Uganda news

Police reports have confirmed the school fire outbreak at Bilal secondary school in Bwaise which gutted dormitories of students leading to losses of valuable property for hundreds of students. Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Police Spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said that the fire started when the students were attending preps. In the better news, however, he revealed that no student got injured ...

The police in Rukungiri have arrested two suspects after their Mother’s body turned up and appeared to have been strangled to death. Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate identified the two suspects as Christopher Turyahebwa and John Twinamatsiko. The two are residents of Nyamambo village Kibirizi parish Buhunga sub-county in Rukungiri District. Their deceased mother, Norah Bitamu, also lived at ...

Real Estate experts have advised the leadership of Kampala to have a plan for the fast-growing population in the city. Reports have shown that Kampala is among the fastest-growing cities in Africa, with a population growth rate of 4.05%. However, real estate industry has not grown to match the need for residential houses, apartments, and offices. According to the Uganda ...

Popular journalist Andrew Mwenda took to his Twitter page to heap praise on the Ugandan prison system especially their ‘quality food.’ The journalist said that the prisoners in Uganda are very lucky to have such food. This is because there are many people in Kampala who go three days without a meal. The Independent Magazine CEO went ahead to praise ...

President Yoweri Museveni has received the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF) Award. He received the award for exhibiting exemplary principle-centred sustainable leadership. In a statement on Friday, ABLF announced that Museveni will receive his award during a virtual event to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 1. Finance minister Matia Kasaija and Government Chief Whip Thomas ...