Police in Mubende District have arrested the one Alex Asiimwe the Chairperson For Parish Development Model in Butayunja Parish Kayebe Sub-county Buwekula South Constituency Mubende district following several complaints from locals accusing him of bribing money for registration. The arrest comes after the meeting held by the Deputy RDC for Mubende Abubaker Birungi at Butayunja Village where locals informed him that the entire Committee for PDM in their sub-county has been collecting money between 200000 to 300000 as registration fees to access Parish Development Model funds. Last Month, a group of residents from Kayebe Sub-county stormed the RDC’s office with…
Author: Umoja Editor
Blackmail has become a massive weapon in the hands of those who think our only problem is how this nation is governed. They don’t want us to call their own to account for time in office. I think we need to call those who run for office to account for their time in there. I will be very honest that it is not only the NRM that is in positions of governance of Uganda. There are many positions of governance held by the opposition. I am sure that the only reason they run for those positions is because they believe…
Available information indicate that a pastor is said to have sold his church and congregation to another pastor before relocating abroad. The pastor is a Nigerian. According to a report by Information Nigeria, the details of this unusual transaction remain a mystery, with many people wondering how such a sale could have occurred. According to local residents, Pastor Samuel Ojo, the spiritual leader of the Graceful Abode Church in Delta State, allegedly brokered and handed over his entire ministry to Pastor Michael Ade, who had his own congregation. Members of Graceful Abode Church were said to be shocked when they…
East African countries have come to a collective decision to pool their resources and establish a jointly-run satellite that will provide internet services across the region. This landmark decision was reached during the Joint Ministerial meeting of the ICT Infrastructure Development cluster, which falls under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIPs). The meeting took place on Thursday, November 9, in Nairobi, Kenya. In a joint communique issued at the end of the meeting, the ministers expressed their commitment to fast-track the establishment of a Regional Owned Satellite for communication. This satellite will deliver high-quality, dependable broadband internet services and broadcasting…
Office of the national Chairman (ONC) Manager Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye spent the best of her Friday at Bugembe Stadium in Jinja City where traffic and business were put to stand still as the Chief Muzzukulu delivered an empowerment package for the people of Busoga region as one the means to economically empower them as they celebrate with their Kyabazinga William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV ahead of his wedding. Dubbed empowerment Kasiki, the massive event was organized by ONC alongside Busoga Kingdom leadership and hundreds of Kyabazinga’s subjects have walked away with start capital items to improve on their house…
The territorial police in Aswa East region and Kitgum district, have put up a serious manhunt for a one Ochira Siliman for allegedly murdering by beating, of Ocakacon Ben, a 54 year old lover to his mother and a peasant of Jenga village. According to Uganda Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, Ochira took the law in his hands after finding the victim having making love with his mother, Aloch Filder, in a potato garden, near their home, on the 31.10.2023 at around 9pm. “He boxed and hit the victim repeatedly with a stick killing him instantly and thereafter, abandoned his body…
The vandalism of solar street lights in Kabale municipality has raised concern among local leaders. In 2016, Kabale municipality received its first solar street lights along the 2.3-kilometer Kabale-Kisoro road, which were installed by Reynold Construction Company (RCC). This initiative aimed to enhance night time security and beautify the town. Later, the lights were connected to THE electricity grid. In 2018, additional street lights were installed along Nyerere, Nkunda, and Keita roads under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) project. Kabale Municipality extended the street lights to Hakempu and Mwanjari along the Kabale-Katuna Road and up to Butobere…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. OBONGI: At least there is a moderate smile to most of the residents in Obongi after advance team of NIRA’s officials have arrived in the district at RDC’s office in Obongi district headquarters to prepare for the grand opening of their office in the district on Monday next week. The distance between Obongi and Moyo district interm of service delivery to the people of Obongi has risen eye brows among the locals about the distance and expense interm of transport. They complain of the transport cost that they incur while traveling to Moyo district for…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. LIRA: North Kyoga Region police PRO SP Jimmy Patrick Okema has issued a press statement on Friday regarding the recovery of a suspected stolen vehicle in Lira-City traced by the police. Okema noted that the territorial police in Lira-City CPS together with a team of flying squad of North Kyoga region have intercepted a suspected stolen vehicle at Boroboro. During the scuffle,three occupants from Adwali cell, Boroboro ward, Lira-City East Division on the 9th November, 2023 at around 11:00 hours were injured. Okema said this follows a report that a vehicle Reg number KDH…
By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT. LIRA: Two people were reportedly dead on the spot and six others sustained injuries in a fatal road accident which occurred last night on the 9th November,2023 at around 23:00 hours at Adyel along Kampala road. It is alleged that a motor vehicle Reg No UAW 395P Fuso fighter driven by yet to be identified person was heading to Lira-City through Cathedral,but on reaching around Adyel near Standard High School,the driver lost control and knocked a Trycycle Reg number UEC 698A ,red in colour driven by Abura Aron aged 24-years-old. Abura is a resident…