Author: Temiteo Okwakol

NGORA: The LC3s and the NRM Sub-County Chairperson’s from Six District of Teso South that is Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, Serere, Palisa and Butebo have been challenged by Rt Hon Rose Namayanja Nsereko, the NRM Deputy Secretary General to monitor the implementation of the manifesto at the various Sub-Counties. She emphasized that it is important for both the NRM Sub-County Chairperson’s and the LC3s to seek for relevant information from their Districts for purposes of dissemination. She was speaking at a meeting organized by a volunteer group of NRM Senior cadres in Teso led by Ambassodor Nelson Oceger, the Ugandan High…

Pinnacle Security Limited, a renowned and reputable private security firm in Uganda has been confirmed and approved by the International Code of Conduct (ICoCA) Board of Directors as an Affiliate Member, being the first indigenous private security firm in Uganda to showcase a true benchmark of a company’s commitment to fully implement the human rights and humanitarian principles and standards in the Code and provide assurance that the company’s procedures and practices comply with the International Code of Conduct. ICoCA is a multi-stakeholder initiative formed in 2013 to ensure that providers of private security services respect human rights and humanitarian…

If there is one thing Fun Factory has carved a niche out of, it is making Ugandans laugh. The group founded after a breakaway from Theatre Factory has over the years become the first family of skit and situational comedy on stage and later TV. It is said it was the Covid-19 lockdown that got Ugandans stranded at home for months and later years that got many realising the value of art. When content buyers had to choose content to buy, in the case of MultiChoice Uganda’s DStv, Fun Factory became one of the companies they considered and indeed, Mizigo…

Major players in the fuel industry have eased the pump prices for petrol to less than Shs5,000 per litre for the first time in over a year. At the weekend, a section of Total Energies stations lowered their petrol pump prices to Shs4,999. Pump prices for both petrol and diesel were below Shs5,000 a litre at the other fuel stations. Mr Solomon Muyita, the spokesperson at the Energy ministry, yesterday attributed the drop in fuel pump prices to a number of  reasons, including relaxation in the Covid-19 restrictions and the Russia-Ukraine war. Factors influencing drop “…The  Russia –Ukraine war has seen…

The State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col (rtd) Charles Okello Engola has been shot dead this morning by his body guard from his home in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb. The Kampala Metropolitan deputy  police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire confirmed the incident. “Yes. Go to Kyanja, there is a shooting. A soldier has shot his boss,” Owoyesigire told this publication in a brief telephone interview. The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, also confirmed the minister’s death while presiding over the plenary session this morning. “This morning, I received sad news that Hon Engola has been shot by his…

Mr Agustine Otuko, the Private Secretary to the President incharge of Political Affairs and a former MP Contestant for NGARIAM County in Katakwi has encouraged people of NGARIAM county, Katakwi and Teso region to take advantage of the rains for both Food Security and Income Generation. Otuko, who was speaking at the Burial of Mr Ajang Emmanuel a former Usuk SS teacher, emphasized the importance of hardwork to avoid turning the masses into beggars of politicians in trading Centers. Additionally Augustine Otuko encouraged the people of Katakwi to try their level best to educate their children to enable Katakwi and…

Two months into the school’s first academic term, some secondary schools have not yet received instructional materials that are crucial in the new lower secondary curriculum, the Daily Monitor has established. A snap survey of schools across the country reveals that some teachers are still using the old syllabus for Senior Three class. The lower secondary curriculum was launched in January 2020 despite resistance from parliamentarians and other stakeholders. They argued that the government was still ill-prepared to implement the curriculum as it lacked the required learning materials and staff. The advent of Covid-19 partly affected the implementation of the…

Musinguzi Bilson, 17 a senior three student at St Leo’s College Kyegobe drowned on Thursday in an artificial water reservoir in Kijanju Cell, Virika Ward Central Division in Fort Portal Tourism City. Musinguzi and other three students reportedly left the school playground at around 9am during an ongoing patriotism training. They reportedly left the playground without permission from the school administrators and went to a water reservoir which is about one kilometer away to swim. The Rwenzori West Police spokesperson, Mr Vincent Twesige, said the deceased was the first to remove his clothes to start swimming. His colleagues reportedly tried…

Police in Kayunga District are hunting for unknown assailants who waylaid a 34-year-old woman in Kayonza Town in Kayonza Sub-county last evening and hacked her to death for reasons detectives are yet to establish. The Kayunga district CID boss, Ms Beatrice Ajwang, identified the deceased as Nalongo Nabikolo. She said Nabikolo was returning home from her hardware shop located in Kayonza town at around 8pm when she was attacked on the road. Nabikolo’s body was stumbled upon lying in a pool of blood by passersby. Ms Ajwang told this reporter that one of the motives they are investigating is revenge…

Pope Francis has appointed Msgr Lawrence Mukasa as the new bishop for Luweero-Kasana Diocese. “The Apostolic Nunciature desires to congratulate the new Bishop Rev Msgr Lawrence Mukasa and to invoke abundant blessings upon his Ministry,” a statement delivered to the Diocese leadership and a section of Christians gathered at the Kasana-Luweero Diocesan Cathedral in Luweero District on Saturday reads in part. Msgr Lawrence will be taking over the diocese as the third bishop at a yet to be announced date from the Kasana-Luweero Diocesan Administrator Msgr Francis Xavier Mpanga who took over the administration mantle on January 28, 2022 after…