Author: Alexandra Katusiime

Fallen Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech will be buried on Friday, August 27. This is according to a tentative programme released by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Okoth Martin Ochola. According to a Police statement that The Ugandan Wire has accessed, the late Gen. Lokech passed on from his home due to a blood clot. Ochola said that on Wednesday August 25 2021, the body will be transported to his home at Kitikifumba in Kira Division, for prayers and viewing. On Thursday August 26 2021, the body will leave Kampala for his home in Baibir…

Government, through the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO Bureau) has closed down at least fifty four (54) NGOs for not submitting annual returns, among other reasons. In a statement released on Friday, the NGO Bureau said that the 54 were not non-compliant with the NGO Act of 2016. “The Bureau has established that, 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits contrary to section 31(1) and 32(1) of the NGO Act 2016,” the Bureau said in part. The Bureau also noted that 15 other NGOs failed to return annual returns and audited books of accounts to the Bureau as per the…

The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has announced that the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results will be released on Friday. This is according to the Ministry Spokesperson Patrick Muinda who has told The Ugandan Wire that the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) will brief the Education Minister Janet Museveni about the results on Wednesday ahead of Friday’s August 20, 2021 release. “UNEB will brief the minister on Wednesday and the exams will be released on Friday under strict observance to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),” Muinda told The Ugandan Wire. As has been the norm, the…

Zambia’s Electoral Commission has officially announced Opposition candidate Hakainde Hichelema as the winner of last week’s presidential election, The Ugandan Wire reports. Mr Hichilema defeated his main rival, the outgoing President H.E Edgar Lungu, by more than a million votes. This was Hichilema’s sixth attempt at winning the presidency. According to the final poll tally, Mr Hichilema had gathered 2,810,777 votes with the incumbent, Mr Lungu’s polling 1,814,201 in Thursday’s election. There were seven million registered voters. “I therefore declare the said Hichilema to be president of Zambia,” Commission Chairman Esau Chulu announced at the results centre in Lusaka. Mr…

The Principal Judge Hon. Flavian Zeija has assigned 32 judges to handle election petitions arising from the 14th January 2021 polls. Addressing the media in Kampala, the Judiciary spokesperson, Jameson Karemani revealed that these are set to handle 155 petitions at both parliamentary and local council level. He reveals that the Judiciary has set 16th August as the day to start the exercise of handling the petitions and issue hearing notices thereafter. Mr. Karemani says Mbale with the highest number of petitions totaling 31 has been assigned 6 Judges with other areas like Kampala having 4 judges while others have…

While Uganda celebrates the 59th Independence Day, the greatest musician (arguably) to grace the nation, Joseph Mayanja a.k.a Jose Chameleone will be dropping his album that he has titled ‘I Am Joseph’. Chameleone earlier revealed that the forthcoming album will be an elaboration of his successful career that has lasted over two decades and was recorded at Route Entertainment Studios in Bunga. According to Chameleone, the album when released, will “break barriers and bring people together.” The Ugandan Wire has also established that Comedian Hannington Bugingo has been part of the production team and his talents shall also be embedded…

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Uganda and South Sudan has announced August 25th and 26th as the dates for their 6th edition of the Uganda Social Media Conference. The announcement was made by Nicholas Opolot of KAS Uganda, who is also the Conference Coordinator during an online briefing with members of the press. The conference which brings together key stakeholders from government, civil society, academia, and the media for an exchange on the state and impact of social media on society is set to be held virtually for all and sundry using social media live stream tools and partnering TV Stations. “We have…

Pupils from Bridge Schools Uganda have performed well for the fourth year in a row in the just released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) for 2020.  This is after five pupils from the school attained Division One in the exams were delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Primary Leaving Exam (PLE) in Uganda is the main government examination that all students sit at the end of primary school. The results determine the kind of secondary school a child will be admitted to. Bridge pupils sat the exam for the fourth time and their good performance mean that they…

The Ugandan Wire has received hot-on-the-heels intel that singer Toniks could unveil a super mansion by the end of the year. This is after the artiste was pictured by snoops supervising construction at a yet to be identified residential site in Kampala Metropolitan. The “Bakuzaala ku Sunday” hit maker has been out of showbiz for a long time and he may be preparing to come back with a bang. After Sheeba’s mansion revelation the other year, and the recent mansion picture leaks for houses belonging to Eddie Yawe and Mikie Wine, Toniks may be the latest artiste to grace this…

The National Water & Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has officially received, from the contractor, a water treatment plant that will supply 160 million litres of water daily to Kampala Metropolitan Area. The treatment plant, located at Katosi in Mukono District, will supplement existing projects to supply water to 7.4 million people that live in the areas surrounding the capital Kampala. Speaking during the hand over ceremony, the NWSC board chairman Dr Badru Kiggundu applauded the NWSC management for the excellent supervisory role of the project adding that the project was like a dream that has now come true. “With it, we…