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Former Fisheries Minister Mukisa Kicks The Bucket

Fred Mukisa, the former State Minister for Fisheries, has died at the age of 70. His daughter Frances Birungi Mukisa told Daily Monitor that her father succumbed to cancer at 9.30am at their home in Namugongo, a Kampala suburb. She said there

December 29, 2019

Africa·News

Deadly Alshabaab Bombs Kill 80 Somalis In Festive Season

MOGADISHU, Somalia. A giant explosion rocked Somalia’s capital , killing at least 80 people. The blast, caused by a vehicle packed with bombs, appeared to target the morning rush hour at a busy tax collection center located near one of two checkpoints

December 29, 2019

Entertainment·News

McKats Sues RedPepper,Demands 100M For Infecting Singer Fille With AIDS

City MC Edwin Katamba aka MC Kats has asked Red Pepper Publications to pay him Shs100m in four days before he drags the newspaper to court. Kats accuses the Namanve based tabloid of publishing stories claiming he infected his singing lover Fille

December 29, 2019

Health·News

Ministry Of Health Commissioner Kiboko Perishes In A Road Accident

The Ministry of Health- Uganda is mourning the passing of their commissioner in charge of nursing, Petua Olobo Kiboko. “With deep sorrow, we announce the untimely death of our Acting Commissioner in charge of Nursing, Sr. Petua Kiboko which occurred today,” the

December 29, 2019

News

Mixed Reactions! Was Masaka Road Construction Money Swindled?

Engineers have pointed to poor construction and delayed maintenance as the likely causes of the defects being experienced on Masaka-Kampala highway barely six years after its reconstruction. This comes barely hours after a nasty experience involving travelers plying the western route, most

December 29, 2019

Crime·News

Armed Robbers Shot, Rob Mobile Money Agent

Uganda Police is on a hunt for a yet to be known gun thugs for shooting and robing a mobile money agent in Matugga Trading Center, Wakiso District. Shafiq Matovu is nursing gunshot wounds at Mulago National Referral Hospital after being shot

December 29, 2019

News·Sports

West Ham Sack Manuel Pellegrini After Leicester Defeat With David Moyes Set To Make Surprise Return

West Ham United have sacked Manuel Pellegrini following their defeat to Leicester. The Hammers’ latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Pellegrini departs after 18 months in charge, having been appointed in May 2018

December 28, 2019

News·Politics

Shame, Corruption! BobiWine Attacks Broke Minister Tumwesigye

Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Aka Bobi Wine who doubles as the People Power Opposition pressure group has attacked and lashed the former Sheema Municipality Legislator and also the minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the cabinet of Uganda

December 28, 2019

Crime·News

Fear As Third Person Commits Suicide In Kampala In Two Days

A third person has committed suicide in Kampala Metropolitan area in the last three days. The unidentified man was last night found hanging in a garden in Bweyogerere, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. This incident brings the number of death by suicide to

December 28, 2019

News·Politics

Am Dying Of Debts! Broke Minister ‘Tumwesigye’ Runs To President Museveni

Sheema Municipality Member of Parliament who doubles as the Minister of science, technology and innovation in the cabinet of Uganda has wrote to president Museveni requesting him to save him from Money lenders. According to a letter we landed on dated December

December 28, 2019