Uganda news

Kisoro district leaders have outed their dissatisfaction with the office of the Prime Minister for neglecting the welfare of the area. This comes at a time when their population has more than tripled due to an influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They agreed to petition the OPM on Monday during an emergency meeting between district admins, ...

Uganda Breweries Limited(UBL) has handed over a kitchen facility to traders in the Port Bell shopping centre in the Luzira community. Along with this, it also handed a modern ablution block for residents of Kamwanyi village. Both of these places are located in Luzira. Apparently, an approximate of 2,000 people will be served by the ablution block in the Kamwanyi ...

Mbale city security seized a panga-wielding suspect after he attempted to cut off an officer’s head at a checkpoint yesterday. The incident happened on Mbale-Tirinyi highway last evening at around 5:00 pm. Mr Denis Pahani, the DPC Industrial City Division said the two colleagues of Sgt Grace Ilumu, the in-charge Industrial City Division Central Police Station jumped to her rescue. ...

Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga has warned Boda Boda riders against robbery. He says there has been an increase in phone snatching with the use of knives. Apparently, there was a captured footage where a victim was put on knife point and took off with his phone. However, the CCTV cameras were able to help police capture a one Julius Lutalo. ...

Makerere law students are ready to represent the university in Egypt at the Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition. From July 25-30, Ms. Kevin Nakimbugwe and Mr. Sabiti Edwin will be in Cairo, Egypt courtesy of a sponsorship from The Public Interest Law Clinic (PILAC). “Makerere Law team led by Dr. Daniel Ruhweza, is set for All Africa ...