NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda has stepped up investigations into recent corruption allegations by indicting the Commissioner for Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister Apollo Kazungu. Simon Gerald Menhya has been appointed acting commissioner. Hillary Onek, Minister of disaster preparedness and refugees and Musa Ecweru, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said government will consider getting DNA records of every Ugandan in order to effectively fight crime. “DNA records of everybody are good to compare with blood samples, sweat, sperm etc found at the scene of crime. Palm-prints are better than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Fitzgerald Magara has narrated the ordeal the family went through in the search for their daughter Suzan Magara, who was found dead on Tuesday. “We’ve had difficult days from the 7th of February when we started looking for Susan,” he told mourners at the requiem …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has been directed to investigate the existence of active sim-cards that are not properly registered and are being used by criminals. “All telecom operators are on notice, if they don’t switch off illegally acquired sim-cards they will be penalized …

  Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A group of five women from Karamoja have been charged before Kampala’s City Hall Court with trading in the City, without a valid licence. The five who were carrying breast feeding babies were produced before Grade one Magistrate Patrick Tarisuna. Two of them pleaded …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences has directed a senior lecturer in the department of social work and social administration Dr.Swizen Kyomuhendo to formally respond to accusations of sexual misconduct and harassment of female students. This comes in light of a story run on NBS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has confirmed the body they found off the Kampala Southern Bypass is that of missing cashier, Suzan Magara. They are offering sh100 million to whoever has information that can lead to the arrest of suspects in this murder case. “We were able to recover …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The word’s fertility experts head to Kampala this week when Uganda hosts an International infertility Symposium, the first of its kind on the African continent. The symposium is scheduled to be held at Kampala Serena Hotel February 28 to March 2 under the theme, “Infertility …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The patron of Boda-Boda 2010 Abdallah Kitatta has finally pleaded not guilty at the Makindye-based Court Martial to the offences of unlawful possession of military hardware plus five counts including the possession of military head gears and uniforms. He has now been transferred from Luzira and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police have discovered a body believed to be of missing cashier, Suzan Magara. A Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed the discovery of the body they believe is hers, off the Kampala Southern Bypass, near Kigo. Magara, 28, a cashier at the Bwendero Dairy …