Uganda news

Police has revealed that they have in their custody a businessman involved in the Ntinda house demolition. Kampala Metropolitan deputy police commander, Luke Oweyisigirye, identified the businessman as Semakula Sulait. The suspect is the proprietor of Sema Property Consultants. They arrested him on Friday and the police brought him in to explain how he bought the property which he demolished. ...

The Uganda National Meteorological Authority has revealed that many parts of Uganda will experience a dry spell until February. Luckily, the authority added that the South Western and Central parts of Uganda will receive rainfall occasionally. The news comes at a time when many parts of the country are experiencing high temperatures, the first few days of the new year. ...

A section of members of Parliament have requested the reinstatement of the Constituency Development Fund. This is because their voters have overwhelming demands yet it is at times difficult to release funds for the development of constituencies. According to the MPs, the fund can help meet constituency demands to deliver services on the government’s behalf. A couple of years back, ...

Henry Musaasizi, the Minister of State of Finance in charge of General Duties, has said they will investigate non payment of civil servants for December. The Nakaseke member of parliament, Hon Sarah Najjuma aired this matter of nation importance during plenary last evening. This prompted Musaasizi to say that they will carry out an investigation to find out why salaries ...

On a sad note, at least 15 people have been reported dead in a late-night bus accident along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The North Kyoga police spokesperson, Patrick Jimmy Okema revealed the details of this unfortunate accident in a press conference. He said 11 people died on the spot. Four others died at Matapara hospital where they had been taken for ...