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3 Kasese Mudslide Victims Laid To Rest
Three people have been buried alive after a landslide in Bugoye sub-county in Busongora North Constituency, Kasese district, hit their house following a heavy downpour that lasted for hours. Vincent Weseje, the Rwenzori West police spokesperson, stated while speaking to the media that several others were injured and many residents have lost their homes due…
Security Put On Alert As UPDF Recovers Homemade Bombs In Komamboga
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), in an intelligence-led operation, have recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that were in a rental house in Kwata zone, Komamboga parish, Kawempe division in Kampala. According to Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye, the UPDF Spokesperson, intelligence was collected from residents and the previously arrested ADF terrorists about suspicious individuals…
City Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde Trashes UK Sanctions Against Speaker Anita Among
Outspoken human rights lawyer Isaac Kimeze Ssemakadde has described the United Kingdom’s recent sanctions against Speaker Anita Among as a move devoid of any “consequence to our struggle for freedom, justice, and prosperity.” Ssemakadde alluded to the waning political and economic power of the United Kingdom and therefore its inability to wield any significant influence…
CDF Kainerugaba Meets DRC Counterpart, Hails Operation Shujaa
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on May 6th, 2024 met with his counterpart from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gen. Christian Tshiwewe Songesha, the General Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC). The meeting took place in the town…
70 Suspects Arrested For Robbing Northern Bypass Road Users
Police have arrested over 70 suspects in connection to paver (stone) throwing along the Northern Bypass on Kiira Road. According to Luke Owoyesgire in a Statement released on Monday, May, 6,2024 this operation was in collaboration with local councils, PISOS, GISO, CMI, UPDF, CI, and area Police, aimed to curb the menace posed by the…
On Standby: UPDF To Monitor Upcoming Population Census
Five hundred Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers have completed a nine-day training on conducting the upcoming National Housing and Population Census at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja District. While officiating the closure of the training, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Dr Chris Mukiza, said, “It was a good idea to…
Traders Threaten To Close Shops After Meeting Museveni Over EFRIS
The leaders of traders’ associations have threatened to lock down their businesses again, displeased with the outcome of the Kololo meeting with President Museveni. They argue that President Museveni did not address any of their concerns about taxes at the much-anticipated meeting. However, the Uganda Revenue Authority spokesperson, Ibrahim Bbosa, urged the traders to have…
Bloody: Five NUP Foot Soldiers Wounded After Nasty Fight At Party Offices
Five supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Busia have been admitted to Dabani hospital after they sustained serious injuries in a fight that broke during a party meeting. The fight is said to have broken out after some party members who were not invited for the interim committee meeting meant to resolve issues…
Torrential Rains Kill More Eight People In Kasese
At least eight people have been killed by landslides triggered by torrential rains in Uganda’s border district of Kasese on Thursday, a government official said on Friday. Joe Walusimbi, resident district commissioner for Kasese, told Xinhua by telephone that landslides swept several areas in Kyarumba and Kyondo sub-counties, leaving eight people dead. “We are trying…
CDF General Kainerugaba Lectures Officer Cadets On Servant Leadership
The chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba delivered a lecture on servant leadership to Officer Cadets of Intake 18/long at the Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta, Nakaseke District. General Kainerugaba, also the Senior Presidential Advisor – Special Operations, reminded them that servant leadership is a powerful approach that can potentially create a positive change…