Over 120 primary school teachers in Namutumba district are to be fired over lack of academic papers. The affected teachers were discovered during a verification exercise that has been going on in the district for the last two weeks. The district information officer Soul Waigulo said the teachers in question had papers indicating that they […]
The number of people dying in road accidents in Jinja district has risen. The Jinja district traffic officer Dickson Rugundana said seven deaths were reported last month higher that the two deaths in September. A total of twenty five accidents occurred in Jinja in October with six being fatal, thirteen serious and six minor. Rugundana […]
Calm has returned to Nakawa Naguru after The Police force responded to the matters raised by wives of policemen who took to the streets again this morning. The women living in Nakawa Naguru chose to carry their children and utensils including saucepans in protest against poor living conditions. Kampala metropolitan police commander Andrew Felix Kaweesi however addressed […]
Parliament has been urged to quickly expedite the Petroleum Bill 2011 to avoid more delays. The call was made by the chairperson of the parliamentary forum on oil Theodore Sekikubo while commenting on the ongoing parliamentary discussions on the oil bills. Sekikubo says that the continued delays not only discourage members from debating but also […]
The Uganda Sports Press Association at their monthly assembly has voted Ronald Mugula the sports personality for the month of October. Mugula who was last month crowned world kickboxing champion collected 495 points. He is the reigning European and Intercontinental continental champion on top of the world title. National insurance cooperation came in second with […]
The police are to establish a police booth at Zainab Aziz plaza. This is in reaction to a traders’ demonstration this morning over insecurity. This was resolved in a meeting held at MM plaza between the police, traders of Zainab Aziz plaza and the owner of the building MatovuMansoor. Regional Police Commander James Ruhweza pledged […]
With a few days to the FDC delegate’s conference, latest information from the party indicates that the party does not have enough money for the conference. Party spokesman, Wafula Oguttu says that the party needs over 250million shillings for the conference. Wafula says the conference may be shifted from Namboole if the party fails to […]
The state minister for northern Uganda Rebecca Atengo has appealed to the donor community to reconsider its decision on suspending funding to the country. This follows the suspension of funds from UK and Ireland among other countries as a result of the mismanagement of funds by the office of the prime minister. Speaking to journalists […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma made his first official visit to the South Pacific island state of Nauru from 29 to 31 October. He held a series of meetings with governme nt ministers. Mr Sharma called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Minister for Health and Sports Dr Kieren Keke. Nauru is currently […]
The Commonwealth will observe Sierra Leone’s National and Local Government Elections on 17 November 2012. Former Ugandan Foreign Minister Olara Otunnu will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group, which will be made up of nine observers, supported by five Commonwealth Secretariat staff. Mr Otunnu, a former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative for Children […]