By Weswa Ronnie Mbale: Mbale district leaders have today Thursday launched the construction of a 6.7-kilometer road and four bridges, valued at 1.8 billion shillings, allocated to the district in the 2024/25 financial year.   The road, known as Sakia-Bukhumeka/Aswan Busano, and bridges, including Nasasa, Nasirokola, and Nambale, are located in Bungokho and Bumbobi ...

President Museveni today commissioned a milk processing plant in Kiruhura District on his way to Rwampara a facility owned by Benni Foods Limited.   Museveni commended them for their great contribution to value addition and also pledged to ensure constant supply of power.     “They are in the right place at the right time, ...

  By Ambrose Wanagoli  Butaleja: Godfrey Nasuga Musulemi, the Assistant RDC for Butaleja district, has expressed worries over the increasing cases of land disputes across Butaleja district.   Addressing the journalists in his office today afternoon, the assistant commissioner said that he’s engaged 3 groups of people in connection with land disputes today, alone, as ...

Arsenal fanatic and football journalist Piers Morgan has slammed the way Arsenal did their business in the Transfer Window.   Despite high demand from the fans to buy a striker, Arsenal failed to add a frontman to their ranks but instead signed Italian Defender Riccardo Calafiori, Midfielder Mikel Merino and Rahim Sterling on loan from ...

Rwizi policing region registered the highest number of cases of Rape in 2023 (144 cases) in the recent report published by police in 2024.   The second highest region to have recorded rape cases is Kampala Metroplitan South with 120 cases, Kampala Metroplitan East with 111 cases, Kampala Metroplitan North with 110 cases, Albertine with ...

Karamoja: In a region once plagued by conflict and neglect, the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program is driving transformative change in Karamoja. Today, Mr. Gabriel Anyakun Menghestab, the Office of the National Chairperson (ONC) coordinator for Nakapiripirit, and Mr. Masanja Innocent, the District Education Officer and deputy headteacher, visited Smaller Primary School in Lochowangikalei village, ...

Kampala: The Directorate of Traffic & Road Safety has conducted a targeted operation at Nkumba University Junction to combat reckless driving, in particular disregard for road traffic signs. Specifically drivers who make U-turns, putting lives at risk, were apprehended. This junction has tragically become a black spot, claiming lives due to careless driving. To address ...

President Museveni has blasted local leaders for being lazy and negligent over their subjects.   President Museveni who is on the Regional Wealth Creation Tour in Mbarara Region met leaders today in Bushenyi during his second day of his three say Wealth Creation tour.   He was however concered about leaders who wait for him ...

By Ambrose Wanagoli  Butaleja: The people of Busabi sub county, affected by the wetland restoration program, have today afternoon received goats to boost their livelihood, as several others wait for heifers.   The community members who had encroached on the Dumbu wetland received 197 goats, and expect 220 heifers soon with support from GCF, and ...

President Museveni on Wednesday commissioned the Ankole Presidential Skilling hub in Kasheri Mbarara.     The hub is part of the nation wide campaign by President Museveni to issue skilling and free education to the youths to all regions of the country.   Museveni last year in December revealed that graduating students shall be empowered ...