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The Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF has promoted 528 officers. The promoted officers include three from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to full Colonel; 27 of them from Major to Lieutenant Colonel and 498 from Captain to Major. “The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs and UPDF are pleased to announce the elevation of […]
Lt. Col Ronald Kakurungu Deputy Army Spokesperson A Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldier is at large for shooting and injuring a traffic police officer in Ntinda, Kampala. Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP, Asan Kasingye identifies the injured traffic officer as Police Constable Robert Mukebezi. The traffic officer was towing a vehicle that has knocked down the […]
Nine-year-old Savio Mark Kasozi Sserugga, a Primary Four pupil who perished in a dormitory fire at St. John’s Day and Boarding Primary School in Kyotera on Saturday, was on Sunday laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kigalambi-Lukondo village, Byakabanda sub-county, Rakai district. The mourners mainly his parents Oliver Namatovu and Kasozi Mark plus […]
Bars and pubs in Kampala and surrounding areas are undergoing renovation in preparation for the resumption of their operations after spending nearly two years of closure. President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni closed bars and all places of social gatherings when he announced the nationwide lockdown in March 2020 as part of the COVID-19 containment measures. In […]
Abim police are holding their possess for shooting dead a footballer. The occurrence took put around 4pm on Sunday amid a inviting coordinate between Abim and Kotido areas at Alerek essential school grounds. Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Locale Police Representative portrayed the occurrence as terrible. He distinguished the expired footballer as Denis Ochan who moreover multiplied as a neighborhood music craftsman in Alerek town in Abim district. “We have captured the officer on kill charges,“ he said. James Owili, an eye witness, says that they don’t know why the police officer opened fire since the coordinate was […]
Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba in the middle with other people at Mityana Hospital Mityana districts authorities want the government to elevate Mityana General Hospital to a Regional Referral facility to effectively handle the high volume of patients. Led by the Housing and Lands Minister and former Mityana District Woman Member of parliament, Judith Nabakooba, the […]
A section of Katakwi district Councillors the Resident District Commissioners John Steven Ekoom transferred. The councilors accuse Ekoom of clashing with political leaders and threatening to arrest them without justification. They also accuse him of masterminding the livestock quarantine. President, Yoweri Museveni deployed Ekoom to Katakwi district in February 2021. It came after some residents […]
Police have impounded a vehicle registration number UG 2339W that belongs to Busia district local government for alleged misuse. Police intercepted the vehicle after finding it loaded with Sand at Busime landing site in Busime Sub-county destined for an unknown location. Mathew Tusubira, the Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC, says that he ordered police to […]
Police have impounded a vehicle registration number UG 2339W that belongs to Busia district local government for alleged misuse. Police intercepted the vehicle after finding it loaded with Sand at Busime landing site in Busime Sub-county destined for an unknown location. Mathew Tusubira, the Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC, says that he ordered police to […]
Uganda has fully reopened education institutions after nearly 22 months of closure to combat the spread of COVID-19. This morning, millions of Ugandan learners are reporting back to school for physical learning activities. Uganda has had the longest school closure due to COVID-19 with a section of learners having stayed at home since March 2020 […]
