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UPDF Halts LDUs Activities In Karamoja Region
President Yoweri Museveni has directed Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) commanders to take charge of Local Defence Units (LDUs) operating in Karamoja due to increased crime in the region. According to the commander of land forces General Peter Elwelu revealed that commander in chief of armed forces Gen Museveni ordered that LDUs (paramilitary forces) and…
Security Beefed Up On Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Over Rampart Robberies
Works and Transport Minister, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala assured MPs that the Police is prepared to 19 Mar 2021 The Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala says there will be increased Police patrols along the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway to curb vandalism of the chain link fence and other road furniture. According to the…
PM Rugunda Mourns Death Of Former Uganda National Chamber of Commerce & Industry Chairman
The prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has paid tribute to the former Uganda National Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mzee Paul Jasons Kizza Amooti Kadoma. Mzee Kadoma at only 84 years breath his last on Saturday March 13, 2020 at his residential home in Ntinda and has been laid to rest…
Distressed Kadaga Runs To UCC Over Shocking Media Report On 2.8Bn Travel Allowances Amid The Country’s Staggering Economy
The Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has run to the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) over a media article that exposed how she pocketed Shs2.8bn in travel abroad allowances in less than 2 years. The speaker rushed to the national communications regulator the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) after she was exposed of using her…
Just In! FDC’s Salaam Musumba Runs To Court To Nullify Speaker Kadaga’s Victory In Kamuli Polls
Former Kamuli Woman MP Contestant, Proscovia Salaamu Musumba of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has petitioned the high court in Jinja challenging Speaker Rebecca Kadaga’s victory in the recently concluded polls for Kamuli District Woman Member of Parliament. In the race to represent Kamuli, the incumbent, Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga emerged winner with 92,388…
Just In: Samia Suluhu Swears In As First Female Tanzania President
Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president on Friday, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country after the death from heart disease of president John Magufuli, Africa’s most vocal COVID-19 sceptic. Hassan, 61, was sworn in at State House in the country’s commercial capital Dar es…
SFC Soldier,4 Civilians Arrested In Spate Of Kawempe Robberies
Police in Kawempe have arrested five suspects on allegations of participating in a spate of robberies in Kawempe and it’s surrounding areas. Luke Oweyesigyire KMP PRO revealed that police officers who were on routine patrol in the area intercepted a motor vehicle registration number UBH 295F Passo that was driven by Michael Yiga, 28, a…
John Magufuli: World Leaders Pour In Tributes For Fallen Comrade
The United States Government has expressed its condolences to Tanzanians following the passing of President John Pombe Magufuli. In a State Department statement, the US says it remains committed to continuing to support Tanzanians as they advocate for respect for human rights while combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief statement, issued by State Department Spokesperson…
Breaking! Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli Is Dead
In a televised address on Thursday night, Tanzania vice-president Samia Suluhu Hassan said that Magufuli had died of heart complications. “It is with great regret that I inform you that today, 17 March 2021, at 18:00, we have lost our courageous leader, President John Pombe Magufuli of Tanzania,” said Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania Vice President.…
EXPLOSIVE: How Speaker Kadaga & Confidant Hon. Okupa Spent Over US $764,000 (Shs2.8 BN) In-less Than 2 Years In Travels Abroad
Since taking office as Deputy Speaker of Parliament way back in 2001 (20 years ago in May 2021), Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has created one of the most secretive but powerful political hegemony within the NRM environs in modern Uganda’s Political history. It’s hard to tell how much the legendary Woman Member of Parliament…