Hearing of Mukula’s appeal has been pushed to next week. High Court Judge David Wangututsi has adjourned hearing to Feb 11th when the state will respond to the defence submissions. Former health state minister Mike Mukula is challenging both his conviction and four year jail sentence. Earlier, one of his lawyers David Mpanga submitted to court […]
City businessman Desh Kananura has been charged with murder before the City Hall Court. Kananura, the prime suspect in the murder of one Abdul Katerega, is accused of torturing to death his bar attendant at Panamera Bar in Naguru, a Kampala suburb in October last year. He has denied the charges and has been remanded […]
International Leader of Tomorrow Award: The University of British Columbia (UBC) attracts talented secondary and post-secondary students from around the world. The International Leader of Tomorrow Award assist outstanding international students who do not have the economic means to study at the post-secondary level. The awards range in value from $14,000 to $34,000 (CAD), depending […]
PhD Fellowship: The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds awards PhD fellowships to outstanding junior scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend that is initially granted for 2 years and that can […]
UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards: MAB provides 10 young researchers each year with awards up to $5,000 in support of their research on ecosystems, natural resources and biodiversity. The MAB Young Scientists Awards targets young researchers carrying-out interdisciplinary research in line with UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. Priority is given to projects carried-out […]
In our first news report we told you that FDC has branded some of its MPs in the Uganda ninth parliament as rebels. The rebel MPs in FDC we are told are those FDC members who criticise the party president Col. Kiiza Besigye whenever he goes wrong. Like in NRM, Besigye doesn’t want people to […]
There are reports being circulated in town that UPDF budgeted 2.5 billion shillings to organise the 31st Tarehe Sita week. The week is marked annually in remembrance of the first armed attack when Yoweri Museveni and his NRA rebels launched a guerrilla war on February 6, 1981. The climax of the week is always February […]
The suspended Director of Kampala Capital City Authority in charge of Physical Planning, George Agaba has been remanded to Luzira Prison today evening over murder. He has been remanded to Luzira after his bodyguard Santos Makmot was charged with similar charges two days back. Makmot was arrested over reported shooting at civilians and killed one […]
After she recently split with her singing partner, Helen Lukoma, female musician Brenda Nambi has started a solo music career. Formerly Brenda was a member of HB toxic all girls singing group. Brenda quit the group to start a personal career. Brenda shot her music album on Sunday last week and she promised the people […]
The members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sitting in Kampalahave today discussed accounts for 2010/11. The session was presided over by EALA speaker, Abdirahin Abdi. EALA opened Kampalasession on January 24th and it will close on 25th February 2012. According on the agenda, the East African MP will on Tuesday debate the Inter-University […]