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LRA commander Ongwen fathers child from ICC custody
September 23, 2018 by URN
Detained former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels commander Dominic Ongwen is a proud father of a bouncing new child. The child...
Ebola case confirmed near Uganda border
September 23, 2018 by URN
Health officials in Bunyoro sub-region have been put on high alert following reports of an Ebola case at Tchomia landing...
Tanzania ferry accident death toll climbs to 200
September 23, 2018 by VOA
The death toll rose to 200 and one survivor was reportedly rescued Saturday from the ferry boat that capsized in...
Uganda wins World University Netball title
September 22, 2018 by URN
Hosts Uganda are the 2018 FISU World University Netball champions after stopping giants South Africa in the final on Friday...
Mulago women’s hospital opens to public
Mulago Specialised Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare hospital opened its doors to the public on Monday. This followed a cabinet tour of the state-of-the-art facility led by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda last Thursday. The ministerial tour assessed the facility’s readiness and later okayed public access to the hospital. However, Enock Kusasira…
Youth group welcomes AG report on Crane Bank sale
A group of youths have praised the Auditor General’s report for implicating Bank of Uganda in the fraudulent sell of Crane Bank to DFCU bank at a paltry Shs 200bn despite of having assets worth more than Shs 1.5 trillion. Youth Power Research Uganda Ltd (YOPRU) say they're happy with the…
Families of detained Rwandans call for a speedy trial
The families of detained Rwandan nationals are calling on the government of Uganda to expedite a speedy trial of their relatives. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala on Tuesday through their lawyer, Eron Kiiza, they said their relatives have been subjected to various kinds of torture and dehumanizing treatment all…
Kiyingi off Mukulu trial
The state has dropped Aggrey Kiyingi, a Ugandan-Australian based doctor, from the terrorism trial of former rebel leader Jamil Mukulu and more than 30 others. In the amended indictment consented to by John Baptist Asiimwe, a senior assistant director of public prosecutions, and presented to court on August 23, the accused…
Bobi Wine vows to continue fighting for freedom
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has said that he will not relent on his quest for freedom and justice for all in Uganda. Kyagulanyi was speaking from his home in Magere, three hours after his arrival from the United States of America where he's been seeking further treatment. On arrival at Entebbe…
Bobi Wine returns, arrested
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has been arrested just moments after he landed at Entebbe International Airport. He was forced into a waiting police vehicle, registration number, UP 7500 and driven straight to Kasangati police station near his home in Magere.
Bobi Wine, police ready for showdown
Police has warned Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine's supporters not to waste their time thronging Entebbe International Airport or lining the streets to welcome back the legislator. Ahead of Bobi Wine's expected return to Uganda tomorrow, police says it has received intelligence that youths across the country are being mobilised to…
Muntu: Bobi’s People Power will swallow FDC
At the close of nationwide consultations on the future of their party, former president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that FDC could find itself being replaced by the ‘People Power Movement’. “Nature does not allow a vacuum,” he said, referring to the movement…
With or without me, change is coming to Uganda – Bobi Wine
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has told a US audience that peaceful change of power with or without him is inevitable in Uganda. Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has for the last two weeks been in the USA undergoing specialised medical care following his arrest and beating by soldiers ahead of…
19 assassinations: Gen Kayihura pins 10 on ADF
“Until June 2018, when Museveni mentioned that ADF was responsible for Felix Kaweesi’s and the sheikhs’ death, the rebel group had been mentioned 10 times, especially by the former inspector general of police, Gen Kale Kayihura. At a time when Uganda has seen the longest streak of assassinations of prominent individuals…
Neglected 13-year-old boy demands to know his father
One of the most stressful things for a mother is giving birth and the father denies or abandons her child. Sophia Nampiima is one of many women in the country having sleepless nights because her child demands to know his biological father who denied and neglected him. Nampiima, 29, a businesswoman…
Society needs effective reporting, tracking, referral, prompt response
Everyone has the responsibility to report violence against children. In Uganda however, few cases are reported because of skepticism and or earlier frustration. So, more efforts are needed to raise the number. The existing mechanisms need strengthening to ensure that reported cases are appropriately tracked and referred to effective service/support providers…
Districts fear Kampala is killing them
Local government officials have expressed concerns that the central government is taking over their roles in the districts. Recent public sector management reforms, they say, have limited the space for local governments -- in effect undermining the decentralisation system that was introduced more than 10 years ago. “Local governments have…
Are Africa’s social policies serving her children?
As we publish the sixth of our eight-piece series on violence against children, we wish to give our readers a bonus. The series rotate around a survey report on violence against children in Uganda, released in August by the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, in partnership with AfriChild…
Security sweats over Bobi Wine's return
Police officers at all units in Kampala Metropolitan are on high alert ahead of the return of the Kyadondo East member of parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine is expected to return to the country this Thursday afternoon from the United States of America (USA) where he had gone…
Impounded export-bound gold containers 'go missing'
There is a mystery surrounding the whereabouts of two containers recently impounded by the Minerals Protection Police Unit (MPPU) almost two months ago. The two containers were impounded near Katuna border along the Rwandan border on August 5, 2018 on suspicion that they being used to transport gold and iron ore…
BOU didn't blow Shs 478bn in Crane Bank takeover - Mutebile
Bank of Uganda has responded to the Daily Monitor story headlined "How BOU blew Shs 478 billion in the Crane Bank takeover". Bank of Uganda took over the management of Crane Bank in October 2016 before the bank was sold to a rival bank, DFCU in January 2017. Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile in…
Former Argentina president indicted on corruption charges
Argentina's former president Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Monday on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts, according to an indictment released by a federal judge. Argentina's Justice Department is seeking to determine whether Fernandez headed a broad corruption network that involved politicians…
Uganda on high alert as Ebola devastates DRC border areas
Uganda is on high alert following reports that Ebola has claimed three lives in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - just 51 kilometres from the Ugandan border in Mpondwe. Lying west of the Virunga national park, Butembo is a busy trading centre with a population of around…
R.Nile accident death toll rises to 7
The death toll for Sunday's River Nile accident in Pakwach has now risen to seven after more bodies were retrieved today, Monday. At around 5am on Sunday, a truck registration number, UBA 904Z carrying over 20 people from Pabbo county, Amuru district to Panyimur market plunged into the river at Lubiri…
Makerere student found dead in suspected suicide
Police at Makerere University is investigating an alleged suicide by a second-year student identified as Joshua Ajuna, a resident of Nsibirwa Hall.Ajuna was found lying on his bed in Nsibirwa Hall lifeless on Sunday night at around 2000hrs with foam coming out of his mouth by his roommates who immediately…
EU parliament Bobi Wine discussion based on gossip - Opondo
The European parliamentary debate on the chaos that ensued in Arua and the subsequent arrest and alleged torture of suspects, was based on rumors picked from social media, Uganda government spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo has said. The European Union parliament on Friday last week challenged President Yoweri Museveni and his government to…
Museveni unveils smart, safe city solution for Kampala
In nine months time, Kampala will be a different city - smarter, cleaner and safer, President Yoweri Museveni has assured the nation. Museveni said as government moves to implement the elements of a smart and safe city solution, Kampala will be transformed into a modern city; where there's more reliance on technology…
'Rwandan farmers stealing Uganda's fertile soil'
Rwandan farmers are stealing Uganda's fertile soils to use as manure in their gardens, Rubanda district chairperson Kenneth Jogo Biryabarema has said. Biryabarema said the Rwandans are stealing fertile soils from Echuya forest reserve, in southwestern Uganda. The reserve, ranked Uganda's most important forest habitat due to the rarity of its flora and…
Govt reviewing Nyege Nyege festival - Lokodo
State minister for Ethics and Integrity, Rev Fr. Simon Lokodo, says a technical team from his office is compiling a report detailing what transpired at the just concluded Nyege Nyege festival. The highly publicised festival took place at the Nile Discovery Resort beach in Njeru municipality in Buikwe district between Friday…
Museveni turns 74 today
President Yoweri Museveni who settled for September 15 as his probable date of birth turns 74 today. But there is no birthday celebration on Museveni's official schedule, according to the senior presidential press secretary Don Wanyama. "The official programme is a couple of meetings and a press conference in the…
European parliament puts pressure on govt over Bobi Wine
The European parliament has today issued a 14-point resolution in relation to the recent events of Arua in which at least four people lost their lives and several got arrested. Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi's driver Yasin Kawuma was shot dead on August 13 and about 35 others arrested and charged…
Contractor hands over Mulago Maternal and Neonatal hospital
After more than 3 years of construction, the modern Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal hospital has officially been handed over to government by Arab contractors Osman Ahmed Osman. Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda received the keys to the 450-bed capacity hospital on behalf of government. The hospital will start receiving patients next…
Govt awards 2,950 needy students study loans
The Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) has today awarded loans to at least 2,950 needy but brilliant students to pursue diploma and undergraduate courses this academic year 2018/19. This is the fifth cohort of beneficiaries since inception of the student loan scheme in 2014. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre…
