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Captured 350 Wives Of CRND Rebels Repatriated To Rwanda
The government is screening and giving necessary support to 1,100 children and 371 women recently sent home from neighboring DR Congo after being separated from anti-Rwanda militia race Mugabe, a communications specialist at the Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC), said they are all assembled at Nyarushishi Transit Center in Rusizi District where everything possible…
City Sex Workers’ Coordinator Murdered In Kampala
Police in Kawempe is investigating the circumstances in which a 28-year-old lady was found murdered and her body dumped in a rubbish pit in Bwaise. The deceased has been identified as Sanyu Edith a known sex worker and resident of Bwaise, Kimumbasa zone. It is alleged that the deceased had gone to see someone at…
Tears As Gen.Oweyesigire Brutally Evicts 1500 Residents On A Gun Barrel After Grabbing 4 Miles
Over 1,500 people are in tears after they were forcefully evicted from their land by a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general. Lt Gen. Jim Owoyesigire is accused of grabbing 4 square miles of land, located in Kisuuga village, Masindi district. In some of the evictions that started in 2014, residents accuse Owoyesigire’s men of…
Kadaga Mocks Lazy MPs For Passing Only 22 Bills In 2019
Parliament of Uganda had a good year in 2019 with the major highlight being the successful hosting of the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC). According to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, the well-attended event held from 23 to 29 September 2019 attracted a lot of debate that focused on improving the Commonwealth states and was overall, good…
IGP Ochola Appoints Exodus Sacco Bosses Amidst Missing 5Bn Scandal
The newly elected leaders of the Police Exodus savings and credit cooperatives organization (Sacco) have today taken over their offices of responsibilities at a function held at SACCO headquarters Naguru. The Joint Chief of Staff AIGP Brig Jack Bakasumba oversaw the function. In his remarks, AIGP Bakasumba urged the new leadership to serve to the…
Five People Sentenced To Death Over Murder Of Journalist Khashoggi
Five people have been sentenced to death over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but two top figures investigated over the killing have been exonerated, Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said Monday. Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was murdered in October last year in what Riyadh called a “rogue” operation, tipping the kingdom into one of its worst…
Celebrations As Uganda Sand Cranes Defeat Hosts Tanzania In Dar es salaam
The Uganda Beach Soccer Team (Sand Cranes) started the Copa Dar es Salaam Beach Soccer Tournament on a high note after defeating hosts Tanzania in a shootout. The scoreboard indicated three on each side at the end of the three normal periods pushing the game to the extra three minutes which weren’t also enough to…
Sudan Opens New Probe Against Al-Bashir Over Darfur Atrocities
Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the government of former president Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor has said. The conflict between pro-government forces and ethnic minority rebels left around 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced, according to the United Nations. “We have launched an investigation into…
Sembabule Woman Murders Husband Over Shs 20000
Police in Sembabule District is holding a 26- year-old mother for allegedly beheading her husband in a fight over Shs 20,000. The suspect Generous Birungi, a resident of Ibaare village in Bulongo Sub County was picked by police on allegation that she murdered her husband, Nuru Kabarwanyi in domestic violence brawl. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Paul Kagame To Retire From Power In 2024
President Paul Kagame has talked about the possibility of not running for a fourth term, noting that his wish is for a woman to replace him when he retires from office. “My wish is that one day, a woman takes up this position that you gave me,” Kagame told delegates during the Nation Address at…