Uganda news

In a shocking turn of events the office of Resident District Commissioner in Kabale has confirmed that Vianey Besigomwe, the sub county chief for Mazimba has been arrested for allegedly embezzling shs25 million for sub county works. A Sub County Chief has been taken into custody on allegations of embezzling government funds. The arrest, which has sent shockwaves throughout the community, ...

New Vision’s Managing Director Don Wanyama was put on the spot by social media activist, cartoonist and academician, Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo over Judge Julia Ssebutinde. It should be noted that Ssebutinde is a Ugandan judge and the first African woman to sit on the ICC panel’s high court (International Court of Justice, ICJ). She is currently getting a lot ...

The UPDF  has in its custody two Congolese armed rebels belonging to the Mai Mai Kabido, an armed group in neighboring DR Congo. Authorities arrested them after crossing to Uganda via Kanungu District on Wednesday evening. They identified the two rebels identified as Innocent Vitwale, 20, and Niyo Kibuga, 21. The army also found them with an AK-47 rifle. They ...

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries to explain the progress made in containing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The deputy speaker said a section of farmers across the country have raised concerns about the quarantine being enforced by the ministry. The Ministry of Agriculture recently imposed a quarantine on 32 districts ...

President Museveni has revealed that Uganda is on the path to becoming a “superpower” nation. This follows the successful summits held in the country a few days ago. These were the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G77+ China summits. Museveni who was addressing the nation yesterday said that he was told by Russia who were some of the participants that ...