The afternoon meeting between the striking teacher’s leadership and the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has not yielded the much needed positive results. During the meeting which sources have described as a heated one, the striking teacher’s executive leaders led by Margaret Rwobushaja also the chairperson of UNATU have shamelessly told the prime minister that unless […]

Former Makerere university vice Chancellor Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has declared his intention to contest for the Presidency come 2016. In a telephone interview with Radio Simba’s Mutale Joshua, Prof. Barya (commonly referred to) says that top on his presidential campaign agenda is Health, Boosting Agriculture, fighting corruption, ending unemployment, and boosting the current poor education […]

The Police have come out to clarify on the conflicting media reports alleged murder of Imalingat Ibrahim, a Third year Mulago Paramedical School student, that took place on Saturday 10 05.2015. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says they are still interviewing witnesses, but dismissed claims that the key suspects were a group of area crime preventers. […]

Taxi drivers operating in Kampala city have announced that they will go on strike on May 25, 2015, protesting the impounding of over 1000 of their taxis Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA). They will be joined by boda boda riders and lorry drivers in protesting what they call KCCA’s highhandedness, arrogance and insensitiveness. Led by Abdullah […]

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has published a list of the country’s top tax defaulters. The list contains 230 defaulting clients with a corresponding total liability of over Shs 60bn who despite URA’s advice and reminders to pay their outstanding tax arrears were not responsive. The list also includes those that have signed Memorandums of […]

UPC President Dr. Olara Otunnu has extended an olive branch and allowed Jimmy Akena to stand for the highest seat in the party. Akena had been barred from standing for UPC presidency allegedly after handing in late his nomination papers beyond the stipulated April 17, 2015 deadline. However addressing journalists this afternoon at the party […]

Parents and pupils from different schools across the country got stranded this morning as the teachers’ industrial action over unresolved salary issues kicked off. On Thursday, the teachers, under the Uganda National Teacher’s Union, resolved to put down their tools after government failed to meet a salary increment it had promised them. Some schools around […]

Dozens of parents of Jinja’s Main Street Primary School, stormed the Municipal council offices demanding answers about a planned giveaway of part of the school land. The angry parents marched to the offices upon learning of a council meeting that was discussing the sale of part of the school land to a private developer. 

A magistrate court in Kagadi, Kibale District has ordered five people to pay a fine of 400,000/= or face two years in jail for  settling and carrying out illegal activities in  Kagombe forest reserve in the area. Nine other suspects of the same case who denied the charges were remanded to Kagadi prison until the […]