The High court in Kampala has set free a 75-year-old man who has been facing charges of aggrevated defilement. Court identified the suspect as Godfrey Ssozi, whose pardon came after he pleaded guilty to charges of aggrevated defilement and asked for forgiveness. Ssozi is said to have defiled a seven-year-old neighbour’s daughter. Mzee Ssozi who […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has disagreed with traders who say that there are many taxes in the country being imposed on them. “The first claim is that there are too many taxes in Uganda. This is not true and that is why I’m here to talk with you,” he said. The President made the remarks on […]
At least 100 pupils of Ewanga Primary School in Ewanga sub-county, Madi Okollo district, missed their end-of-term one examinations due to an outbreak of conjunctivitis, commonly known as red eye disease. School authorities reported that the most affected pupils are those in the lower classes. As a preventive measure to contain the spread of this […]
Mukono diocese has put a ban on promenade parties commonly known as prom parties from the church founded schools with immediate effect. The ban has been sounded by the bishop of Mukono diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo while meeting the headteachers from the four districts of Mukono, Buikwe, Kayunga and Buvuma. The meeting was held on Thursday at […]
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has changed its guidelines for Ugandans living in the diaspora, saying anyone who claims that his or her passport has gotten lost must return home and process the replacement from here. DCIC said some Ugandans in the diaspora sell their passports to strangers at $5000 (about UGX18M). […]
The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has confirmed charges of aggravated defilement and child trafficking against jailed Bukwo district chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo. Presided over by Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, the court confirmed three charges against him and referred his case file to a panel of three High Court Judges for […]
Molly Katanga, accused of murdering her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, has sought temporary release from prison due to her health condition. After being denied bail on April 9, 2024, by High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata for failing to prove exceptional circumstances, Molly has made a second bail application. This time, she presented a […]
Katikkiro ng’ayogera mu lukiiko lwa Buganda. Katikkiro wa Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga ategeezezza Obuganda nti Kabaka wa Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II ali bweru ggwanga gye yagenda okufuna obujjanjabi. Katikkiro ategeezezza nti Nga March 21, 2024, Kabaka yagenda ebweru w’eggwanga okufuna obujjanjabi wabula ng’embeera y’obulamu bwe tennamusobozesa kukomawo kuba abasawo be bakyetaaga okumwetegereza engeri omubiri […]
Girls who use social media for an hour or more on a school day have been found to have lower levels of well-being than those who use less, according to the latest Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report by UNESCO. The report shows girls are at risk of decreased self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. They are exposed […]
Embeera y’omubaka wa palamenti Muhammad Ssegirinya eyongedde okutabuka ekyeraliikirizza ennyo abawagizibe ne Bannayuganda bonna okutwalira awamu. Bano basabye abakulembeze mu kibiina kye ekya NUP ne Palamenti ya Uganda okukola kyonna ekisoboka okulaba nga bayamba ku ffamire ye okusobola okulaba ng’obulamu bwe butaakirizibwa. Ssegirinya ali mu ddwaliro lya Agha Khan e Kenya gy’amaze akaseera ng’ajjanjabibwa ebirwadde […]