Day: February 9, 2021

The General Court Martial in Makindye has granted bail to 13 supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) who were arrested last year from the island district of Kalangala.bit.ly/bettingoffersug The group currently facing charges of illegal possession of ammunition has been released by a seven-member panel led by Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti. Those released include; Rachael Akiiki Tusiime, Saphinah Nansovo, Jamirah Kalyango Namwanje, John Miiro, William Ntege alias Kyuma Kyayesu, Kaddu Ismail Nyanzi, Bonny Obicho alias Makanika, Fatumah, Joy Namubiru alias Joy Strong, Monica Tushemerirwe alias Monic, Oliver Lutaya, Benedict Musisi and Nelson Ndyasiima. The group were released today Monday on a non-cash bail of Shs 20 million and their six sureties who were top NUP officials have been ask...

There is a bitter standoff between lecturers at all government universities in Uganda and officials at the Ministry of Education and Sports, which has resulted into a massive protest.The impasse stems from the salary increment that was promised to these lecturers by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2014  but to date they have never received it.As a result of this, lecturers at Makerere University, Kyambogo University, Makerere University Business School, Gulu University, Muni University, Soroti University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology,  Kabale University and others have been on strike for over a week now, having started it on February 6th, 2021,  and have since vowed  not to teach the continuing students that are resuming studies in March.They have s...