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IGP Ochola,Gen.Sabiti Are Incompetent To Investigate All Pending Murder Cases-MP Kivumbi
The Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs, Hon Muwanga Kivumbi has accused his opposite in government, Hon. Obiga Mario Kania of reluctance and inefficiency by the Uganda Police to investigate high profile criminal cases. Kivumbi, who is also the Butambala MP, highlighted several murder cases where suspects have not been committed to court for trial for…
M7 Commissions 9 Factories At Namunkekera Industrial Park
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday commissioned 9 factories operating in the Namunkekera Industrial park, in Kapeeka, Nakaseke district. The factories, which produce various assorted products and have created lots of employment opportunities for people in Kapeka, Nakaseke district, Luweero Triangle. President Museveni poses with some of the investors and security minister Elly Tumwine (2ndR)…
McKinstry Outs Cranes Squad For CECAFA Cup
Uganda Cranes Head Coach Johnathan McKinstry has named his final 20-man squad that will play for in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup starting from Saturday 7th – 19th December 2019. The selected players are all locally based and play their trade in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League. Vipers SC defender Halid Lwaliwa is given the responsibility to…
Burundi Accuses Rwanda of Armed Attack, Threatens Retaliation
Burundi accused Rwanda of sending troops earlier this month to attack one of its military positions and pledged to “use legitimate defense” if its northern neighbor continues the hostility. Eight Burundian soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked their camp close to the Rwandan border on Nov. 16. The invaders retreated back into Rwanda after the…
Police Hunts Mysterious Nakasongola Murderer After Hacking Four People
The Security Agencies in Nakasongola have increasingly intensified their search efforts to find an attacker, wanted in an apparent killing spree of four people, in Wabigalo Village, Wabigalo Parish, and Wabinyonyi Sub-County in Nakasongora District. The victims include two male juveniles, one female adult and an elderly man, whose heads were all chopped off, during…
UPDF,Somalia Govt Sign New Peace Deal
The Minister of Defence And Veteran Affairs Hon Adolf Mwesige And Hon Hassan Ali Mohamed the Defence Minister of Federal Government of Somalia have today 6th December 2019 held a meeting aimed at improving the bilateral relations in Defence matters between both countries. The two ministers who met at the Ministry of Defence headquarters -…
Why M7 Appointed DPP Chibita To Supreme Court?
President Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as the new Principal Judge replacing Justice Yorokamu Bamwine who is retiring. Justice Zeija has been serving as the Mbarara Senior Resident Judge. Justice Zeija was first appointed judge of the High Court in 2016. Justice Bamwine will leave judicial service on December 25 upon clocking the retirement…
Ugandan Security Forces Gun Down Top Musician In Nakasongola
Security personnel shot and killed a local musician in a case of mistaken identity in Nakasongola town council. Uganda Radio Network [URN] reported that the incident happened on Thursday at 11pm while security operatives hunted a machete-wielding man who hacked four people dead. Calvin Mutegesi also known as Sida Man and a resident of Kansirye…
UPDF Deploys More 2414 Troops In Somalia
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi, has flagged off 2414 troops of Battle Group 29 heading to Somalia to serve under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for the next 12 months. The function was held last evening at Peace Support Operation and Training Center (PSO-TC), Nakaseke. Gen Muhoozi told the battle group…
WizKid Dedicates Kololo Concert To Late Mozwey Radio
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, known musically as WizKid, broke down and nearly came to tears on Thursday while remembering the late Goodlyfe Crew singer Mozwey Radio. The award winning and recording breaking Afrobeats artiste arrived in Uganda Thursday morning ahead of the “Dirty December” concert at Kololo Airstrip tonight. The show will also feature…