UPDF Junior Officers To Receive Salary Raise

January 2, 2024 Uganda news Comments Off on UPDF Junior Officers To Receive Salary Raise

UPDF On The Hunt For Congolese Rebels Behind Monday’s Ambush

The Ministry of Defence its effort to prioritize the welfare of junior officers in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), is planning to increase the salaries of it’s soldiers. This is according to Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister for Defence. During the UPDF Armoured Brigade’s end-of-year party in Masaka City, Ssempijja announced that the lowest-ranking cadres in the army would soon ...

Massive Blaze Engulfs Makerere-Kavule Furniture Shops, Resulting In Multi-million-shillings Losses

January 2, 2024 Uganda news Comments Off on Massive Blaze Engulfs Makerere-Kavule Furniture Shops, Resulting In Multi-million-shillings Losses

In a devastating incident, a fierce fire tore through several furniture shops located at Makerere-Kavule, causing extensive damage and resulting in the loss of property worth millions of shillings. The incident, which occurred on Monday left a trail of destruction as the inferno engulfed the premises .The affected businesses, known for their wide range of furniture offerings, fell victim to ...

ADF Will Soon Lose Appetite To Attack Uganda – President Museveni

January 1, 2024 Uganda news Comments Off on ADF Will Soon Lose Appetite To Attack Uganda – President Museveni

President Museveni is reportedly disturbed by the high number of cases of land grabbing involving officials from the State House and the Office of the President. This was revealed on Friday by Ms Phiona Barungi, the State House Special Assistant on General Duties while meeting land-grabbing victims in Luwero district. Barungi said the president had been lately overwhelmed by complaints about State House officials tormenting scores of people, especially in central Uganda. “There’s just too many complaints about State House employees,” she said. “We have become a big problem, even the president himself, who gave us these jobs is concerned… He does not know what to do.” “He sent us to serve the people but we are now serving our stomachs. It has gotten to a point where almost every state house official is involved in a land wrangle somewhere.” In a meeting held in Zirobwe village in Bukyimu sub-county in Bamunakika, Barungi said her office was being bombarded daily by helpless people. Some of these are facing death threats from powerful people. “Yesterday I had just landed from Turkey, I even was feeling sick. I found a man at the airport waiting for me,” Barungi told the meeting. “He told me that a man connected to Gen Muhoozi Kairerugaba was hunting him to kill him and take his land. When I asked around, it turned out that this man has no connection to Gen Muhoozi. He is just a serial land grabber.” In the meeting, the residents singled out a number of people who have been harassing them. These also went ahead destroying their crop gardens, and metting out all manner of violence to force them out of their land. The Minister of Lands Hon Sam Mayanja during the meeting ordered an immediate arrest of two of these land grabbers. They include Mary Babirye and Rasmus Kagaba. Check Also; Shock As Minister Raphael Magezi Directs Security To Investigate Katakwi Town Council Leadership For Grabbing Gov’t Land State House Anti-Corruption Unit Saves Family Land From Serial Land Grabber President Museveni Warns Land Grabbers As He receives the Land Probe Report

President Museveni has said it is just a matter of time before the ADF rebel group end up in the dustbin of history. The president said this during his new year message on Sunday. He said the Ugandan army, UPDF will not relent on bombing and attacking ADF hideouts. “We are hitting them so hard. They will soon run out ...

President Museveni To Address The Nation In End-of-Year Speech On 31st December

December 30, 2023 Uganda news Comments Off on President Museveni To Address The Nation In End-of-Year Speech On 31st December

Broadcasters Set To Meet President Museveni Today

The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) announces that President Museveni will deliver his end-of-year address to the nation on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 8 pm. The address will be broadcast live on radio, TV stations, and online platforms. The aim is to aim to reach citizens across the nation. With the call to “Tune in,” the PPU invites the public ...

Smuggling: URA Impounds 2 Tons Of Rice, Kitenge Bales In Jinja

December 29, 2023 Uganda news Comments Off on Smuggling: URA Impounds 2 Tons Of Rice, Kitenge Bales In Jinja

In the aim to deter smuggling, a team of enforcement officers from the customs department of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have impounded a Fuso truck in Jinja with over two tons of rice. This was apparently concealed under a pile sugarcanes. Customs officer Philip Ofubo explained that his team erected a checkpoint in Jinja last Wednesday night. This was due ...