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First Lady Janet Museveni Tests Positive For Covid-19, Goes Into Self Isolation At Rwakitura
Uganda’s first Lady Janet Museveni Kataha who doubles as the minister for education and sports has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health in isolation while getting treatment.The statement was released by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni through his X account. “On Christmas day, after a family lunch, Maama Janet started feeling kukarakaatwa (sandy feeling)…
Top Rwanda Govt Political Critic Anne Rwigara Dies Mysteriously
Anne Rwigara,the sister of Diane Rwigara who tried to contest the Rwandan presidency seat with Paul Kagame has passed away. Some have described her death as mysterious. She was 41. Living in the United States, Anne Rwigara was the daughter of the late Assinapol Rwigara, a well-known businessman in Rwanda. She died suddenly on Thursday.…
Richard Byamukama: The Challenges Of Building A Strong Opposition In Uganda
IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? Every time something comes to an end, something else begins. So is it the end of a beginning or the beginning of an end for building strong opposition in Uganda? The future of Uganda’s opposition politics lies in the doldrums, as sharp…
World Bank Names Taliercio Country Director For West Africa
The World Bank has appointed Robert Talierco O’brien as the Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the Western and Central African Regions. Taliercio’s appointment will take effect on January 2, 2024. Taliercio is an American national who joined the World Bank in 2000 as a young professional in the Africa region and…
Court Summons Archbishop Kazimba,37 Bishops Over Nullification Of Rev.Kasana Election
The High Court in Luwero has summoned 37 bishops, including the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (COU), Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu to defend themselves against the cancellation of the election of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula as the fourth bishop of the Luwero Anglican Diocese. On June 28, 2023, the House of Bishops,…
Gibeon Security Guard Arrested For Shooting Dead Colleague
The Kampala Metropolitan Police is investigating circumstances under which a security guard belonging to Gibion Security Systems shot dead his colleague. ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan, said that the shooting incident happened on December 27, 2023, in the morning at about 8 a.m. This follows a report the police received…
Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Collects 75Bn In Two Years
Road users along the Kampala-Entebbe expressway have raised a total of Shs75 billion in toll fees since the commencement of the exercise on 8th January 2022 by Egis Road Operation. According to an update by the Kampala Entebbe Expressway management via their official X-handle ((@KEE_UG), “All tolling revenue is collected and immediately passed to the…
South Sudanese National Arrested Over Rape,Murder Of Wakiso Woman
Police Kira Division have arrested 26 year old Joh Gido Joh, also known as Johnnie, a South Sudanese national, in connection with the rape and murder of a woman identified as Bianca on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The incident occurred during a confrontation over a phone in a local bar in Janda Zone, Namugongo Division,…
Tough Punishment: Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye Calls For Stoning Of Gay Couples
Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye has said that homosexuals in his country “should be stoned”. Responding to a reporter’s question, Mr Ndayishimiye, a fervent Catholic, said powerful nations “should keep” their aid if it comes with an obligation to give rights to homosexuals. Some African leaders have in the past accused donor countries of trying to…
Deputy Speaker Tasks Organizing Committee To Make CSPOC 2024 Summit ‘Indelible Mark’
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon Thomas Tayebwa has asked the organizing committee of the 27th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) countries to have a topic of international significance for which the CSPOC2024 can be remembered for. Tayebwa made these remarks on December 29, 2023, while meeting the organising…