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Bitature signed & got $10m loan by mistake - lawyer Muwema
May 20, 2022 by URN
Fred Muwema, the lawyer for businessman Patrick Bitature insists his client 'signed by mistake' the $10 million loan agreement with...
My land is in L.Victoria - Hamis Kiggundu
May 20, 2022 by URN
City businessman Hamis Kiggundu has said that the land titles he obtained in Kigo were not issued on Kabaka’s land...
Link bus passengers robbed at gunpoint in Mityana
May 20, 2022 by URN
Police in Mityana district is hunting for a group of gunmen who mounted a roadblock and robbed an unspecified amount...
The legal woes threatening Bitature’s business empire
May 19, 2022 by URN
On Friday, May 13, Muwema & Company Advocates and Solicitors, wrote a letter to the managing director of Monitor Publications...
Besigye freed after 7-hour standoff with police in Kasangati
Police have 'allowed' former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye to return home after holding him inside his car for more than seven hours in Kasangati town council, Wakiso district.
Link bus catches fire at Wakaliga traffic lights
Days after government lifted the suspension of activities of Link Bus, another of the company's coaches has been involved in yet another de trop safety situation. A Kampala-bound Scania bus registration number, UBD 269A that was returning from Kasese caught fire at around 10.00pm at Wakaliga traffic lights in Kampala.
Ugandan dies aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight to Entebbe
A Ugandan passenger aboard Ethiopian Airlines was confirmed dead on arrival at Entebbe International airport on Tuesday, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has said.
Police finally withdraws from Besigye's home, deploys in Kasangati
The police have finally withdrawn from the home of Dr Kizza Besigye. Besigye was placed under house arrest on Friday after attempting to mobilize Ugandans to protest the high cost of living.Today Wednesday, the police which had barricaded the road leading to Besigye's home were withdrawn together with the trucks that…
Kakwenza narrates escape to exile
Exiled government critic and author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija caught the nation by surprise when he fled to exile on February 9. It sparked debate and speculation about the mystery surrounding his last hours in Uganda. However, Kakwenza has broken the silence and narrated to The Observer how he was able to beat…
Public debt soars as Uganda seeks to borrow Shs 9.7 trillion
Government is set to borrow Shs 9.7 trillion in a bid to finance its Shs 47 trillion 2022/2023 financial year budget, the National Budget Framework Paper indicates.
Offensive communication: Ssemakadde's lawyer wants to cross examine prosecutor
Buganda Road court grade one magistrate, Marion Mangeni is to determine whether or not state prosecutor, Ivan Kyazze should take to the stand for cross-examination in the case of offensive communication against city lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde. She said this on Tuesday following an application by Ssemakadde’s defense team to cross-examine Kyazze…
The pain of a human rights educationist
MAUREEN NALUBEGA is a policy analyst, human rights educationist, motivational speaker, wife and mother of three lovely children. However, what stands out for her is that she dedicates a great deal of her time doing human rights education work/trainings for all persons without discrimination through motivation sessions. She works a lot…
MPs disagree on salary deductions towards Oulanyah Education Fund
Parliament has found itself in a catch-22 after a section of legislators complained about deductions of Shs 1 million off their salaries as contributions to the Jacob Oulanyah Education Trust Fund. The fund was set up two months ago in memory of the former speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah. It…
Vintage car owners lobby parliament to preserve original number plates
Vintage car owners in Uganda have lobbied parliament to support them in their bid to maintain the old plate number registrations of their vehicles as a historical emblem and vital legacy that the cars denote. Vintage cars are automobiles manufactured between 1919 and 1930. Enthusiasts and collectors have categorized the cars…
Arua company vanishes with customer boda boda loan deposits
Over 100 people in Arua city, West Nile sub region in northern are in still in shock after officials of Sky Motors Limited, the company they deposited money with to secure motorcycles on loans unceremoniously disappeared and switched off their phone lines. Sky Motors opened operations in Manibe ward, Ayivu Division…
Opposition pins France on its silence on human rights abuses in Uganda
France is not blind to ongoing human rights abuses in Uganda, French Ambassador to Uganda, Jules-Armand Aniambossou has told opposition MPs. He disclosed this while meeting the Leader of Opposition (LoP), Mathias Mpuuga and a section of opposition legislators at parliament on Monday.
3 killed, 9 injured in Nakasongola taxi accident
Three people have died and nine others injured in an accident which occurred in Migyera town council along the Kampala-Gulu highway today.The accident involved taxi registration number UAX 303F travelling from Masindi to Kampala. According to Savannah Regional police spokesperson Isah Ssemwogerere, the taxi lost control after its tyre burst…
Gen Muhoozi’s birthday parties, tweets treasonous – Prof Oloka
Makerere University School of Law don, Prof Joe Oloka-Onyango has described Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s actions to organize birthday parties and political utterances as an attempt to overthrow Uganda’s Constitution. First son, Muhoozi the current commander of the Land Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been organizing different…
Govt lacks capacity to validate locally fabricated buses
Government does not have adequate resources to validate the quality of fabricated or modified buses before they are licensed to transport Ugandan passengers. The majority of buses on Ugandan roads are originally lorries or trucks whose chassis have been converted into buses. Although the majority of this alteration is done…
North Korea reports 42 COVID deaths on 4th day of lockdown
North Korea said on Sunday that a total of 42 people have died as the country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the impoverished country's first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak.North Korea's admission on Thursday that it is battling an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak has raised concerns that…
Police fails to trace 7 Ugandans reported missing after arrest
Police investigators have denied knowledge of the whereabouts of at least seven people whose names keep appearing on the list of missing persons. The missing persons are part of another 66 cases of disappearance reported to the police by the parliament's human rights committee in March this year for further investigations. They…
Police vows to maintain siege at Besigye's home
Police have vowed to continue besieging former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Kizza Besigye's home in Kasangati so as to prevent him from mobilising masses to protest against the rising commodity prices.
UPDF soldier jailed for 35 years for murder, blames act on poor training
A Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier who was convicted of murder has said he was inadequately trained and did not have the required knowledge and skill to perform his duties at the time of his deployment. Private Moses Solomon Omuge, a soldier attached to 37th Battalion was convicted of murder…
Gulu cleric Fr Uma criticizes Museveni over cassava statement
Reverend Father Justine Eric Uma, the parish priest of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Gulu city, northern Uganda has criticized President Yoweri Museveni for asking Ugandans to eat cassava if they cannot afford bread. During this year's International Labour Day celebrations at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, Museveni lashed out at Ugandans for…
Welder arrested over National Theatre fire
Police in Kampala have arrested a metal welder following a fire that gutted one of the kiosks in the precincts of the National Theatre.
Jinja businessman shot dead
Police in the Kiira region has commenced investigations circumstances into how a Jinja-based businessman Shaban Malore was shot dead on Saturday night.
China warns Uyghurs against divulging 'state secrets' before UN rights chief
Chinese officials in Xinjiang are warning Uyghurs not to divulge “state secrets” during a visit by United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet this month, officials in the western region said.
Fort Portal Link Bus accident blamed on human error, suspension lifted
A probe report into the Link Bus accident that killed 21 people has ruled that the cause of the accident was human error. The accident occurred at Sebitoli along the Fort Portal-Kampala highway. Following the crash, a joint team comprising ministry of Works officials, police, and the Uganda National Roads…
Ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate remanded to Luzira prison over ADF terror links
Jamal Kiyemba alias Tonny Kiyemba, the Imam of Masjid Taqwa Zana in Kirimanyanga Zone in Makindye Ssabagabo Division, Wakiso district has appeared charged and remanded on allegations of belonging to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The prosecution told Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court presided over by Dr Douglas Singiza…
FDC flag bearer fails to turn up for nomination
Dick Denis Owani, the flag bearer for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party in the Omoro by-election failed to turn up for his nomination on Thursday at Omoro town council. This comes amidst reports of his abduction on Wednesday evening along Bobi-Aboke road in Adyeda village in Bobi sub-county…
Congolese national sentenced to 7 years in jail over parrots
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's court has sentenced a Congolese national, Bobs Mbaya Kabongo to seven years in jail after finding him guilty of unlawful possession of protected species.
Do the Uganda martyrs still do miracles?
Globally, one of the most iconic things about Uganda is the issue of Uganda martyrs. Between 1885 and 1887, the group of 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic Christianity converts in Buganda were killed on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga.
Uganda Heart Institute on the spot over failure to declare Shs 1.7bn
The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is under the spotlight for failing to declare a donation of Shs 1.76 billion contrary to the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. According to the Auditor General’s report for the FY 2020/21, the institute received Shs 1.76 billion in off-budget financing that was…
Bwera hospital ambulance catches fire, kills two occupants
An ambulance belonging to Bwera General hospital in Kasese today burst into flames allegedly killing two and injuring two of its occupants.
Luuka district engineer indicted over abuse of office
Luuka district engineer Rajab Musisi has been indicted over abuse of office. Musisi is accused of conniving with road contractors and sub-contractors in Luuka and the neighbouring districts to allegedly illegally hire out the road equipment.