Body dumped at Police chief meeting

Body dumped at Police chief meeting Kayihura looks at the truck carrying the body of a man allegedly killed by Basongora THE body of a victim of the Kasese land conflict was yesterday dumped at a meeting of the Inspector General of Police by angry residents who claimed the Government was responsible for his death. More...

UPDF seizes more arms in West Nile Army spokesman for the West Nile region Capt. Robert Kamara checks the arms recovered from Yumbe district on Thursday THE Uganda People’s Defence Forces have unearthed more arms in the ongoing operation to disarm former combatants in West Nile region. The operation, which focuses on the districts of Yumbe and Koboko, has yielded big quantities of weapons which the army said are stocks from old conflicts. More...

Uganda 8th most democratic in Africa UGANDA is one of the 10 most democratic countries in Africa, according to a survey by a Germany research firm. The German Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index put Uganda at number eight out of 38 African countries. More...

Al Qaeda terror suspect held in Kampala SECURITY authorities in Kampala are holding a London-based Somali suspected to be linked to al Qaeda. Ali Abdi Hassan was arrested on arrival at Entebbe International Airport on February 12. More...

National

Sixteen killed on Easter sunday

AT LEAST 16 people died in Kampala city on the Easter week. The Police said they recovered a body in Lungujja, another at Shell Kaazi on Busabala Road and the third in a trench near Country Resort in Kyengera on the Old Masaka Road. More...

Government builds monument for Gadaffi

THE Government has erected a giant monument at Buganga, Nkozi to honour Libya’s support to the liberation war. However, the unveiling ceremony that was to be performed on Thursday by Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gadaffi was deferred under unclear circumstances. More...

Business

Lira Spinning Mill closed

LIRA Spinning Mill, the largest in East Africa, has closed due to lack of sufficient cotton to run the factory, operators said. The milling factory, which was handed over to Jinda International Textiles Corporation Ltd (JITCO), was expected to benefit cotton growers by bringing in new technology, create 500 jobs and increase textile exports thus adding value to cotton. More...

Uganda Waragi EA mix launched

Juliana Kagwa (right), the brand manager of Uganda Waragi, makes a cocktail of milk and Uganda Waragi during the launch of UG E.A MIX at Sways Club in Kampala. The new promotion will give a chance to music fans to mix with music stars from East Africa. Different shows will be held in different parts of the country. The first one was in Jinja More...

Sports

Cranes face mental test against Libya

UGANDA Cranes’ winning mentality in tomorrow’s high-profile friendly against Libya will largely depend on how the majority of the team’s squadsmen recuperate from their woeful Easter weekend at club level. More...

It is more than medals at World X Country

MOSES Kipsiro and Boniface Kiprop will have an extra incentive to run for at the World Cross Country Championships, when they fight for the country’s maiden individual medal in the senior category. More...

Today's Column

Cuban, African history is intimately linked

AT the closing of the Afro-Arab Youth conference last week, President Yoweri Museveni said that it is very important to write the history of Africa because a new generation is growing and is becoming important in the political, economic, social life of Africa and must know their roots. More...

Editorial

Debate on prostitution good for the future

THE Government has banned a planned workshop for prostitutes because prostitution is illegal. Ethics minister Nsaba Buturo says prostitution is immoral, indecent, dehumanising and exploits people, and as such should remain illegal. Many agree, but others disagree. More...