It was all grief and tears as Brenda Nantongo Wamala, the slain daughter of Gen Katumba Edward Katumba Wamala was laid to rest at the family’s ancestral home in Kikandwa, Kasawo in Mukono district. The outgoing Works Minister and former army chief Gen. Katumba and his daughter were attacked by unknown assassins on Tuesday and…
Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday officially launched its operating system HarmonyOS 2 for smartphones, providing customers worldwide with a competitive alternative that works on a diverse range of devices. HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in Chinese, is an open-source operating system designed for various devices and scenarios. It first launched on Internet-of-Things devices, including wearables and…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) is puzzled over the whereabouts of the body guards of General Katumba Wamala, the former army commander and Works and Transport Minister, who was shot at this morning. Unidentified gunmen riding on motorcycles intercepted Katumba Wamala’s vehicle registration number H4DF 2138 along Kisota road in Kisaasi and sprayed it…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed his bitterness against corrupt practices which he says taint the country’s image. This was carried in his Martyrs day speech delivered by John Mitala, the Head of Public Service at the Anglican Shrine in Nakiyanja, Namugongo. “I wish on this day to decry the growing social ills of corruption,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni have today June 3, 2021 received their second COVID-19 vaccination jabs completing the recommended dose by the health experts. In a statement released by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni was vaccinated today at State Lodge Nakasero by officials from the ministry of health. “I…
A police officer and a civilian have been arrested in Lira district in possession of an illegal firearm they were trying to sell. Emmanuel Onyanga, a PPC no_71630 attached to Bugweri police station and Isaac Ocaka, 30-years old, a peasant of Teduka cell, Aduku town council in Kwania district were arrested following a tip off…
Motorcycles impounded during the swearing of President Yoweri Museveni have landed police commanders in trouble after the police leadership ordered a probe into how they were released without the cyclists paying the penalty of 40,000 shillings. We’ve learnt that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Edward Osiru Ochom, who is also director of police operations has…
Students of Gulu College of Health Science in Gulu city are on strike over tuition increment. While breaking off on May 13th, 2021, second-year students and finalists received circulars indicating an increment in tuition fees. According to the circular, diploma students under government sponsorship will pay Shillings 1.47 million from Shillings 1.27 million while private…
The World Health Organization has validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing. The vaccine is produced by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac. “The world desperately needs multiple COVID-19 vaccines to address the huge access inequity…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter. Trump’s senior aide Jason Miller confirmed to U.S. media on Wednesday that the webpage, dubbed “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” has been shuttered permanently. “It was just auxiliary to the…
