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Panic Grips Kampala After Twin Bomb Blasts
Uganda’s Capital, Kampala has on Tuesday been gripped with tension and panic following two suspected bomb blasts that went off at Kooki Towers opposite Central Police Station (CPS) and another one at Parliamentary Avenue, a few meters away from the Parliament Building. According to reports coming in, several have been injured in the explosion although police…
POLICE VIDEO: CCTV Footage Shows How Suicide Bomber Blew Himself Near CPS In Kampala
Police CCTV footage has emerged showing how a suicide blew himself in a bomb blast that hit the city center near the Central Police Station in Kampala and Parliament Avenue on Tuesday morning. The video which first leaked on social media shows a thin tall man carrying a heavy bag on his back who walked…
PICTORIAL AS : Eight More Companies Join Premier Recruitment, Victoria University To Sponsor The Much Anticipated Sexy Speed Rally In Jinja
Eight more companies including Movit, Fire and Safety Appliances Limited, Marine Time Company and Lato Milk have now joined as co-sponsors of this year’s Seventh (7th) Edition of the Federation of Motorsport Rally Championship (FMU), dubbed the ‘Sexy Speed Rally. These were unveiled on November, 16, 2021 at the Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) headquarters in…
Parliament Calls Off Sitting Over Multiple Bomb Explosions In Kampala
Parliament has called off today’s sitting and any other businesses at the house following multiple explosions in the city centre. Security personnel have cordoned off at least two areas in the heart of Kampala where two explosions happened this morning. One of them went off at Raja Chambers, along Parliament Avenue in Kampala, just a…
Carry Books In Polythene Papers: Police Suspends Bags At MUBS Over Endless Bomb Blasts
In a bid to curb the escalating bomb threats in Uganda most especially in the capital Kampala, Uganda Police Force has issued an order to Makerere University Business School (MUBS) students against carrying bags in the institution. According to the statement dated 15th November 2021, students at the above institution with effect from tomorrow, Wednesday…
Furious Museveni Kicks Greedy URBRA Off NSSF Savers Money
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the controversial Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) to get off workers’ savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Museveni made the directive during a meeting with stake holders of the NSSF fund at State House Entebbe on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by among others, the Prime Minister…
Kasese NUP Members Denied Bail, Remanded Further
The High Court in Kasese district has rejected the bail application of five National Unity Platform-NUP supporters facing treason charges and remanded further until next week. The five members are; Bryan Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, Geoffrey Bwambale, the NUP coordinator for Bundibugyo, Atanazio Isande from Ntoroko district, Isaac Mumbere, the former NUP candidate…
Parliament Will Resume Business On Thursday – Clerk Clarifies
The Parliament of the Republic of Uganda is set to resume it’s business despite the terror bomb blast threats in the country. In a letter dated 17th November 2021, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija the clerk to Parliament revealed that the August House’s preliminary sittings will resume on Thursday 18th November 2021 starting from 2:00pm. The house…
Chief Justice Dollo Presents Judiciary Annual Performance Report, Wants Judiciary Budget Increased
The Chief Justice of Uganda Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny – Dollo has asked government to increase the budget for the Judiciary as well as security for judicial officers. Justice Owiny Dollo made the request while presenting the Judiciary Annual Performance Report for the Financial Year 2020/21 at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala on Tuesday where he…
Kampala Twin Bombs: Death Toll Rise After Businessman Dies In Theatre
The death toll of Tuesday twin bombings in Kampala has increased from six to seven after a Kampala businessman George Katana who had been admitted at Mulago with injuries died on Tuesday evening. The deceased who was doing printing business along Parliament Avenue was hit by shrapnel after two suicide bombers blew themselves up out…