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Government has announced a raft of emergency measures to tighten school transport safety following the deadly Kapchorwa school bus crash that claimed more than 20 lives and left dozens of learners injured.The measures, unveiled by an inter-ministerial team on Friday, include the immediate suspension of all school study tours and educational trips involving group road transport, mandatory vehicle inspections, stricter …

The government has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across Uganda with immediate effect following the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of nearly 20 pupils from King David Junior School in Makindye.The announcement was made on Friday by Acting Education Minister Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as grief continued to grip the school, which has since closed for …

The government has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across Uganda with immediate effect following a fatal road crash involving pupils of King David Junior School in Makindye. The announcement was made on Friday by acting Education minister Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as grief continued to grip the school, which has since closed for two weeks to allow pupils, …

By Mulengera Reporters On behalf of government, Education Minister Dr. JC Muyingo Friday afternoon drove to King David Junior School Ndejje to speak to wailing parents who had pitched camp there; demanding to know the latest on their children. Muyingo was received by school authorities and in his brief address delivered the government verbal condolence message over the 16 children …

Government  has reaffirmed its commitment to the Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon by presenting a symbolic dummy cheque worth Shs3.7 billion, fulfilling its earlier pledge to support the event over the next four years ahead of the marathon’s fifth edition scheduled for August 22, 2026, in Kasese. The dummy cheque was presented by the State Minister for Sports, Peter …

Parliament has directed the government to explain the whereabouts of former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi following his brutal re-arrest shortly after being released on court bail. The matter was raised on Tuesday by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, as an issue of national importance, citing constitutional safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention. Ssenyonyi told the …

Parliament has directed the government to explain the whereabouts of former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi following his brutal re-arrest shortly after being released on court bail. The matter was raised on Tuesday by the Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, as an issue of national importance, citing constitutional safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention. Ssenyonyi told the …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has firmly denied claims that it is engaged in behind- the-scenes negotiations with the government, even as multiple sources familiar with the matter insist informal conversations have taken place in recent months over some of Uganda’s most contentious political issues. According to sources within both government and the opposition party who spoke on condition of …

Viewers: 90,010 By Spy Uganda A Senior Land Management Officer attached to Mbale City has been charged and remanded over allegations of abusing his office to facilitate the illegal acquisition of a government-owned piece of land. Kigaye Emmanuel Paul was on Tuesday arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court on charges of Abuse of Office and Fraudulent …

Government has committed more than Shs 304 million to support climate-smart aquaculture in Kiryandongo district, with four farmer groups set to receive Shs 76 million each to establish commercial fish farming enterprises. The project aims to increase fish production, improve household incomes and strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change. It is being implemented under the Uganda Climate Smart Agriculture Transformation …