The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has struck off the charge of supplying restricted drugs off the charge sheet in the case against Adam Suleiman Kalungi. This is after lawyers representing Kalungi, the key suspect in the death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda raised queries over the charge sheet. Led by Mcdusman Kabega and Yunus Kasirivu, […]
The police says it is still processing the case files of the two MPs arrested early this week in connection with the death of Cerinah Nebanda. The two are Chris Baryomunsi and Mohamed Nsereko for Kinkinzi East and Kampala Central respectively and are currently under police custody. The police Deputy Spokesperson Vincent Sekatte has told […]
Kampala Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has issued a 2 weeks ultimatum to council to find a solution to the continued absence of the executive director from council meetings. Speaking during a council meeting today, Lukwago said that it’s unfortunate that the executive director continues to absent herself from the meetings with no genuine reason given. […]
In politics every person is important. Makerere University councilor Bernard Luyiga is now full of smiles after the president general of the Democratic Party (DP) Norbert Mao appointed his party’s special envoy in charge of universities. Luyiga formerly a member of DP made an alliance with NRM councilors at Kampala City Council in a […]
Soon and very soon the hunter might become the hunted. The members of opposition parties inUgandahave asked the High Court to put the Kampala Metropolitan police commander, Andrew Kaweesi on the charge sheet of people facing murder charges over the death of the former inspector of police, John Bosco Ariong. Ariong was killed last Wednesday […]
Where technology is taking the world few people seems to understand. Now when someone is in USA and wants to listen to radio stations in Uganda can only pick a phone and start listening for free of charge. Radio Simba FM (Uganda) has pioneered a new technology that enables people (Ugandans in US) to […]
Police have reshuffled the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) detectives from different parts of the country (Uganda). The message about the reshuffle was issued yesterday by the Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura. The list of new CIDs is as follows: Charles Birungi (CID in charge of administration), Dennis Odongpiny (in charge of […]
Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana, Masaka and Mubende district have been closed as traders under their umbrella association of Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) started their three-day sit down strike protesting against high interest rates charged on loans by commercial banks. The commercial banks operating in Uganda charge over 27% on loans. Our reporters […]
We have intercepted crucial information that the judiciary’s week long integrity tour will cost Ugandan taxpayers 800 million shillings. A source in accounts department in the judiciary informed us yesterday that the money is supposed to meet the transport costs, accommodation and feeding of the members of the judiciary Integrity Committee who are on the […]