The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has handed over 50 biometric card readers to Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) to aid in the process of simcard replacements and swaps. The handover was officiated by NIRA Executive Director, Ms Judy Obitre-Gama. These machines will in turn be handed over to Telecommunication companies soon to aid them […]
Bukono County Member of Parliament and Lands state minister Persis Namuganza on Wednesday broke down before members on the parliamentary committee on Rules, Discipline and Privileges as she explained her feud with the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga Alitwala, According to the observer, She asked that the committee guides and reminds the speaker of the […]
South African goverment has reportedly handed over Patrick Agaba also known as PATO, a key suspect in the murder of Susan Magara. According to the Daily Monitor, Agaba, who was arrested in South Africa on 6th March 2018 on the request of Interpol, is suspected to have taken out of the country the Ugx. 700 […]
Former students of Kibuli senior secondary school under their umbrella body, Kibuli SS Old Students Association (KOSA), have recommended the sacking of the school’s long-serving headteacher over sex scandals. According to the Observer, Hajj Ali K. Mugagga was this year on January 24 sent on forced leave following reports of incompetence and allegations of sexual […]
Ministry of Health has cleared eight private health facilities in Kampala to administer hepatitis B vaccination, as investigation into counterfeited vaccines continues, reports the Observer. The private health facilities that have been cleared to provide the hepatitis B vaccine are: Nsambya hospital, Kibuli hospital, Mengo hospital, Rubaga hospital, International Hospital Kampala (IHK), Norvik hospital, Case […]
New Inspector General of Police, Okoth Micheal Ochola has in a stunning move shuffled police officers, dumped his predecessor’s cronies and redeployed senior officer’s that had been sidelined for long. In a message to all police units and signed off by Ochola himself, AIGP Abbas Byakagaba is appointed the new police director in charge of […]
Austin, Texas Video For the fourth time this month, a device exploded on residents in the Texas capital. What makes this blast especially terrifying is that it was left on the side of a residential road and may have been triggered by a tripwire, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said. The three previous bombs were […]
A Russian AN-12 transport plane carrying approximately 9 tons of gold blocks, worth 368Million dollars, lost a third of its cargo as it was taking off from the Yakutsk Airport in eastern Siberia on Thursday. According to local reports, the plane’s hatch door snapped during liftoff. The bars of doré, a semi-pure alloy of gold and […]