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The Inspector General of Government, Betty Kamya, has decided to withdraw the bribery charges against the former Executive Director of the Uganda Bureau of Standards (UNBS), David Livingstone Ebiru. Ebiru had been facing allegations of offering a bribe or gratification to Charles Masekuura, the UNBS board chairperson, purportedly between October …

Tensions escalate in Nakasongola district as local leaders reject the directives issued by the State Minister for Lands concerning the settlement of people on the Kyarubanga forest reserve. Back in December 2019, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni had authorized the degazettement of the Kyarubanga Forest reserve in Nakasongola district to accommodate …

In a significant development, the police in Kanungu District have taken into custody Justus Kananura, the proprietor of a hotel located in Kihihi town council, on suspicion of involvement in the alleged murder of his employee, Sam, a 25-year-old resident of Bugongo cell in Kihihi town council. The incident, which …

The police in Kabale District have initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the untimely demise of Hillary Muzora, a 30-year-old Boda Boda rider hailing from Bukinda in Rukiga District. Muzora met a tragic fate in a solo accident involving his red Bajaji Boxer motorcycle with registration number UFA 250L. …

The residents of Kabale Municipality are facing growing apprehension due to the heightened risk of contracting diseases resulting from deteriorating sanitation conditions. This escalating concern is attributed to the absence of roadside dustbins, prompting worry and distress among the town’s inhabitants. Mathias Namanya, Jungu Hamuza, Akanyijika Allan, and several other …

In a significant ceremony held at the headquarters in Niongera Kiwanja of Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Contingent, an integral part of the East African Regional Force (EACRF), officially introduced Lt Col Frank Tumwesigye as their new Deputy Contingent Commander. This induction ceremony marked a …

An investigation by this website has unveiled concerns surrounding Abubaker Lubowa, a photojournalist partially responsible for managing the journalist’s Sacco along with a select few. Members of the FOMEDA ACTIVE Sacco, whose identities have been withheld, have voiced discontent, accusing Lubowa of turning the organization into a personal entity by …

Davidson Mulumba, the Bugiri district LCV chairman, has been summoned by Busoga East Police following allegations of assaulting Cpl Fred Wabwire, the officer in charge of the Bugiri General Hospital’s police post. Cpl Fred Wabwire reported that the district chairman physically attacked him in the early hours of Friday morning. …

Lawyers have taken legal action in the High Court in Kampala, demanding the immediate appearance of Hajji Abubakali Nsamba in court to account for his detention, which has exceeded 48 hours without a trial. In the case presented before the Civil Division, a team of lawyers led by Geoffrey Turyamusiima …

Jofram Waidhuuba, a retired Civil Servant, faced charges of abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud the Jinja Municipal Council of its land at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Presented before Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe on Friday, Waidhuuba was arraigned and charged with two counts related to irregular land …