Uganda news

Political analyst and former ISO operative, Charles Rwomushana, has claimed that President Museveni is more interested in the Karamojong cattle than Karimojong street children. This was in relation to Museveni’s recent visit to the Acholi, Lango and Karamoja subregions. Museveni’s visit was purposefully to find solutions to the rampant cattle rustling that has created insecurity in the areas. “The President ...

Police at the Entebbe have intercepted suspected narcotics at Entebbe Airport disguised as coffee for exportation. Vianney Luggya, the UCAA Spokesperson revealed that the trafficker had packed the drugs suspiciously in cargo looking like coffee samples. He said they were in branded packets of African Premium Coffee for export. Authorities detected the drugs on Monday night at around 10:10pm. “The ...

The ministry of Gender has decided to increase the money given to the elderly. The elderly have been getting 25,000/= per month but the ministry of Gender is considering increasing it to 35,000Ugshs. This money is given to elders above the age of 80. The news came as Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World Elder ...

According to the latest sad news coming in, former Kazo MP Hon Gordon Bafaki has perished in a fatal road accident. The unfortunate incident that claimed Bafaki’s life happened along the Northern Bypass in Kampala at around 3am Wednesday morning. Bafaki was apparently heading to his home in Naalya. He was returning from his home district where he attended the ...

The Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama has said in a statement that they have extended the compilation of the village women residents register. They had scheduled the exercise to end today but the number is apparently so high. And they wouldn’t want to leave out a number of people. They have therefore extended it to Friday 17th June 2022. ...