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Adam Buyinza Luzindana: Mr President, We Didn’t Apply To Be Born To Poor Parents

By Luzindana Adam Buyinza The statement by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to employ children of the rich in government to fight corruption was uncalled for and it’s a hate speech. You could have made it in goods spirit but now, you need

June 6, 2021

Sports

Impressive! Senior Rallyist Rajiv Ruparelia Finishes 3rd In Highly Anticipated Kassanda Sugar Rally

Senior rallyist and City Tycoon Rajiv Ruparelia bounced back with an impressive to finish third in the Kassanda Sugar Rally in Mityana on Saturday, June 5th 2021. The 4th round of NRC rally in Kassanda was won by Jas Mangat while National

June 6, 2021

Africa·Hot Take

Tycoon Sudhir, Former Speaker Kadaga Join NWSC Tree Planting Campaign to Green Kampala City

Former Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga and City Businessman Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has joined National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)’s #NWSCTreeVolution campaign. On the World Environment Day Commemoration, National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) launched its 10 million tree planting campaign dubbed

June 6, 2021

Health

Pictorial: Gen. Katumba Wamala’s Daughter Brenda Nantongo Laid To Rest

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

June 3, 2021

News

Huawei Launches HarmonyOS 2 For Smartphones

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

June 3, 2021

Crime

Army Says Puzzled By Missing Gen Katumba Wamala Bodyguards

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

June 3, 2021

News

President Museveni Reiterates Call Against Corruption In His Martyrs Day Message

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.

June 3, 2021

Health

President Museveni, Janet Receive Second Jab Of The Covid-19 Vaccine

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

June 3, 2021

Crime

Police Officer, Civilian Arrested Orchestrating Gun Sale

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

June 3, 2021

Crime

Unbearable Extortion: Police Commanders In Trouble For Releasing Impounded Motorcycles

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

June 3, 2021