The army and police have arrested a 38-year old woman Harriet Nasuuna, who claims she is a jobs recruitment agent employed by a Senior Three student, William Mugenyi 18. The jobs are said to be in Kenya. Nasuuna had so far recruited 179 youths from various parts of the country and keeping them at her home in Kakiri, Wakiso district. Out of the 179 youths, at least 98 had each allegedly paid 100,000 Shillings as a recruitment for jobs in Kenya, meaning 9.8 million Shillings was collected from the victims. The remaining 81 allegedly paid 50,000 Shillings each translating into…
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Police have said they have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) that had been carried to Miracle Centre Cathedral in Kampala that is run by Pastor Kayanja. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango, the bomb was in form of a food flask carried by a one Kintu Ibrahim. Police is now in search of other 3 IEDs potential to cause a terror attack, he said. Speaking to journalists outside the church, Pastor Kayanja said a suspected suicide bomber was intercepted before he entered the church and police’s bomb squad was called in to conduct ‘control detonation He thanked…
New details have emerged about the man in Wakiso District, Ibrahim Ssemaganda, who last week hacked to death his two year old daughter. Ssemaganda after killing his daughter handed himself to the defence secretary and was subsequently detained at Buloba police station. In a shocking revelation, Ssemaganda has now told detectives that he intentionally killed the daughter to revenge his ex-wife, Catherine Makati’ s refusal to return to him despite his pleas for a year. “She woke up one day and packed her belongings without giving any convincing reasons. I have severally tried to convince her to return to me…
Joint Border Operation Leads to Arrest of Tanzanian National Smuggling Cocaine Into Uganda A multi-agency operation conducted by the Joint Point Control Unit (JPCU) has resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old Tanzanian man and the seizure of 60 cocaine pellets he was attempting to smuggle into Uganda. According to officials, JPCU received a tip last week that Shabani Siriri Abdallah intended to travel to Uganda with narcotics. Abdallah had originally planned to fly to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from Brazil but changed his flight destination to Entebbe, Uganda, arriving on August 24, 2023. Upon his arrival, a JPCU officer…
Of recent, while commissioning 10 factories in Mbale, Gen. Museveni called upon Ugandans to rally behind him and ban the importation of second hand garments. This message was received with mixed reactions from the public but the majority are pleading with the longest serving freedom fighter and most loving president to abandon the move. Of course the president’s idea of import substitution in a bid to protect our domestic industries is correct but at a wrong time. It’s estimated that Uganda can raise its earnings from textiles manufacture from the current $29m per year to $600m a year if government…
Experts at Makerere University Lung Institute have warned that exposure to air pollution by pregnant women is catastrophic to their unborn babies. Speaking to URN in an interview just after the institute launched results of a study which found very high levels of air pollution in Kampala and Jinja cities, Dr Rebecca Nantanda a researcher said exposure to toxic air leads to producing babies of low birth weight which can cause lifelong health harm to those affected. She says for unborn babies toxic air doesn’t only affect the lungs but their brain and the heart. Dr Gabriel Okello, a researcher…
The Inspector general of government Betty Olive Kamya is concerned about the slow works at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima district. Construction works of the USD 309 million Airport financed by Standard Chartered Bank started in April 2018. The Airport is expected to play a crucial role as one of the key support infrastructures for the upcoming commercial oil production activities. During her field visit to the airport on Friday Kamya was concerned about the slow pace of construction despite government injecting a lot of money into the project. The contractor for the airport construction works, a joint venture of…
The Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magyezi, has been tasked to write to local government heads on the guidelines issued by Parliament for the utilisation of the sh1 billion road maintenance grant. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, issued the directive on Thursday, 31 August 2023. “I want the minister to write to the local governments forwarding the resolution of Parliament on the usage of that money. I want a copy by tomorrow [Friday] afternoon and MPs should also get a copy,” said the Speaker. Government allocated sh1 billion for each district, 10 cities and 31 municipalities in a bid…
BY ROBERT KASUMBA Menstrual hygiene is a critical issue that affects the health and well-being of women and girls worldwide, especially those living in rural areas. In many rural areas, there is lack of access to adequate menstrual hygiene products, facilities, and education, which leads to health challenges, social stigma, and limited opportunities for women and girls. One of the main challenges faced by women and girls in rural areas is the availability of affordable and accessible menstrual hygiene products. Many women and girls in these areas rely on traditional materials, such as cloth, leaves, and dug holes which are…
More than 100 residents of Nakaseke district have petitioned the Prime Minister demanding investigations into the alleged gross mismanagement of the Parish Development Model Programme. In February 2022 President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model, a program meant to eradicate poverty through the execution of development activities at the parishes. Since then the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released 7.7 billion Shillings to 77 parish SACCO accounts in Nakaseke district. The Parish SACCOs have been able to disburse only 1.5 billion Shillings to the intended beneficiaries. During the agricultural expo organized by her office at Nakaseke…