Buganda has opposed the integration of then Uganda Coffee Development Authority claiming the move is intended to “punish it.” In a statement on his official X handle, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga said it would not be wise to scrap UCDA since it superintends coffee production, upon which nearly 2 million Ugandan households depend. “Apparently, scrapping…
Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre has today revealed details of his relationship with nine men who accused him of sodomizing them. Appearing before Mwanga ll road court in Mmengo in a case in which he is accused of sodomizing his former workers, Kayanja, 62, said he first met the group during his 2017…
President Museveni has today dismissed top officials at Kampala Capital City Authority over the Kiteezi landfill saga which led to the death of more than 30 people last month. The affected are Dorothey Kisaka, the executive director; her deputy David Luyimbazi and Dr Daniel Okello, the director of Public Health. The accident occurred in August…
The Robert Kayanja Ministries has scooped the prestigious international humanitarian award for feeding people in Karamoja and conflict-riddled South Sudan. The Global Humanitarian Award recognizes and celebrates influential non-profit organizations committed to community service and societal advancement. This year, among the honorees, Pastor Robert Kayanja and his ministry received international recognition for their humanitarian efforts,…
Parliament has purchased kits worth Shs 50 million for the Kabaka Birthday Run. The run will be held on April 7. Speaker Anita Among led a powerful delegation from Parliament to Mengo to make the donation. It included Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa and the embattled former leader of the opposition, Mathias Mpuuga. Butambala MP, Muwanga…
Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, as the new Archbishop of Gulu. It follows the resignation of Achbishop John Baptist Odama after he reached retirement age. Wokorach has been the Bishop of Nebbi Catholic Diocese. In a statement from the Luigi Bianco, the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Odama has been appointed Apostolic…
Unknown gunmen today evening shot and killed Daniel Bbosa, a prominent Kampala businessman as he approached his home in Lungujja, Lubaga Division. Bbosa was also the head of the ‘Ndiga’ clan and was commonly referred to as ‘Lwomwa’. It is believed the late was from an official clan assignment when he met his fate. Katikkiro…
There was joy at St George High School in Kasengejje, Wakiso, after its students excelled in the 2023 UCE exams. The best student, Yusuf Mugwa, scored aggregate 10 and hopes to do better at A- Level. Other students, too, performed well. Katusabe Vallen Mulindwa, the headteacher, said it was a combination of hard work and…
Teachers, parents and students of Janan Secondary School in Bombo-Kalule are in a jubilant mood after their students excelled in the 2023 UCE exams that were released today. When we visited the school, we found Prince Kibirige a candidate who scored aggregate 20 in a jovial mood. Kibirige said he wants to offer Biology, Chemistry…
Lubaga hospital has marked 125 years of existence with a call to health practitioners to adhere to ethical values. The Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere, who presided over mass to mark the milestone, urged government to come up with a policy that should lessen the health burden on the people. “The most pressing challenge is…
