Kawempe

Patients stranded at Mulago Hospital

Patients stranded at Mulago Hospital

Out patients who get health services at Mulago National Referral Hospital have today been seen stranded after reaching the gates of the hospital to find huge notices that the services they have been getting from Mulago have been relocated to Kirrudu hospital in Makindye as Mulago Hospital under goes renovation. Some of the patients we […]

‘Police hires thugs to harm opposition politicians’

  Some top leaders of Uganda Police and State House (government of Uganda) reportedly mobilize and give money to some groups of unemployed youths to attack and brutalize opposition Leaders and opposition political activists during public political sensitization rallies. The mayor of Kawempe division in Kampala, Hajji Mubarak Munyagwa says that they witnessed the police […]

Kawempe residents demand compensation over pipeline extension project

The residents of Kawempe North are asking government to compensate them for the over four years they have not been utilizing their land. The land in question was acquired by the Kenya-Uganda Pipeline Extension Project. The angry residents were appearing before the parliamentary committee on natural resources to defend their petition on the said project […]

Kiiza Besigye, 14 others charged with staging unlawful assembly

  Uganda’s opposition leader Col. Kiiza Besigye and 14 other FDC leaders have been charged with staging an unlawful assembly last Wednesday in Kampala central business area that led to the alleged murder of an Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) John Bosco Ariong. Besigye and 14 other suspects including FDC Women League leader Ingrid Turinawe, […]

Upcountry opposition supporters arrive in buses to witness the appearance of opposition and A4C leaders

  Upcountry supporters have started arriving in Kampala in various buses to attend a court session on Wednesday and witness the appearance of opposition leaders and Activists for Change (A4C). The president of FDC Col. Kiiza Besigye has kindly requested all those who would like to stand surety for the famous five plus nine FDC […]

Police charges 8 FDC supporters with murder of policeman

  Uganda police have charged eight FDC supporters with the murder of an assistant inspector of police, John Boso Ariongo. Ariongo was hit with a big stone on the head and died on spot on Wednesday. The FDC supporters who have been charged with murder include Catherine Dembe, an LC5 woman councilor in Mpigi, businessman […]

Joseph found in bed with Hajji’s wife, sent away naked

Drama ensued in Ttula village council in Kawempe Division, Kampala District when a Muslim man found another man (a Christian) in love with his wife. Hajji Musa reportedly found his neighbour only identified as Joseph in bed with his wife Sarah. A source in Ttula LCI village council told us that Hajji Musa reportedly beat […]

Kidandala accepts to work with NRM

  Although he is the deputy organising secretary of the Democratic Party, Sulaiman Kidandala has accepted to work with NRM councilors who are the majority in KCCA. Out of the 32 district councilors in KCCA, 8 are on Democratic Party ticket, two are on FDC ticket, two on independent and the rest are NRM. Kidandala […]

Full list of MPs who have signed documents to censureUgandagovernment ministers Khiddu Makubuya and Syda Bbumba

Here is the list of MPs who have signed on documents to censureUgandaministers: Dr. Khiddu Makubuya (General duties) and Syda Bbumba who is the minister of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs. The ministers are being accused for their role in the controversial compensation of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over loss of businesses. The list of MPs […]