Uganda news

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 ...

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has confirmed that they have captured the ADF leader who commanded the recent attack in Ntoroko district. According to the force’s social media pages, this fellow was captured with 2 other insurgents. Therefore this accounts for all the terrorists who launched the attacks last month. “Today, the UPDF has captured the commander of the ...

The University Council has asked for accountability from the Convocation. The Council wants accountability for nearly Shs600 million it remitted to the convocation over the past 4 years. The Council Chairperson, Lorna Magara sent a letter to the University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabus Nawangwe on January 2. In the letter, she indicated that the alumni association has not given accountability ...

Opposition party, Democratic Party (DP), has blamed the numerous road accidents in the country on poor infrastructure and corruption. This comes after a report released by the traffic police showed the statistics on road accidents. According to the report, up to 35 people died and 114 people were injured from 28 crashes in just three days. Faridah Nampiima, the traffic ...