature Age Entry Scheme, Degree holders and Diploma Entry Scheme for the Academic Year 2017/2018. Makerere University last week released the official admission lists for privately sponsored undergraduate students for the academic year 2017/2018. RELATED …
Read More »IGAD ministers hail Museveni on South Sudan peace initiative
Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | The Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Council of Ministers chaired by the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Workney Gebeyehu has hailed Uganda’s Presdient Yoweri Museveni for his efforts to unite the factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). In a statement, after the 58th …
Read More »VIDEO: Court delays Ruhinda County MP Donozio Kahonda bail
VIDEO: Court delays Ruhinda County MP Donozio Kahonda bail Jinja, Uganda | NBS TV | Jinja High Court Judge Eva Luswata has set 27th July the date to deliver her ruling on the bail application filed by Ruhinda county MP Donozio Kahonda. Kahonda who was convicted in May 2017 on charges of …
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