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Parliament yesterday paid their last respects to the fallen state minister for labour Charles Okello Engola who was shot dead by his guard, Wilson Sabiti last week. Among the propositions to honor him was to elevate him to the rank of Brigadier General. By the time of his death, the minister was at the rank of Colonel. This proposal was ...

Last week, a rumor made rounds on social media that court had legalized marijuana and ‘mira’ leaves. However, the Judiciary has come out to clear the air on the matter concerning the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 2015. Among other things, this bill prohibits the use and sale of many different narcotic drugs in the country. The Judiciary, ...

Hoima District experienced a hot pursuit gone bad when a police officer got shot by a college. Apparently, the pursuit of suspected cattle thieves came to a stop after one of the officers got shot in the leg by another of the same group. They immediately called off the chase because they had to take their colleague to the hospital ...

Following an analysis contained in the report by the Auditor General for the year ending June 2022 raised a red flag on the cost of undisbursed loans causing hemorrhage of taxpayer’s money. In the year under review the government paid commitment fees mounting to Shs 77.5 billion, a two percent drop from the previous year. The Shs 31.6 billion of ...

The LC1 chairman of Kyanja, a Kampala suburb that recently became popular because of the shooting of social media blogger Isma Olaxess has assured people of good security. The State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Rtd Col Charles Engola was also murdered in the same area. Just a few days later, a social media blogger was also gunned ...