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Bank of Uganda governor Mutebile dies in Nairobi

January 23, 2022 by URN

Bank of Uganda governor, Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile is dead. Mutebile died today morning at Nairobi Hospital in neighbouring Kenya, according...

COVID-19 affects men's sperm quality - study

January 23, 2022 by URN

Men infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) might experience a short-term reduction in sperm count, according to a study published in the...

Diabetes: Ssenfuka's herbal medicine registers promising results in an…

January 22, 2022 by URN

After passing a safety test in animal trials conducted by scientists at the government’s Natural Chemo-therapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), a...

Bigamy: Pastor Bujjingo charged with Makula, granted bail

January 21, 2022 by URN

Pastor Aloysius Bujjingo and Suzan Makula Nantaba were today Friday charged with contracting an illegal traditional marriage ceremony.  Bujjingo and Makula pleaded...

  • One killed, four injured in Mbale fuel tanker fire

    One person has died and four others injured after a fuel truck caught fire in Mbale district, eastern Uganda The accident occurred at Mile 6 along the Mbale-Tororo highway today Friday afternoon.

  • Police dogs lead to 5 successful arrests within a week

    As the police canine unit continues its efforts to expand countrywide, the move is already paying dividends as far as helping in the arrest of suspects and recovery of stolen items.

  • CMI arrests Maj Okua over shooting traffic cop

    The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has reportedly arrested Maj Alpha Okua over the shooting of a traffic policeman Robert Mukebezi last Saturday. Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) acting spokesperson Ronald Kakurungu says that Okua has since explained that constable Mukebezi was shot by corporal Bashir Mango Babaginda, who is currently…

  • 3 family members electrocuted in Nsangi

    Three people from the same family have been electrocuted in Nsangi town council, Wakiso district.  Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the victims as Asiimwe Babirye ,35, her 5-year-old son Jeremiah Sekalenzi and her 24-year-old sister only identified as Anet - all residents of Kasenge trading centre.

  • Stampede at Liberia church kills 29

    A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia's capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio today Thursday. The incident occurred during an all-night Christian worship event at New Kru Town, a neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, Jalawah Tonpo said.

  • Court sets date to hear application blocking DPP from taking over Bujjingo case

    The High court in Kampala has set Friday, January 28 as the date to hear lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi-Kiwanuka’s application seeking to block the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decision to take over the trial of pastor Aloysius Bujjingo.

  • Hima Cement factory fire victims evacuated to S.Africa for treatment

    Two victims of the weekend Hima Cement factory fire incident have been evacuated to South Africa for specialized treatment after their health condition deteriorated. 

  • Traffic officer shot by CMI corporal now in ICU after losing leg

    Police constable Robert Mukebezi who was shot on Saturday by an army officer in Kampala a few days ago, is currently admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU) at UMC Victoria hospital after his leg got amputated.

  • Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after contradicting COVID-19

    Hong Kong authorities said today Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected.  The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials…

  • Museveni appoints Muruli Mukasa acting Justice minister

    President Museveni has appointed Wilson Muruli Mukasa as the acting minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.The ministry fell vacant on June 9, 2021, after a cabinet reshuffle in which Museveni appointed Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, who was the minister then to the ministry of Internal Affairs.

  • Kampala's male sex workers missing recommended syphilis test

    Most of the male sex workers operating in Kampala and Mbarara are not conducting the periodical syphilis test that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends to be done every three months.

  • Katumba to Bobi: I want you to be president

    The late Christopher Columbus Sembuya’s burial at his ancestral home in Kikwayi village, Buikwe district, drew hundreds of mourners and served up some bold political speeches from former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine and General Katumba Wamala, the minister of Works and Transport.

  • Uganda's Omicron cases to drop by January 22

    If official National Planning Authority (NPA) projections hold true, the Omicron variant daily and weekly cases are expected to drop at the end of January after the weekly average for confirmed cases hit the highest recorded level. According to NPA’s weekly Covid-19 case projections issued on January 10, hospitalizations have remained…

  • The good, the bad, and unknown about Omicron

    Experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health address some common questions and scenarios with what is known right now. Omicron’s fast-moving wave has forced us to learn about this variant’s quirks at the same time it’s causing explosive case rates around the world. Each country has a unique…

  • Govt bows to pressure, stops border Covid tests

    To ease the snarl in road traffic, stemming largely from pileups of trucks at Malaba and Busia land borders, the ministry of Health announced on January 15 the suspension of mandatory testing for Covid-19 among truck drivers and passengers, which was introduced on December 20, 2021.

  • New AstraZeneca vaccine can provide booster dose

    Positive results from a preliminary analysis of an ongoing safety and immunogenicity trial (D7220C00001) showed that AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine (ChAdOx1-S [Recombinant]), when given as a third dose booster, increased the immune response to Beta, Delta, Alpha, and Gamma SARS-CoV-2 variants, while a separate analysis of samples from the trial showed…

  • Public Service Commission fills KCCA vacant positions

    The Public Service Commission (PSC) has filled more than 80 vacant positions at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) largely to streamline operations at the authority. This follows a December 10 PSC meeting chaired by Justice Ralph Ochan in which several low to mid-level management positions were filled.

  • MPs reject govt request for Shs 256bn to buy out Umeme

    Parliament’s environment and natural resources committee has asked the ministry of Energy to conduct a study on the status and performance of power distributors Umeme as its concession comes to an end. Umeme was granted a 10-year concession in 2015 subject to renewal. As of December 2021, Umeme had made investments…

  • Judiciary pilots study to hear criminal cases daily

    The judiciary has started a two-year pilot study to hear criminal cases at the High court level on a daily basis. This is opposed to the current system where the High court has been hearing criminal cases in special sessions.   The judiciary has been conducting at least three special criminal sessions…

  • Kitgum RDC closes fuel station over hiking petrol prices

    Kitgum resident district commissioner (RDC) William Komakech has ordered the closure of Petrocity fuel station in Kitgum municipality over hiking petrol prices.

  • Museveni pardons 79 prisoners

    President Museveni has pardoned and set free from prison at least 79 inmates including a Venezuelan national. Uganda Prisons Service spokesperson, Frank Baine, said Museveni forgave the inmates on medical and humanitarian grounds.“In the exercise of the power vested in me under article 121 (1) (a) of the constitution of…

  • Economic violence: World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during COVID pandemic

    The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said on Monday.

  • Ideological differences threaten to tear up NUP

    All seems not to be well in Uganda’s youngest and largest opposition political party, National Unity Platform (NUP). Claims and counterclaims abound as those in the party leadership and the supporters are accusing the elected leaders of veering off the right path of pushing for change in the country.

  • Court demands written submissions in Desire Mirembe murder case

    Justice Henry Kaweesa Isabirye has ordered parties in the trial of Matthew Kirabo for the alleged murder of his girlfriend and former Makerere University medical student, Desire Mirembe to file written submissions. Kaweesa issued the directive when the matter came up today Monday where the defense was expected to make oral…

  • Fuel prices hiked for customers' own good - dealers

    Ugandan fuel dealers have defended the recent spiralling prices, saying they were meant to ration the little available stocks rather than for profiteering intentions. Fuel prices in the country have been rising sharply since early last year, but this year prices spiked by Shs 1,300 per litre - with some places…

  • AFCON: COVID vaccination mandate is pushing fans away from stadiums

    Cameroon on Sunday launched a massive campaign for fans to get tested and vaccinated against COVID-19 so as to fill stadiums in the ongoing Africa Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) that the country is hosting.

  • Mali's ousted president Keita dies at 76

    Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted by the military in 2020 after a turbulent seven-year rule, has died, officials said on Sunday. He was 76.

  • Five pupils killed in two separate school fires in Kawempe, Kyotera

    Five pupils have died in two separate dormitory fires in Kampala and Kyotera. In Kampala, police have confirmed four pupils died and three others injured in a fire that gutted New Crest Junior at Kibedi day and boarding primary school in Kawempe Division.   

  • US Embassy suspends visitor visas over surge in Covid-19 cases

    The US Embassy in Kampala has temporarily suspended routine visitor visa interviews following a recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the country.  The suspension comes in the wake of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic declared by the ministry of Health on January 7, 2022.

  • Kenya cabinet moots banning gay students from boarding schools

    A group of Kenyan LGBT students protested Thursday against a Cabinet minister’s recent suggestion they be banned from boarding schools. The schools are common in Kenya and the students and rights groups say a ban would be discriminatory and compromise their safety. 

  • Dokolo MP Ogong involved in road accident

    Dokolo South MP Felix Okot Ogong has been involved in an accident in Dokolo district. The accident occurred at Agwata junction, Agwata town council at around 9:00 am today. Ogong and his political assistant Tony Okello were on the way from the MP's farm in Agwata town council at the…

  • Sembuya: revolutionary industrialist who inspired many, dies a frustrated investor

    Many mid-aged Ugandans will remember Christopher Sembuya as the co-owner of Sembule Group of Companies and its flagship factory, Sembule Steel Mills. And rightly so, because by the end of the 1990s, it was the leading brand name at East Africa’s industrial stage.

  • Tears, anguish as East High School Ntinda abruptly closes

    There were tears, frustration and anguish at East High School Ntinda yesterday Thursday as parents, and guardians turned up to pick their children following the abrupt closure of the school, just days after reopening for a new term on January 10.  

  • Court of Appeal quashes Shs 9bn award to Karuma dam land claimants

    The Court of Appeal has quashed the decision by the High court to award Shs 9.3 billion as compensation to nine claimants of land where the government is currently constructing the Karuma hydropower project.A panel of three justices; Christopher Izama Madrama, Irene Mulyagonja and Monica Mugenyi has set aside the…

  • 500,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine expire before use

    More than 500,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste following the failure by the ministry of Health to use them within 30 days after being removed from the required cold chain of -80 degrees to remain potent.  Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, the incident commander of COVID-19 at the ministry…

  • COVID-19 surge in Africa flattening - WHO

    The World Health Organization (WHO) reports the surge of the fast-spreading Omicron variant in Africa appears to have peaked and is flattening in most African countries.

  • Court okays suit challenging govt failure to translate Constitution

    The High court in Kampala has okayed lawyers; Michael Aboneka and Martins Kirya to continue pursuing their suit against the government for alleged failure to translate the 1995 Constitution into 56 indigenous languages. 

  • Mabirizi sues Kyagulanyi over driving permit

    Controversial city lawyer Male Mabirizi-Kiwanuka has once again sued former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine this time for obtaining a driving permit by false pretence. The suit follows Mabirizi’s letter to the chief licensing officer of motor vehicles under the ministry of Works and Transport, seeking certified copies…