Police in Jinja town have arrested 150 people, among them 70 children who have been living on the streets. The operation was carried out during the night. Police say they acted following a rise in crime in Jinja town.

The Minister for Primary Education John Chrysostom Muyingo has called upon teachers to resume on their duties as government works on their demands. Muyingo says that it is the children that surfer whenever teachers goes on strike yet they are innocent. Government has refused to increase the 10% salaries that teachers are demanding which prompted […]

First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni has finally announced her retirement from Parliament, stating that she is not standing again to contest for the Ruhaama MP seat. Mrs Museveni who is also the State Minister for Karamoja Affairs has represented the Ruhaama people for two terms.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Muslim cleric in Mbale. Sheik Rashid Wafula who had established three Islamic schools in Mbale was gunned down at kireka,Nakaloke Mbale as he left the mosque. Those arrested include Muhamed Modo, the LC 1 Chairman kireka zone and Sheik Wabomba. The cousin brother […]

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has warned the public against boarding taxis from non-designated stages. The KCCA boss, Jennifer Musisi says anyone found doing so risks being arrested. With the project; “Off Illegal Parks”, KCCA hopes to compell taxi drivers to use the allocated parking space and ease traffic movements within the city. However, the […]

President Museveni has this afternoon commissioned the multi billion UCI-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre at Mulago Hospital. UCI-Fred Hutch Cancer Centre is a State-of-the art cancer care centre which was realised through the partnership between the UCI and Fred Hutchinson cancer research centre. The center seeks to reduce the global cancer burden

The police operations commander Andrew Felix Kaweesi has warned opposition politicians that the force is prepared to deal with their resurrected violent activities intended to cause mayhem in the city. Speaking to journalists on Thursday morning at the police headquarters in Naguru, Kaweesi revealed that police had obtained intelligence that members ofopposition are planning organized […]

Police is hunting for Fred Kasoni, father to a one year old [unnamed] girl, who was tortured to near death at their home in Entebbe Katabi in Wakiso district. Kasoni, reportedly married another wife after separating with the girl’s mother and since then, he and Justin Babirye the step mother have been torturing the young […]

Kampala city traders association is protesting the move by National environment management authority ( NEMA ) to impound polythene bags or what is locally known as buveera beyond the stipulated microns by Government without minding about the manufactures , traders and the plastic recyclers. Government banned the use, production and sell of buveera below 30 […]