Amazing Race producer Rice dies of cocaine overdose
Jeff Rice. Internet Photo Kampala – A post-mortem carried out over the weekend on Jeff Rice’s body who died in a Kampala hotel room has revealed that he died of a suspected cocaine overdose, Police investigations have revealed. Rice, a freelance producer for a reality TV show, The Amazing Race, was found dead in the hotel room while Ms Catherine More...
Uganda: Maths, ICT compulsory for Senior Five students
Students of Gayaza High School attending to a class session. Government has reiterated its stand that Sub-Mathematics and Information Communication Technology (ICT) subsidiary subjects will remain compulsory for More...
Uganda: Lent period starts
Christians receive ash from Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Kakooza at St. Peter''s Church Nsambya Christians today commemorate Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of the 40 days of the lent period ending More...
Musisi, Lukwago humbled before MPs
Drama ensued Tuesday in the Public Service and Local Government committee when MPs forced Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director, Jenifer Musisi and the city Lord mayor Erias to shake hands. At More...
A4C officials hospitalised as police smash city rally
Ms Nabilah receives oxygen support at Case Clinic in Kampala yesterday. Photo by Isaac Kasamani Forum for Democratic Change leader Kizza Besigye and several other Activists for Change (A4C) officials were yesterday More...
Makubuya leaves office
Former Minister Khiddu Makubuya checks his former office keys before handing them over yesterday. Photo by Stephen Otage The former Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Prof. Khiddu More...
Kwoyelo asks court to summon DPP over refusal to grant him certificate
Former LRA rebel Thomas Kwoyelo. By ANTHONY WESAKA Former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel Thomas Kwoyelo has asked court to summon the Director of Public Prosecutions to show why he should not be arrested and committed More...
State House spending jumps to Shs160b
State House was yesterday unapologetic in the face of Parliament’s dismay at the Presidency’s repeated failure to spend within budget as its expenditure topped Shs160 billion as the country approaches the midway More...
Uganda Finance ministry blocks Shs7b for nodding disease
Children affected by nodding disease wait at a treatment centre in Kitgum recently. Ministry of Finance has rejected a supplementary request of Shs7 billion to combat the outbreak of nodding disease that has claimed More...
House gives govt three days to act on Mutebile
Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile MPs yesterday voted to absolve President Museveni of any wrong-doing in the payment of Shs150 billion to businessmen Hassan Basajjabalaba and retired colonel More...
