Jinja Pastor convicted of forgery
BY URN Jinja High Court has convicted Daniel Muwanga, the pastor of Rock Base Church in Jinja City Southern Division on two counts of forgery and uttering false documents. He...
Pearl of Africa Hotel closed, to be auctioned after Aya loses again in court
BY URN Aya Investment Limited, which owns Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala has again lost a bid to stay the execution of an order to auction the hotel for non-payment...
Education Ministry new headquarters will be at Kyambogo
The Ministry of Education and Sports has commenced construction of its own headquarters. This initiative is anticipated to result in annual savings of 4.5 billion shillings, which they have been...
UPDF gunships devastate big ADF camp in DRC
KAMPALA: The Uganda People’s Defense Forces gunships have attacked a big camp of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving it devastated. According...
Uganda says AIDS deaths down 70% in past 12 years
KAMPALA: Uganda said that AIDS-related deaths in the East African country fell from 56,000 in 2010 to 17,000 in 2022, down nearly 70 percent in 12 years, as reported by...
Kabale teacher arrested for sodomising primary school girl
Police in Kabale have arrested Ambrose Rukundo, 31, a teacher at Triple M Primary School for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old girl of the same school. Rukundo is...
Henry Kyemba (1939-2023): Curtain falls on “State Of Blood” author
KAMPALA. On October 19, 2023, the final curtain fell on the life of Henry Kyemba, a veteran Ugandan politician, civil servant, and author. Family members said Kyemba passed on peacefully...
Maria Nagirinya, Kitayimbwa murderers sentenced to life in prison
KAMPALA. The key suspect in the murders of Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa, Compoliyamu Kasolo has been sentenced to life in prison. High court, Isaac Muwata found Kasolo guilty of...
Government and Nyege Nyege organisers hold first joint planning meeting
A joint planning meeting between the government and the private sector was held yesterday at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity ahead of the 8th edition of the Nyege Nyege...
Tourists killed in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Security teams are persuing suspected ADF rebels, said to have killed two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park today. Police spokesman Fred Enanga confirmed the incident, saying...
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State Censorship, Commercialization Crush Uganda’s Radio Dramas
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DPP rejects Eron Kiiza’s sureties
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Nalukoola delayed gazette Sparks Outcry, Swearing-In Blocked
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Uganda’s Press Freedom Crumbles Amid Electoral Repression
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Deputy RDC Majambere turns to blackmail to shield from theft charges
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Art silenced by Power’s grip
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Ugandan dissidents in London Demand Accountability, Justice
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Businessman Charged in Forest Land Fraud
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SACCO Officials Charged in 3.6B Teachers’ money Fraud
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Court Remands Official Over SAGE Fund Theft
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KCCA land board boss Balondemu rearrested over allegedly defrauding Shs2.2bn from Americans
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Court stops Lawyers’ meeting to discuss Museveni letter to Chief Justice
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Ugandan MP escapes death in deadly land dispute.
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KCCA FC terminate contract with Portuguese coach Traquil
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New Bill wants bars opened at 5-10pm
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WASTAGE: MPs to pocket sh2.7m per day for sports
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Kiteezi updates: 18 confirmed dead as Museveni orders arrests
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Amb. Amoru holds talks with FIFA, CAF bosses
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New Airport terminal launched ahead of NAM conference in Uganda
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Museveni encourages scientists to join UPDF
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Canada tells Amb. Acheng to leave after NUP confrontation
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Balondemu lawyers now state witnesses as bail denied
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Bobi Wine powerless to sack me- Mpuuga
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True Care Junior School Urges govt Support
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Kiteezi Updates: IGP orders arrest of KCCA spokesperson
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Uganda’s Somalia adventure
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Trade PS Ssali detained over cooperatives cash
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Monitor, the enemy paper: Spare the ROAD and spoil the child
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Ugandans lose appetite for passports
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Kampala socialite Don Nasser remanded over defilement, child trafficking
Politics
State Censorship, Commercialization Crush Uganda’s Radio Dramas
By Richard Kizza Lugobwa LONDON. Radio drama, a potent blend of entertainment, education, and cultural preservation, has historically shaped societies worldwide. In Uganda, its roots trace to the colonial era,...
