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Silent Rage: Imoratok Clan Members Petition Lands Minister After Soroti Catholic Church Merciless Snatched Their Land
Members of the Imoratok Clan in Ogolai Sub-county, Ococia parish in Amuria district are under untold suffering at the hands of Orungo Catholic Church under the jurisdiction of Soroti Catholic Diocese. In a Save-our-Souls (SOS) petition to the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD), these clan members narrate the harrowing tale of how…
Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul Receives Lango Cultural Mantle
On Monday, June 3rd, 2024, His Highness the Won Nyaci of Lango, Mzee Yocam Odur Ebii invited Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul to give him blessings and asked him to start the lawful process of taking over Lango Cultural Leadership as Won Nyaci of Lango. This follows His Highness’ recent notice of abdication on 1st November…
Muslims Task Govt To Get Equal Funds For Namugongo Martyrs Commemoration
Muslims have asked the government for an equal share of funds as they commemorate Muslim Martyrs at Namugongo. The annual commemoration of Muslim Martyrs will take place on June 10. Historical records indicate that around 1874/75 during the reign of Kabaka Mukaabya Walugembe Muteesa I, Muslim converts became the first individuals in Buganda to be…
Passenger Arrested For Rubbing Woman’s Brown Crystal Clear Thighs In Nile Star Bus
Police in Pakwach District are holding a man, Ivan Mungungeyo, on allegations of sexually assaulting a female passenger aboard a Nile Star bus. Mungungeyo, a resident of Wampewo Kasawe Zone, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, was detained on Sunday after the victim, identified as Judith Jurua Tracy, 21, reported a case of indecent assault at…
Besigye Can’t Ignore His Dossier Of Disasters After Katonga’s Humiliation During Consultative meetings, while His Team Has Been Left Ragged -Nathan Kikku Mubiru
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru Katonga FDC renegade members have been left ragged on days of humiliation as Besigye has no excuse for this horror show after another damaging tour. As the faction leaders headed down the pitch in Hoima, Mbale, humbled and humiliated, the home business community were ignoring them. ‘You’re f****** s***’ they seemed to…
UN Security Council Orders Sudanese Paramilitary Groups To End Siege, Genocide In Darfur
The UN Security Council has demanded that Sudanese paramilitary forces call off their eight-week siege of El Fasher, a city in Darfur region where fighting has sparked genocide concerns. Sudan’s army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than a year, in a civil war that has killed thousands and forced…
Minister Jeje Odongo,WTO Boss Dr Ngozi Ikonjo Hold Bilateral Talks
On the sidelines of the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of UNCTAD, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar held a bilateral meeting with Dr Ngozi Ikonjo-Iweala Director-General of the World Trade Organization at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva. Hon. Odongo was accompanied to the meeting by the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the UN in…
3 Jailed MPs Committed To High Court For Trial
The Anti Corruption Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro has committed the three Members of Parliament (MPs) accused of corruption in a multi-billion budget scandal to the High Court for trial after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said police had concluded their investigations into the case. The trio, identified as Bunyole East MP, Yusuf Mutembuli, Paul…
The Past 15 Years Of Ugandan Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid -Nathan Kikku Mubiru
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru What would it have been like to live in Babel in the days after its destruction? In the Book of Genesis, we are told that the descendants of Noah built a great city in the land of Shinar. They built a tower “with its top in the heavens” to “make a name”…
Violent Clash in Namayingo as Police Disperse Protesters Over Suspended Sugar Factory
Namayingo, Uganda – A volatile situation unfolded in Namayingo district as police fired live ammunition and teargas to disperse angry workers and Indian investors protesting the suspension of the CN Sugar factory. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives suspended the factory’s operations due to the investors’ failure to establish a nucleus estate, leading to…