Articles By: Julian Amutuhaire

Statehouse scholarships to be phased out

Statehouse scholarships to be phased out

0 May 14, 2013 1:07 pm

State House will no longer offer scholarships to university students starting next financial year. The State Minister in charge of the Presidency, Richard Todwong has told Members of Parliament that State House will effective next year, stop handing out scholarships.

Bombo shooting suspect begins defense

Bombo shooting suspect begins defense

0 May 14, 2013 12:57 pm

The UPDF soldier accused of shooting and killing 10 people has today taken the stand to defend himself. Private Patrick Okot denied the charges and told court that he also just heard rumors about the shooting. Okot says he escaped

Conjoined twins stable

Conjoined twins stable

0 May 13, 2013 2:43 pm

Doctors say the conjoined twins admitted at Mulago Hospital are in stable condition. Tests conducted on the 2 babies indicate that each of them has her own heart though they are in one sack. They also don’t share the spine,

Gov’t announces sports shakeup

Gov’t announces sports shakeup

0 May 13, 2013 12:01 pm

The Ministry of education has instituted a five man committee to manage the Uganda Premier League The committee whose members are not yet known will register the clubs to take part in the league and run the competitions to the

Pioneer Buses hit the streets in 2 weeks

Pioneer Buses hit the streets in 2 weeks

0 May 13, 2013 11:44 am

Pioneer Easy Buses are set to resume work in two weeks. This is after President Museveni backed a proposal stopping the sale of the buses over tax arrears. He has made several proposals including waiving the entire debt or allowing

Owino fire blamed on arson-Police

Owino fire blamed on arson-Police

0 May 13, 2013 11:37 am

Investigations into the latest fire at Park Yard Market point to arson, as the possible cause. The Police spokesman Kampala Metropolitan Region, Ibin Ssenkumbi says one person has already been arrested. He says the arsonists are suspected to have first

Generals’ fights being handled-Kiyonga

Generals’ fights being handled-Kiyonga

0 May 9, 2013 2:44 pm

The Minister of Defense Dr. Chrispus Kiyonga says the president is taking measures to handle the recent fights among the generals in the army. Kiyonga‘s response follows demands by legislators that government takes action to end the fights, which could

4 accident victims still unconscious

0 May 9, 2013 2:37 pm

The victims of the Lyantonde accident admitted at Mulago hospital are still unconscious. These include Ivan Arinaitwe a resident of Kanungu, Amos Byamukama who is still in critical condition, Abdu Tuweba and Aisha Alinaitwe of Nyangoi village. The four have

Conjoined twins admitted at Mulago Hospital

Conjoined twins admitted at Mulago Hospital

2 May 9, 2013 12:03 pm

A set of conjoined twins has been admitted at Mulago Hospital. The girls were born at Ngora Hospital in Soroti on 3rd May. According to the team of Doctors, the twins are conjoined at the abdomen. Unfortunately the mother of

5 dead in Lyantonde accident

5 dead in Lyantonde accident

0 May 9, 2013 5:33 am

Five people have been confirmed dead in an accident in Lyantonde. The accident involved a coaster registration number UAQ 158E. The coaster was carrying people who were returning from burial in Kanungu District. The Area Police spokesman, Noah Sserunjogi says