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Rwenzori Region Endorses Hon. Basaliza For Elderly Seat As Church Condemns Bishop For Breaching Their Decision
The Church of Uganda is in a crisis after a retired Bishop declared his interest to contest for a parliamentary seat on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, yet religious elders had endorsed Rtd. Col. Hon. Stephen Basaliza for the Elderly MP seat in the 2021 elections. The retired Archbishop Bishop of South Rwenzori, the…
Big Fish: MP Winnie Kizza Officially Joins ANT Party
Former leader of opposition in Parliament Hon.Winnie Kiiza has officially joined Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party. Kasese woman member of Parliament Hon. Kiiza was unveiled as a new member of ANT on Wednesday morning at a press conference held at the party’s headquarters on Buganda Road in Kampala. Hon.Kizza has joined other members of…
AIGP Asan Kasingye Defends Police After The Demolition Of St Peter’s CoU Ndeeba
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye has fortified Uganda Police Force after their involvement in the demolishing of the Anglican St Peter’s Church Ndeeba on Monday. Kasingye’s defence comes after the arrest of the District Police Commander Katwe SP David Epedu, OC Station Ndeeba Police Station ASP Mugira Yeko Kato and Field Force…
No Visitors! – Nakaseke District COVID-19 Task Force Blocks Patient’s Attendants
The Nakaseke District Task Force has restricted attendants to patients and banned visitors in hospital wards across the health centres to stop the spread of COVID-19. Nakaseke district registered a fifth COVID-19 case on Sunday after a health worker from Kiwoko hospital tested positive of the virus. It’s reported that the health worker contracted the…
Maj Gen Hon.Oula Officially Takes NEC Deputy Managing Director Office
The Outgoing Deputy Managing Director National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Maj Gen Moses Ddiba Ssentongo has handed over office to Hon Maj Gen Innocent Oula at a function presided over by Lt Gen James Mugira- Managing Director-National Enterprise Corporation at NEC Headquarters, Bugolobi. Lt Gen James Mugira thanked Maj Gen Moses Ddiba Ssentongo for being a…
Lt.Col Nakalema Arrests NAGRIC Boss Over Fraud
The head of State Anti Corruption Unit Lt Col.Edith Nakalema on Monday arrested Dr Anthony Ntate the acting Executive Director of National Animal Genetic Resources Center & Data Bank (NAGRIC) over shs 240M Fraud. Dr Ntate’s arrest came after the whistleblower one Edison Naijuka petitioned Lt.Col Nakalema’s Unit complaining over shoddy procurement deal. In the…
High Court Dismisses Application Against Attorney General, NAGRIC ED
The High Court Civil Division has dismissed an application filed by Dr. Wilberforce Wandera Kifudde, the former Technical Manager Production of National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC & DB) against the Executive Director and Attorney General. Through his lawyers, Crispus Ayena Adongo and Gordon Kifudde, Wandera sued the NAGRIC ED, Dr. Charles…
UPDF Pilot,Two Police Officers Remanded Over Spying For Rwanda
UPDF General court martial sitting at Makindye in Kampala has remanded three security officers for spying for Rwanda. The accused officers have been identified as Lt.Philip Ankunda, ASP Frank Sabiti and ASP Benon Akandwanaho. According to prosecution led by Captain Ambrose Baguma, between February and May this year, the accused persons and others still at…
Arch Bishop Kaziimba Condemns Sinister Demolition Of Ndeeba Church
The Most Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, has released a statement strongly condemning the sinister demolition of St. Peter’s Church, Ndeeba The Anglican Church in Ndeeba was demolished after a longstanding land wrangle between the church leadership and a businessman Dodovico. High Court judge Mr Eudes Keitirima had last…
LDUs To Resume Operations To Curb Increased Urban Crime
The Uganda Defense Forces (UPDF) with other security agencies have resolved to redeploy the Local Defense Unit following an increase in night crime around the country especially in the urban centers. Brig.Flavia Bwekwaso , UPDF Spokesperson has released a statement revealing that due to public demand, UPDF has to redeploy LDU officers to combat the…