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Nakaseke District Chairman Maintains Pressure on Teachers Over Learners’ Performance

Nakaseke District Chairman Ignatius Koomu has maintained pressure on teachers and headteachers over the poor performance of learners despite calls to stop the practice. Four headteachers from the district were recently demoted to classroom teachers over the poor performance of their candidates in the Primary Leaving Examination in 2023. The affected primary headteachers are from…

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Two Arrested for Theft of Computers at Butiaba Seed School

Two suspects are in custody at the Buliisa Central Police Station following the theft of 21 computers belonging to Butiaba Seed Secondary School in Buliisa district.  The suspects are Godfrey Rwamukaga and Alfred Bigirwenkya both guards attached to the school. It’s alleged that unknown people raided the school last week and took off with the…

Contractor Abandons Mparo-Noozi-Butambi Road, Sparks Anger

Residents and leaders in the villages along Mparo-Noozi-Butambi road in Rukiga district are angry after the contractor abandoned the project. The government through the Ministry of Works and Transport contracted MITA Engineering and Logistics Limited to construct the 8.2-kilometre road under the District Urban and Community Access Roads program.   The road connects Rwamucucu Sub…

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Uganda, Neighbours Agree on SGR Funds Mobilisation

The four countries along the Northern Transport Corridor have agreed to jointly mobilise funds to fast-track the Standard Gauge Railway project. The railway would run from Kenya to Uganda and connect to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) partners, as well as South Sudan. The Joint Ministerial Committee…

Rebels, Gov’t Trade Accusations as Mortar Bombs Kill 9 in DRC

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is trading accusations with M23 rebels over the bombing of a camp for the displaced locals in the Lushagala site, Mugunga district, west of Goma city in North Kivu province. The attack left nine people dead and 27 others injured. Two mortar shells fell in the…

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