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Commercial banks, Microfinance institutions and smaller money lenders are swarming schools and other educational institutions in search of new customers for loans to clear tuition and procure educational materials, among others, as the education sector reopens. The competition for new customers by the lenders coincides with the fact that many parents would like to take […]
The Minister for Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala has revealed that the Old Taxi will reopen this week. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Media Centre, Katumba said that they have agreed with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to hand over the park by Friday or Saturday this week for the Works Ministry to demarcate […]
The joint anti-terrorism operations team has held 59 terror suspects for more than 70-days without trial. In his address on November 20, President Yoweri Museveni said that up to 106 terror suspects had been arrested for their involvement in subversive activities. Out of 106 mentioned by Museveni, only 47 have been charged in different courts, […]
The wife of novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has sued the Special Forces Commander over the continued detention of her husband. In an application filed before the Civil Division of the High Court, Kakwenza’s wife Eva Basima is suing the SFC Commander Brigadier General Peter Candia, the Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate Grace Akullo, the Inspector General […]
According to survivors and the Convention for the Respect of Human Rights (CRDH), an organization that monitors security in the region, the rebels attacked the area on Sunday night emerging from the nearby hill identified as Israel and started shooting at locals, killing 17. They also say that many were arrested and taken hostage. The […]
Angry residents have torched seven houses in Ojeruna Cell, Ongino Town Council Kumi District to retaliate the killing of a mobile money operator. Kokas Okoboi 23 was involved in a fight with a resident only identified as Ojulong on January 1, 2022. He was rushed to Ongino Hospital and Cure Hospital in Mbale after he […]
The Judiciary is proposing to increase fees for filing different cases across all courts in the country. This was revealed on Wednesday by the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija at Mestil Hotel in Kampala in a meeting with the lawyers. The meeting was aimed at getting the lawyers opinions on five proposed guidelines which include, […]
Shamim Malende, the lawyer of Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya is protesting the delayed investigations into fresh murder charges against the MPs. On Wednesday, Malende represented the two MPs who were appearing before the Masaka Grade One Magistrate Christine Nantege, for further mention of additional murder charges and to receive updates on the progress of […]
The government will lift the curfew next week when schools reopen. Schools will reopen on January 10 after two years of closure following the outbreak of covid-19. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Media Centre, the Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, said that the curfew will be lifted to enable the parents […]
Kyoga Regional Police detectives are investigating fellow Police Officers at Bukedea Central Police Station over the death of two suspects in the Police custody. The investigations follow a postmortem report from Mbale Regional Referral Hospital that indicated that Joseph Okwalinga alias Golola and Michael Ojakol died due injuries inflicted on them. The duo died in […]
