The top 15 finalists of the Miss Universe Uganda competition received guidance on leadership, personal branding and public responsibility after representatives from Crown Beverages visited their training camp as preparations for the national pageant continue. The session, held at the finalists’ boot camp in Kalanoga, brought together contestants and the Crown Beverages brand team, led…
Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in a devastating road crash late Monday along the Kampala-Masaka Highway, adding to growing concerns over road safety on one of Uganda’s busiest transport corridors. The collision occurred at about 11 p.m. at Kamunga Trading Centre near Lwera Swamp in Kalungu District. It involved a Toyota Hiace…
Thousands of residents in Mumyuka Sub-county are expected to gain improved access to clean and safe drinking water through a government-funded piped water project aimed at expanding essential services in rural communities. The 1.18 billion-shilling project is extending the water distribution network from Lukwanga Village to the neighboring communities of Ntinda, Kyeberese, Muyenje, Jimbo and…
Detained opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale, have asked the High Court to allow them to serve Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba with court documents through alternative means, arguing that attempts to effect personal service have been unsuccessful. The application, filed before the High Court Civil Division, is…
Uganda’s Minister of Public Service, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, told the High Court on Monday that he continues to fear for his life more than five years after surviving an assassination attempt that claimed the lives of his daughter and driver. Appearing before the International Crimes Division of the High Court, Katumba recounted the events…
Uganda’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Jonard Asiimwe, has called on political and community leaders to promote peace, unity and forgiveness, saying lasting development depends on cooperation and a shared commitment to improving people’s lives. Asiimwe made the remarks during a thanksgiving Mass at Bujumbura Catholic Parish in Hoima City, where Christians from…