General Muhoozi Keinerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations has commended the recently promoted senior officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) for their unwavering dedication and remarkable contribution to national defence. Gen Kainerugaba was presiding over the decoration ceremony of the promoted Five Brigadier Generals and Eighteen Colonels…
President Yoweri Museveni who is the NRM National Chairman has described the late Hon. Aleper Simon Peter as a martyr who died while fighting for the development of Karamoja region. Aleper who died in an accident along Mbale-Iganga highway has been serving as the NRM Vice Chairman for Karamoja region. President Museveni said that Aleper…
The Joint Security Forces have arrested the prime suspects linked to Karamoja murders and robberies, and one firearm has been recovered with three live rounds of ammunition. On Thursday, July 25, 20224, Major Isaac Oware, the Public Information Officer III Division Moroto, confirmed this development in a statement. According to Maj. Oware, the prime suspect,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Alex Kakooza as trade ministry (MTIC) permanent secretary (PS). Mr Kakooza replaces embattled Geraldine Ssali who was arrested and charged on July 18, 2024 before the Anti-Corruption Court, over allegations of causing financial loss and conspiring with Members of Parliament to conspire to steal co-operatives’ cash. In an Internal…
In the application filed before the Supreme Court, jailed Geoffrey Kazinda contends that his lawyer and that of the Attorney General (AG) misguided and misinformed the court about the withdrawal of his application. Kazinda to Supreme Court: There are errors in AG appeal process Jailed former principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister,…
Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II returned to the country in the early morning hours of Monday July 22nd, 2024. The Kabaka, clad in a grey suit with a matching gold and grey necktie on a white shirt, was received at Entebbe International Airport by a delegation led by the Katikkiro, Owek Charles Peter Mayiga. The…
The State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Nambozo Florence Wamala, has urged the implementation of robust patriotism programs, commencing from a tender age, across the Karamoja sub-region. She made this call during the graduation ceremony of over 600 students who completed a two-week patriotism training at Kangole Primary Girls School playground in Napak district today.…
The former Executive Secretary of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), Mathew Bukenya is dead. Bukenya who passed away on Sunday night according to family sources was aged 89. The news of his passing was confirmed by the Board’s Spokesperson, Ms Jennifer Kalule in a brief statement on Monday morning. “The Board is deeply saddened by…
By Businge Emmanuel DRCC-Fort Portal There is continued circulation of messages especially on social media calling Upon People to demonstrate on 23th July 2024 allegedly due to rampant Corruption and Unemployment . In his latest address on wealth Creation ,the President was categorical in regard to the Governments commitment to create jobs and Fight graft…
Joe Biden has withdrawn from the race for the US presidency, an extraordinary decision that plunges the Democratic nomination into uncertainty just months before the November election against Donald Trump, a candidate he has warned is an existential threat to American democracy. “While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is…
