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 …
Read More »Makerere University lecturer ordered to respond to ‘Sex-for-marks’ allegations
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 …
Read More »Police puts up sh100m bounty for clues to Suzan Magara murderers
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 …
Read More »Uganda hosts major infertility symposium as world fertility rates drop
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 …
Read More »I am not guilty, Kitatta tells Court Martial as he finally takes plea
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 …
Read More »Police find body believed to be of Suzan Magara
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 …
Read More »American National sent back on remand to prepare for trial
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Entebbe Magistrates Court on Monday remanded an American National to Kigo Government Prison on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and live ammunition. Paul Rogers Mathias who was recently arrested from Entebbe International Airport and arraigned before Court last Friday, had today been brought …
Read More »Uganda, Somalia trade blame over deadly Mogadishu shoot-out
Uganda, Somalia trade blame over deadly Mogadishu shoot-out Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The Ugandan army said Monday its troops had shot dead three Somali soldiers in Mogadishu, accusing them of opening fire on a military convoy carrying Uganda’s peacekeeping commander. Uganda’s army said Somali troops opened fire on the …
Read More »Uganda Police confirm Belgian, German deaths
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six foreign nationals have died in Uganda in February, the latest being a German and Belgian, Police has confirmed. “The German national, Hans Jurgen Vallant, died on February 23 2018 as he was being taken to Nsambya Hospital for medical attention and he was …
Read More »Districts with Elderly Grants see reduced poverty levels
Districts with Elderly grants see reduced poverty levels Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts that received grants from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have seen a drop in poverty levels, according to a recent analysis by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). While poverty levels in districts have …
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