Uganda news

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. ...

Uganda Human Rights Commission has released its report that has depicted the Uganda Police and the UPDF as the top most human rights violators. This was the 24th annual report from the UHRC. It was on the state of human rights and freedoms in the country in the year 2021. Among the complaints, the rights agency filed, a total of ...

Jinja police has arrested two robbery suspects, a one Godfrey Isanga and Patrick Kiiza. This happened on Monday when the Uganda Police Force tracked the suspects down and arrested them in a guest house. The two were apparently celebrating after robbing the finance manager of Nile Plastics Shs283m. James Mubi, the Kira Region Police spokesperson said they trailed the suspects ...