Uganda has re-arrested a Turkish man, Emmin Baro, who reportedly lured Ugandan young girls into sex. The inspector General of Uganda Police Lt. Col. Kale Kayihura confirmed to our informers that Baro has been re-arrested. Kayihura on Thursday said that Baro, 54, is in police custody because the Director of Public Prosecution Richard Buteera […]
Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison. Some of the callers wondered whether […]
Women across the world cerebrated the woman’s day on Thursday March 8, 2012. In Uganda there is a group of women who made news headlines last year so we bring them to you today. Lady Justice Sebutinde Ms Sebutinde was the first Ugandan judge to get elected to the International Court of Justice. She got […]
President Museveni has convened another meeting of the NRM legislators’ caucus at State House Entebbe in a bid to save the Bank of Uganda governor, Tumusiime Mutebile. The first meeting took place on Thursday last week. During last Thursday’s meeting NRM MPs were divided over exonerating Tumusiime Mutebile for his role in the 142 billion […]
A woman committed suicide and was found dead in her bed. Jacqueline Nansubuga, a resident of Namasuba Kalina Zone was found dead by her family members who had gone to her room to greet her on Thursday. She left behind a note. It read: “A note to police and my family members. I am sorry […]
The loser of the Thursday parliamentary by elections in Jinja East, Nathan Igime Nabeta has threatened to petition court challenging the out come of the Thursday polls that was won by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate Paul Mwiru. Nabeta who lost the polls with a margin of 2000 votes alleges that Mwiru bribed his […]
After the kingdom of Buganda warned against the publication of stories about the kingdom’s new born Prince Richard Semakookiro, the cultural leader of Buluri Mwogezi Mwasansozi Butamanya has said Buganda kingdom or its head Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi have no powers to block anyone from talking about the new born prince. Mwasansozi says that if […]
The government owned New Vision is facing a demand to pay 500 million shillings as damages to the woman whose photo they carried claiming it to be the one of the mother of Kabaka’s new baby Prince, Richard Ssemakookiro. Barbra Patience Kirabo told a news conference in Kampala on Thursday that she has suffered irreparable damage from […]
Hundreds of students at MakerereUniversityhave today received diplomas, certificates and degrees during the university’s 62nd graduation ceremony. According to the week long graduation programme, 221 students have received first class degrees and 41 PhDs. The former South African President, Thabo Mbeki will attend theMakerereUniversitygraduation ceremony on Thursday this week. There was drama today at the […]
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has called for a retreat in order to solve the internal wrangles, and save the government cadres currently facing corruption charges. The acting chief whip of NRM, David Bahati says that the one-week retreat is scheduled to start on Thursday January 12th at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi. […]