| Police arrest 8 Budo guards |  A policewoman consoles Juliet Lunkuse’s mother, Yudaya Nakabuye. Lunkuse died in the fire | Eight private security guards and a matron of Budo Junior have been arrested over the fire that burnt to death 20 girls on Monday night.
The Police suspect a case of criminal negligence since the guards were absent from duty when the fire devastated Nassolo dormitory at about 10:00pm. More... |
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| Teachers not paid salaries for six months |  Primary education state minister Peter Lokeris, Nsibambi and Ddungu | Budo Junior Boarding School staff have not received top-up allowances since September 2007, the deputy head teacher, Moses Ssewalu, said yesterday. More... |
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| EAC mourns Budo kids |  | THE East African community (EAC) has mourned the death of 20 pupils of Budo Junior Boarding School who perished in an inferno. EAC ministers attending a two-day retreat on regional infrastructural development at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, observed a minute of silence to remember the dead pupils. More... |
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| How I survived the fire |  Martha Namala narrates how she survived | Eight-year-old Martha Namala survived the fire by a whisker. The second-born of three children gives her chilling account of the suspected arsonists attack that killed 20 girls of Budo Junior in Nassolo dormitory. More... |
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Today's Column
Bloated cabinet has put Odinga in the spotlight
Finally it is out. What Kenyans have debated and discussed for seven weeks has finally come to pass. President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga eventually agreed on their long anticipated cabinet. However, the size of that government left many Kenyans numbed. More...
Editorial
Govt needs to be more coordinated
On Monday 19, young girls perished when their dormitory at Budo Junior went up in flames. The cause of the fire remains a mystery, but initial suspicions point to arson. More...
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