Uganda news

On Sunday evening, sources in the security forces revealed that two pilots, a Russian and Ugandan were killed in a plane crash in DR Congo. This happened after a private business plane they flew crashed in a forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo in South Kivu. Jackson Ninsiima and his fellow pilot from Russia only identified as Peter were ...

The deputy lord mayor of Kampala Doreen Nyanjura has come out to wonder why African values are always reduced to sexuality. This followed the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon Thomas Tayebwa’s comments in regards to the LGBTQS. Tayebwa while at the Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States Parliamentary Assembly said that Uganda can never pass laws supporting LGBTQS ...

First son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has become accustomed to controversial messages via his Twitter page. In fact Ugandans and his followers are no longer surprised by what he tweets. This was the same case this time round as he clashed with his father President Museveni on the blue bird app. Museveni took to Twitter to update the region about the ...

Entebbe Airport recently conducted a successful full-scale fire response emergency exercise. The exercise aimed mainly at testing the ability of stakeholders to deal with a catastrophic emergency such as a fire in a crashed aircraft. The 2-hour-long drill did not interfere with normal airport operations on Friday, November 4, 2022. The scenario for the full-scale emergency exercise involved the simulation ...

Government through the Presidential Initiative on Peace, Security and Development in the Rwenzori region program is involved in talks with rebels. Through the Kasese Peace and Security Center, it is championing the return of rebels from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo for amnesty. The program started on July 30, 2022 and the Rwenzururu Initiative for Social Transformation initiated it. ...