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Jinja Hospital Pharmacist, Six Others Arrested Over Stolen Government Supplies

Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for allegedly selling government labelled supplies. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station awaiting prosecution. The suspects were arrested following a

October 22, 2021

Sports

Benzema Faces Up to 5 Years In prison As Trial Over Alleged Sex Tape Begins

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema goes on trial in France on Wednesday over complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Investigators allege that Benzema encouraged Valbuena to pay a group of alleged blackmailers in

October 22, 2021

Crime

DPP Moves For Anatomical Dolls To Prosecute Over 700 SGBV Cases

The deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Charles Elem Ogwal, has revealed that their office is to use a new technique of anatomically detailed dolls to prosecute more than 700 cases of sexual and gender based violence effective October 25th, 2021. Anatomically detailed

October 22, 2021

Politics

Court Throws MP Bagala Out Parliament, Orders Fresh Elections

High Court in Mubende has nullified Joyce Bagala’s election as Mityana Woman Member of Parliament and called for fresh elections. This follows a petition by Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba. Nabakooba dragged Bagala to court after she trounced her with a margin of

October 22, 2021

Politics

President Museveni Meets Nordic States Ambassadors, Here Are Secrets Of The Meeting

Entebbe: Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seems to be tireless on matters of developing his country and pushing further its cooperation with other states based on his unlimited engagements with various groups from a number of countries globally. Museveni who was awarded another

October 22, 2021

Crime·Security

AMISOM Orders UPDF Leadership To Jail Ugandan Soldiers Who Killed Somali Civilians

After critical investigations into allegations of civilian casualties in Golweyn on 10 August 2021, the Board of Inquiry (BOI) convened by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has established that, regrettably, the seven people killed were civilians and the conduct of

October 22, 2021

Entertainment

Capital FM’s Daniel Irish Kanyerezi Throws In Towel After 7yrs

The latest from Capital FM is that its evening late date show host dubbed program controller Daniel Irish Kanyerezi is set to leave the station at the end of this month after seven years of mercilessly banging the station’s airwaves. Using his

October 22, 2021

Uganda

MPs Irked By Poor Road Maintenance Across The Country

Legislators have expressed concern in regard to the poor state of roads across the country, despite a huge chunk of budget allocated to the Works and Transport sector annually. This was during a debate on the statement by the Minister of Works

October 21, 2021

Crime

Over 68 Arrested In Crackdown On Criminal Gangs in Kampala City

Sixty eight suspected criminals have been rounded up in a police swoop in Kampala central business district. The suspects were picked up from Kisenyi and Nakivubo channel in an operation on Wednesday morning involving Field Force Police-FFP officers from Old Kampala police and

October 20, 2021

Security

Prison Officers Undergo Training To Handle Extremist Inmates

Thirty six Uganda prison personnel are undergoing training on how to rehabilitate and reintegrate extremist prisoners. The training that is being held at Admans Hotel in Entebbe is facilitated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime-UNODC, with funding from the

October 20, 2021