The Supreme Court has dismissed National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine’s application to amend the main presidential electoral Petition challenging the outcome of January 14, 2021, presidential race. According to court, the application was dismissed on grounds that the matters brought challenging the legality of Museveni election were filed…
Over the years, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has echoed their commitment to fight corruption in the country and put a stop to the vice of embezzling public funds that have crippled the development of the country. However, the party seems to have a problem stamping out the vice in its own house.…
A high ranking officer of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) is accused by her family members of allegedly grabbing her late brother’s properties, leaving the widow and orphans to languish in poverty. Lt. Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Basaliza, is alleged to have grabbed the property that was left behind by her deceased brother Maj. Francis…
Congolese authorities are investigating United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo officials over trying to illegally export minerals. The U.N. mission in the DR.Congo says it is cooperating with authorities and launching its own internal investigation. Officials in Congo say they stopped the driver as he tried to cross the border into Rwanda…
Former presidential press secretary and media advisor Joseph Tamale Mirundi has once again written a book titled “People Power” predicting Bobi Wine’s fate after losing presidential election against President Yoweri Museveni. Mirundi compares Bobi Wine to a grasshopper hunter who struggles a lot to catch the grasshoppers but never gets rich because the business only…
The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID headquarters detectives have in detention a one Odaka Jimmy-alias Governor aged 28, for defrauding people over 500 Million through fake Gold transactions. The suspect who is a resident of Mirumu Town Council in Abim District was arrested on Feb 08, 2021, from a hideout in Soroti According to police, the arrest…
Two people suspected to be the ringleader of car theft racket of over 30 vehicles have been arrested in an operation led by the Flying Squad Unit. The Flying Squad Unit Commander, Godwin Turamye in collaboration with Criminal Investigation Directorate – CID launched a hunt after receiving over 20 complaints about car thefts whose modus…
The Supreme Court has set the pre-hearing date for the election petition filed by National Unity Platform’s Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine challenging Yoweri Museveni’s victory in the just-concluded presidential elections. The pre-hearing conference has been set for Thursday, February 11, 2021. This is one where parties involved in a case meet with judges…
The Makindye General Court Martial has granted bail to 13 supporters of National Unity Platform who were arrested from Kalangala district in December 2020 where Kyagulanyi had gone to converse for support ahead of the concluded January presidential elections. Those released are Rachael Akiiki Tusiime, Saphinah Nansovo, Jamirah Kalyango Namwanje, John Miiro, William Ntege alias…
