Uganda news

In a bid to support youth enhance their enterprises, Rotary has signed memorandum of understanding with Rugby Union. The three programme dubbed Enterprise development and mind-Set Change seeks to recognize the challenges of youth unemployment and the challenges youth face in securing opportunities to fulfill their potential when they retire from active sports. Rotary Waggwa Nsibirwa Rotary District Governor said ...

Rt Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has ordered the house committee on human rights to visit Kitalya prisons. The speaker is concerned about the state of prisoners in that prison. The condition of the MP-elect Mohammed Ssegirinya must have triggered this order. Mohammed Ssegirinya is facing accusations of falsifying academic papers to attain a parliamentary seat. Ssegirinya is currently in Nairobi receiving ...

Ugandan social activist, motivational speaker and entrepreneur Frank Malingumu Gashumba seems to be the happiest man in Kampala after his lovely daughter Sheilah Carol Gashumba separated with socialite Marcus Ali lwanga popularly known as God’s Plan. Over the weekend, the Sisimuka Uganda CEO boss reportedly organized a party at his residence in Bunga to celebrate end of his daughter’s relationship. ...

Kikuube Resident District Commissioner Amlan Tumusiime has suspended Kikuube Sacco over theft of government emyooga funds. This is because of the simmering scandal over the theft of Emyooga cash from a SACCO bank account in the western district of Hoima. The RDC has also written to the bank stopping the disbursement of Emyooga funds to SACCO groups. In his April, ...

Police annual crime report has shown an increase in domestic violence in Uganda. What does this mean? A sharp increase from 2019 was realised which is 13,639 cases to 17,664 in 2020. Domestic violence came in third place of the most committed crimes. The increase in this crime was attached to the lockdown during the peak of covid. Domestic violence ...