Uganda news

Shamim Nambassa, the Makerere University guild president, has condemned the arrests of those she calls “comrades” saying everything was unfair. On, 14th July 2022, Makerere was in shambles after a student died in a stabbing incident. The University was warming up to guild elections the following day. Bewatte Betungura, 27, a law student from UCU died while in the political ...

The residents of the Katanga favela have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala over the frequent threats of eviction by Makerere University. They hired Mwesigwa Rukutana & Company Advocates to represent them. Through their lawyers, 5000 residents claim that the university has violated the orders issued by the court. In an affidavit sworn by pastor Daniel ...

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II received a remodeled Rolls Royce Phantom IV yesterday as a birthday present. The kabaka’s father, Edward Muteesa II previously used this car after the then government bought it for him in 1964 at the same time he filled in as president. However, the vehicle was confiscated in 1966 by Milton Obote’s forces and the Kingdom’s ...

The family of the late student, Betungura Bewatte, stabbed at Makerere Guild campaigns a few days ago and the country at large is still in shock over his unfortunate and avoidable murder. His father is reportedly calling upon any girl that has his son’s pregnancy to come forward. NTV journalist, Sudhir Byaruhanga, revealed this. “The father of the UCU student ...

The MP for Kyadondo East, Hon. Muwadda Nkunyingi, has come out to claim that the hunger situation in the Karamoja subregion is being done deliberately by the government. Muwadda says that it seems the government wants the people there to die. He wondered why a government would mount roadblocks to people delivering relief to the area. It should be recalled ...