Uganda news

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 ...

Namukwaya Hajara Diana alias Spice Diana has said she only has a Muslim name but she is not a Muslim. She said this while in a pressure conference after coming into the country from Tanzania. Journalists were trying to inquire whether she was fasting during this month of Ramadan. However, she only opened up that her mother gave her the ...

Joining Forces Coalition is an umbrella body that brings together child rights organizations. They urged the government, schools and teachers to make schools safe from violence against children, at all levels of education. This call comes as Uganda prepares for full schools reopening. The reopening of schools for all students is a necessary move to ensure the holistic wellbeing of ...

Authorities are looking for the body of a Boda boda rider who was swept off by rainwater earlier today at Busega Round-about. This happened after a heavy early this morning downpour that saw traffic disrupted across many areas of Kampala. Okello Godfrey, an eye witness and reporter for Ssekanolya Newspaper in his account to Newslexpoint, said the Boda Boda rider, ...