Current Affairs

The government has considered deploying operatives of the Internal Security Organization-ISO as the second-line monitors for the implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Civil Courts do not have jurisdiction to hear appeals filed by soldiers tried and convicted by the Court Martial.

Government has presented a loan request for additional funding worth 18 million US dollars to facilitate construction and equipping the Uganda Cancer Institute.

The Uganda Law Council has declined to grant a practicing license to Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua Wangari, who sought to represent Dr. Kizza Besigye in a controversial case before the Makindye General Court Martial.

A total of up to 370 million shillings (USD 100,000) has been allocated to provide safe drinking water for learners and communities in the Eastern and Western regions of Uganda.

The Uganda Technical and Vocational Trainers Union (UTVTU) has made a passionate appeal to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to withhold his assent to the Technical Vocational Education and Training Bill (TVET).

The Minister for Kampala Minsa Kabanda has blamed prostitutes for the dark spots on city streets despite installation of street lights. Kabanda says it has been discovered that many of the street lights installed to illuminate the city streets are vandalised by prostitutes who prefer to conduct their business under…

The office of the prime minister has expressed concern over the high UPE dropout rate in the country. According to Justine Kasule Lumumba the minister of general duties in the office of the prime minister this is attributed to the lack of a school feeding programme, child labour and illegal…

The minister of internal affairs Gen Kahinda Otafiire has defended the police actions in breaking up political party public rallies across the country.

In a significant shift towards community-led development, residents in five districts across Uganda, including Kamuli, Kole, Kyenjojo, Namutumba, and Kamuli, are taking charge of their own progress.