Current Affairs
Adeke Takes FDC Whip Role After Nsibambi Crosses Floor
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has appointed Soroti City Woman Member of Parliament Anne Adeke Ebaju as its new Party Whip, replacing Yusuf Nsibambi, who recently defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Read More »Ggaba Trial Continues Amidst ULS Move to Halt Proceedings
The trial of Christopher Okello Onyum resumed today despite the Uganda Law Society's request to halt the proceedings.
Read More »NIRA Suspends Distribution of IDs in Kwania Sub Counties
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) office in Kwania has suspended the distributions of National Identity Cards in two sub counties in the district.
Read More »Pre-Commissioning Works Begin at CNOOC’s Central Processing Facility
Engineers at the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) Uganda limited have embarked on pre-commissioning works at the central processing facility (CPF) for the Kingfisher Oil field development area (KFDA) in Kikuube district.
Read More »Only 10% of Ugandans Access Formal Courts: Chief Justice Zeija
Zeija revealed this on Tuesday night while delivering a lecture to Faculty of Law students at Kabale University during a dinner held at White Horse Inn in Kabale District.
Read More »Ggaba Children Murder Trial: Court Accepts Post-Mortem Report
High Court formally admitted a Memorandum of Agreed Facts, detailing the horrific nature of the injuries that claimed the lives of four preschool children of Ggaba Childhood Development Centre.
Read More »Police Hunt Security Guard Over UGX290m Theft
The Police's Flying Squad has launched a manhunt for a security guard who was manning the Goldex global Company offices and vanished with a huge amount of money amounting to 290 million Ugandan shillings over the weekend.
Read More »Nandutu Pleads for Mercy Ahead of Sentencing in Iron Sheets Scandal
Former Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, has pleaded with the Anti-Corruption Court for a non-custodial sentence, citing failing health and her responsibilities as a single mother.
Read More »Court Denies NUP’s Mufumbiro Temporary Bail to Attend Wife’s Burial
The Kawempe Chief Magistrate’s Court has denied an application for temporary bail filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter Waiswa Mufumbiro, who had sought release to attend the burial of his wife.
Read More »Experts Advise Rethink of National Health Insurance Scheme in Uganda
Health experts have warned that the government could encounter challenges in implementing the redesigned National Health Insurance scheme.
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Plea Bargain Agreements Binding on Judges, Court of Appeal Rules
Parliament has pushed back against a proposal to name the planned public university in Busoga sub-region Kiira University, with Speaker Jacob Markson Oboth-Oboth urging the Government to retain the name Busoga University and undertake wider consultations before making a final decision.
