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The police in Nwoya district are probing the sudden death of Charles Ochakacon, the Division Prisons Commander attached to Amuru and Nwoya districts. The 54-year-old officer reportedly collapsed and died moments later on Thursday evening at Continental bar and lodge in Purongo town council, Nwoya district. Cosmas Adyebo, the manager of Continental bar and lodge in a report to the police noted that the deceased had booked a room for two days after arriving on Wednesday. He told police in a statement that the deceased had spent part of the night with a girlfriend in his room but she left him at around 1:30am Thursday morning. According to police reports, on Thursday morning, Ochakacon went to a restaurant operated by the girlfriend purportedly to take tea but instead bought an illicit local ...

Members of parliament have raised concern about the continuous rise of Uganda's public debt which has increased by 22 per cent from Shs 56.938 trillion in FY 2019/20 to Shs 69.513 trillion in FY 2020/21. The MPs have asked government to develop mechanisms that will ensure the country returns to a low risk of debt distress. During plenary this week, the MPs approved two reports by the committee on national economy on the state of indebtedness, grants and guarantees and another one on the performance of the economy. According to committee vice chairperson Robert Migadde, the total public debt has increased over recent years due to the implementation of the government's investment agenda and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that caused revenue shortfalls. Migadde says that public debt is ...

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, has disclosed that Ugandans will have to pay Shs 200,000 for lost national ID replacements or make changes. Previously, the government has been charging Shs50,000. While appearing before the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee of Parliament, Otafiire said that the new fee structure will force Ugandans to be very careful with their IDs. “If you don’t want to pay the Shs200,000, then be careful with your ID,” he said. However, the proposed fee structure has raised concerns among several members of parliament on the committee, with the chairperson, RoseMary Nyakikongoro, saying the fees are too high for ordinary Ugandans. Nyakikongoro said that they will reject the new fee structure when it is tabled on the floor of parliament. M...

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has threatened to start writing warning letters to legislators who continuously abscond from Parliament. In a terse statement yesterday, Among said it is “embarrassing and unfortunate to see that some legislators neither attend parliamentary sitting nor do they attend committee sittings.” Such legislators according to speaker are neither present in their constituencies of representation. She said she is going to start issuing warning letters to legislators who skip the House. Among also directed all legislators to start clocking in and out on the biometric system of Parliament and implored committee chairpersons to start registering all legislators that attend sittings Some MPs said the speaker’s move was ill advised while others welcomed it. Meanwhile...

Emphasizes Peace as a prerequisite for growth in the four sectors of Commercial agriculture, Industry, Services, and ICT. President Yoweri Museveni was on hand to witness the graduation of the 1st batch of the necessary unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan as UGANDA is one of the guarantors of the South Sudan peace deal. This follows the Entebbe Tripartite agreement of November 2019 in which a cessation of hostilities & a transition process towards general elections within South Sudan was set in motion. The graduation of cadets is a very symbolic will of the leadership and the people of South Sudan to work together in bringing stability and lasting peace to South Sudan. Speaking at the graduation, President Museveni placed emphasis on the need to have peace in order to develo...

August 30, 2022 By Nation Times Reporter The Supreme Court has ordered a recount of presidential votes in 15 polling stations across the country. The exercise is scheduled to begin this afternoon at an undisclosed location and will take 48 hours to scrutinize the votes. The exercise is expected to end on Thursday at 2 pm and a report filed in court. Each party shall be represented by two agents during the exercises and they shall at times be under the supervision of the Registrar of the Supreme Court and her staff. The Registrar shall file her report by 5 pm on September 1, 2022, and avail copies to all parties. The polling stations include Nandi Hills and Sinendeti Primary School in Nandi, Belgut, Kapsuser and Chepkutum Primary Schools in Kericho County; Jomvi, Mikindani and Ministry of ...