Kidnap is taking one hostage usually to obtain ransom. In the case of Uganda, the thread is long; Murder, staged, fun , love among other catalysts . The statistics of victims are already staggering, yet the net is trapping more hostages without trace of the Authors to the evil....
On the 28th of September 2016, Alfred Olango a Ugandan refugee was gunned down by the police in Elcajon in San Diego California. In what was described as murder in cold blood by the family members, his sister Lucy Olango watched as his brother was shot four times by...
The Poaching Business in Uganda
Many of us take our car to the washing bays to be cleaned up atleast once or twice a week. But have you ever noticed a change in your fuel gauge after washing your car.
Tonight we reveal how your fuel could be stolen from a washing bay and why...
While some milestones have been attained in the fight against HIV, the journey towards its total elimination is still a long one to have eliminated the epidemic by 2030. This has left stakeholders wondering on the way forward and what may have hindered the progress registered years ago. But...
Students of Gulu University have this morning rioted over the institutions failure to conduct exams that were supposed to kick off today. The strike follows an industrial action by the University’s teaching staff over a host of grievances. The students’ strike brought business in Gulu town to a standstill.
From our last investigation, a lot of questions remained unanswered about the Hepatitis B vaccine and its falsification. Questions like what were the contents of the vaccine that was being administered to the public? How did the drugs skip the perfectly set controls of government to make it onto...
For decades of Uganda’s colonial and postcolonial reign, Port Bell, Uganda’s biggest water transport facility on Lake Victoria dominated regional and international trade patterns. The port that fetched, at it’s prime over 2 billion shillings monthly, has since been reduced to a shed of buildings and a shadow of...
While it is true that women are mostly affected by gender-based violence, there is a need to appreciate that men can also be abused, emotionally, sexually and physically. Just because they don’t talk much about it doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. Arans Tabaruka filed this report;
Eastern Uganda remains a hot bed for power theft in Uganda, a practice that that has cost the utility company UMEME in billions.
In NBS Investigates tonight, Moses Walugembe gives an unprecedented insight into how locals steal power, tapping from live dangerous wires, which often times leads to death.
The piece...
Nurses under their umbrella body the Uganda nurses and midwives union have condemned government for using RDCs and other state apparatus to coarse them into abandoning their pending industrial action. This follows a Tuesday 5th December ultimatum to government for salary enhancement. They say that despite the intimidation, they...
Many countries in the world now reap from religious tourism, especially through unique religious practices or religious places. Uganda is no exception. Bismac Moses Amumpaire, visited the Bahai temple home to the Bahai faith, based on the teachings of Baha'u'llah who is believed to have appeared in Persia, current...
Civil society groups operating in South Sudan are appealing to other countries for support in rescuing South Sudanese still trapped in some states in the war torn country. They are concerned over the conflict related gender based violence. Government representatives at the Great Lakes Minister’s conference in Uganda dismiss...
From earth to the earth and from dust to the dust...hundreds of kilo metres away from the capital where his life was brutally brought to an abrupt end by gun shots, Kenneth Watmon Akena was laid to rest at his father’s compound in Gangdyang village, Kitgum Municipality.
As the casket...
Makerere University Vice chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has cautioned the public to be careful of persons who operate and use the title architect without being registered by the architect’s body. Nawangwe says that certain individuals and firms present themselves to unsuspecting clients and present architectural design and consultancy services.
Government spends an estimated 180 billion shillings on buying new vehicles and replacing old ones. 150 billion shillings is spent on fuel and about 100 billion shillings on car maintenance every year in a country struggling with basics like paying salaries. While the ministry of finance continues to table...
How did this vaccine get onto the market? And no one is answering this question. Even as we speak today, some of the clinics that were listed are still administering the Hepatitis B vaccine. What are they doing?
The former Member of Parliament for Buikwe South, Dr Lulume Bayiga has been transferred to Uganda-Iran medical centre in Naguru. Bayiga was brought to the health facility Sunday evening by police, after he demanded that he be handled by professional doctors. DP president, Nobert Mao says police should handle...