Uganda news

Government has denied accusations of persecuting opposition MPs Ssewanyana and Ssegirinya. Some people have been accusing the government of being behind the cases that were laid on the two. Lawyer Mabirizi said the actions by the state have made it difficult for the two legislators to effectively get representation by a lawyer of their choice. This is because of the ...

University students have been advised to shun the idea of going abroad to look for jobs after graduation due to ‘no jobs’. They have instead been told to involve themselves in the government programs which aim at transforming the country. ‘’Uganda needs you, young people, to contribute to the development of your country rather than going abroad,’’ Brig. Gen. Patrick ...

Four district officials from Bukwo are reportedly on the run after police summoned them to record statements regarding embezzlement. The officials are said to have created several ghost Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) III projects leading to a shs 700m loss. The culprits include Jonah Chewere the NUSAF desk officer, Stephen Sikor Mella the acting human resource officer, Franklin ...

Opposition Members in the shadow cabinet have said they want fresh investigations into the violence that happened during elections. Shadow Minister for Security, Derrick Nyeko said that despite undertakings by the government, they are still arresting opposition supporters. He further said they are planning to lobby Parliament to institute a select committee to investigate the abuses. “We shall move a ...

Plans by the Uganda Police Force are underway to deploy a total of 160 Uganda Police officers in Somalia. The reason for the move is to help in building the capacity of the Somalia police. The team is part of the Formed Police Unit (FPU) who completed a six-month-long intensive pre-deployment training course. The completed course concentrated on Peacekeeping Operations ...