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Disgruntled UPDF Officer Shoots Colleague Dead Over Woman
Police and sister security agencies in Isingiro District are investigating circumstances under which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot and killed his colleague last night following a disagreement over a woman. Pte James Kamarendi Omeri is alleged to have shot and killed Pte Laurence Bwire, 29, at the home of a one Madam…
Gen Museveni Passes Out Over 2,500 Local Defence Personnel
The President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander in Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has passed out 2593 Local Defence Personnel at Olilim Training School, Palam Sub County, Ngariam County in Katakwi District. President Museveni, in his address, expressed his happiness at the fact that the graduates volunteered to join…
Tribal Talk Is Diversionary, Just Address Issues Affecting Ugandans
On May 12, 2013, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi appointed lawyer Charles Peter Mayiga as the Katikkiro (prime minister) of Buganda. His appointment was touted as a strategic move geared at galvanising the kingdom’s young population across the country. His tenure during the last nine years has been a bittersweet experience peppered by, among others, the…
‘Ankole Sub-region Is Also Suffering Like Other Regions’ – Kabuleta Blames Museveni’s Bad Leadership, Sectarianism For High Levels Of Poverty In Western Uganda
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has rallied the people of Ankole sub-region to unite and work together if they are to overcome the economic challenges they face. The former presidential candidate made remarks while addressing the press at NEED’s Headquarters in Kampala on Monday, May 30, 2022. He revealed that segregation…
Real Facts In Kiham, Buganda Land Board Kigo Land Row
As Buganda Land Board (BLD) resorts to malice and propaganda using the name of ‘Kabaka’ and Buganda Kingdom, this website has exclusively landed on a survey report of the contested Ham Sports Centre Kigo land. Kiham claims is on public tittled land tenure well as BLB’s claim is on a milo tenure. However, Ugandans are…
Top UPDF Cashier Found Dead In Kiwatule Lodge,Robbed 24M
A senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)officer Major Joseph Mukuraine has been found dead in a Birunga lodge, Kiwatule a Kampala suburb. Information gathered by this website indicates that the deceased arrived at the lodge on Tuesday and booked a room for three days. On the second day (Wednesday), he left in the morning but…
Security Forces Recover 40 Guns From Karamoja Warriors
The Joint Security Forces continue to pacify Karamoja Sub-region as more illegal guns and ammunition are recovered and arrests made. On 25th May 2022, six illegal guns were recovered; five from Loptuk Sub County in Moroto District whereas and one from Nakapiripirit District. This now brings the total to 40 illegal guns and 192 Rounds…
Uganda Airlines Explains UGX. 85bn Budget Request
Uganda Airlines has dismissed media reports that the National carrier is seeking UGX 85bn to buy a new CRJ90 engine (Bombardier engine). Rahim Shakila Lamar, the Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Manager at Uganda Airlines has clarified that the UGX 85bn Uganda Airlines was seeking Parliament to approve is the annual allocation from Government for the National Carrier…
Wanted: COSASE Summons Min Kasaija Over 10.6Bn Land Compensation
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises ‘COSASE’ has summoned finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, for snubbing the committee probe twice. COSASE is probing the Shs10.6 billion supplementary payment to six landowners in Bunyoro and Buganda regions. Among the six land owners is the Lusanja land in Kyadondo belonging to Medard Kiconco and…
DRC Accuses Rwanda Of Financing M23 Rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which the latter denied Thursday as the Congolese army clashed with the militia in the east of the vast country. Fighting with the rebel group erupted on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a conflict-torn eastern province of DRC, which borders…