Uganda police launch investigations into Sakaja’s Team degree
Uganda police have launched investigations into the validity of Nairobi senator Johnson Sakaja‘s Team University degree. In a letter addressed to the Commission for University Education, the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Executive Director Mary Okwakol noted that they have halted investigations into Sakaja’s degree following the decision by the Ugandan Inspector General of […]
Suspect in Ksh6.8 drug case jailed for life, fined Ksh20M
A drug trafficker has been jailed to serve life imprisonment and fined Ksh20 million. Anne Achieng Anyanga had been charged with trafficking psychotropic drug valued at Ksh6.8 million in a Ugandan registered motor vehicle in 2016. Chief magistrate Martha Mutuku slapped her with the sentence after considering the value of the substance and evidence produced […]
Ugandan national faces jail term for being in Kenya unlawfully
A Ugandan citizen, who was charged with three counts of unlawful presence in Kenya, possession of an identification card belonging to a Kenyan and having fake currencies, is now waiting for his sentence. Nyakabinga Kiria admitted to having lost his identification card, a document that would have set him at liberty at the time he […]
47 students lose study loans for declaring their parents dead in application forms
The Ugandan government has cancelled study loans for 47 university students who lied about the death of their parents in order to benefit from the students’ loan scheme. The authorities in charge of the government loan scheme have also ordered that the affected students be compelled to refund public funds after it emerged that others either […]
Man left stranded with five kids after father-in-law takes back his daughter over bride price balance
A Ugandan man, Mr Geoffrey Kakona, has taken back his daughter from the man who fathered her kids, following his failure to pay her Ush6M (about Ksh187,509) bride price, Ugandan media is reporting. The decision left Laban Sabiti, a 29-year-old retail businessman in Bishayu Village, Ruhija Sub-county in Rubanda District, Uganda, stranded with five children […]
World Cup qualifier: Harambee Stars, Uganda fire blanks in empty Nyayo Stadium
Kenya Harambee Stars and Uganda Cranes played to a one-all draw in a World Cup qualifier played at Nyayo National Stadium, on Thursday. In the thrilling first half both teams looked relaxed and settling well with a few stringing passes in a bid to unlock the opponents to no avail. Centre referee flashed his yellow […]
Worry in Uganda as police launch manhunt for citizens who buy five chapatis
Police in the northern Ugandan Moroto district have begun arresting people buying five or more chapatis, suspecting they may be feeding livestock thieves in the area. “We have received reports that those who buy a lot of chapatis are sending militants to the bush,” Micheal Longole, a Karamoja police spokesman, was quoted as saying by […]