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All civil servants who are aspiring for parliamentary seats in the forthcoming general elections have been instructed to relinquish their current positions by July 12, 2020. The instruction was given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Ben Kumumanya through a circular to all Chief Administrative Officers and Town Clerks. In the […]
Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel have thumped the Mityana LC 5 Chairperson, Joseph Luzige. Eye witnesses say four LDUs roughed up Luzige on Tuesday evening when he confronted them for beating up a woman who was riding on a motorcycle past curfew time. “When the cyclist rammed into the LDUs who were patrolling Mityana town they […]
The Anti-corruption court has issued a criminal summons for music star Joseph Mayanja also known as Jose Chameleon, to answer to charges of failing to pay more than 137 million Shillings in import duty. The Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate, Pamela Lamunu Ocaya issued the criminal summons on Tuesday requiring Mayanja to appear before her on July […]
44 COVID-19 suspects who have been under quarantine at St Kizito Primary School in Kakumiro town council have been discharged. The suspects were discharged on Tuesday morning by health officials after they all tested negative for COVID-19. Health officials and the COVID-19 Taskforce in the district placed the suspects under quarantine on June 26, […]
At least 300 households in Okol and Lawiye-Oduny parish Madi Opei Sub County in Lamwo district have fled their homes due to flooding resulting from torrential rains over the past few weeks. Charles Okwera Obong, the Madi Opei Sub County LC III Chairperson, says the affected families have taken refuge at Kirombe Primary School while […]
The Electoral Commission is seeking more time to implement an order to allow Ugandans in the diaspora and those in prisons to participate in electoral processes. The High Court in Kampala issued the order last month on the basis of a petition filed by lawyer Stephen Kalali who argued that the omission and exclusion of […]
Sixteen-year-old Jacqueline Babirye is struggling to fend for her four siblings following the imprisonment of their parents. Babirye, a resident of Kabaganda village in Buwenge Sub county, Jinja district says they are at the verge of starvation as their bread winners were remanded. Babirye’s parents, Ruth Mutasa and William Mutasa were remanded to […]
The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) could be forced to turn to relatives and friends of patients in need of blood to donate or mobilize for blood if the lockdown persists. This is according to the agency’s Executive Director Dorothy Byabazaire Kyeyune. The desperate move comes amidst a shortage of blood due to the lockdown […]
Taxi drivers in Busia municipality have protested against the continued lockdown within the district. The continued lockdown is one of the measures taken by government to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Busia is among the border districts still under lockdown. The drivers on Friday stormed the office of the Resident District Commissioner – […]
The installation of Closed-circuit television (CCTV) Cameras in Kabale Municipality and Uganda-Rwanda border of Katuna has excited residents. A total of 23 Solar powered cameras with supervision by security are being installed by Africa Technology Exchange Company Limited. According to Elly Maate, Police Spokesperson for Kigezi sub region, 19 cameras will be installed in Kabale […]