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DETAILS! Police Explains How Gang Leader Sobi Met His Death
Paddy Sserunjogi, widely known as Sobi, met a tragic end on Monday afternoon in Kibaale village, Kigumba parish, Maddu Sub-county, Gomba district. Residents allegedly attacked and hacked him to death, accusing him of forcefully acquiring land. Confirming Sobi’s demise late in the evening, Katonga Regional Police Spokesperson Superintendent of Police- SP Majid Karim noted the…
High Court Confirms Murder, Terror Charges Against Kiggundu Suspect Killers
The International Crimes Division of the High Court has formally charged individuals linked to the killing of Major Mohammad Kiggundu and his bodyguard Sergeant Steven Mukasa. Justice Richard Wejuli Wabwire, on Monday, confirmed multiple charges against the accused, who will now await trial before a designated panel. The accused, Sheikh Yahaya Ramathan Mwanje, the deputy…
Just In: Notorious Kampala Kifeesi Gang Leader Sobi Killed In Gomba Land Wrangle
Paddy Sserunjonji aka Sobi one of the notorious gangsters,who self-confessed as a leader of Kifeesi, a criminal gang, which terrorized Kampala has been hacked to death in Kigesi,Maddu,Gomba district in a land wrangles. More details are coming up…………..
WHO Includes False Teeth on List of Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the inclusion of noma disease in its official list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The decision was recommended by the 17th meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases. The decision has been welcomed because it is likely to expand health services to…
URA Sensitizes Traders on Changes in Valuation Database
Uganda Revenue Authority embarked on the process of amending its valuation database to ensure uniformity in the customs values of imported goods. To ensure smoothness in this process, the tax body reached out to different stakeholders to get their input. It was against this background that URA met with representatives from the textile industry. The purpose…
Operation Harmony: UPDF Assures Defiant Balaalo To Face Bloody Eviction In Northern Uganda
The Deputy Defence Spokesperson and Co-ordinator Communications for operation “Operation Harmony” an operation coined to evict illegal pastoralists from northern Uganda Under presidential executive order number 3, Colonel Deo Akiiki has urged all nomadic pastoralists commonly known as “Balaalo” to comply with the provisions and rules of Executive Order No. 3 as instructed by the…
Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo Replaces Mubajje As Old Kampala Interim Supreme Mufti
Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo has been sworn in as Uganda’s interim Mufti on Sunday, December 17, 2023, replacing suspended Sheikh Shaban Mubajje. Ssemambo has been serving as the first deputy Mufti of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council since January 17, 2021. On December 16, 2023, many Muslim leaders who are members of the Uganda Muslim Supreme…
Ismaili Community Joins PAP, Donates Relief Items Worth Millions To Kyaka Refugees
By Andrew Irumba Kampala: The Ismaili Civic Community in Uganda, an extension of the global Ismaili Civic Engagement of the Aghakan, has Saturday joined the Pan-African Pyramid (PAP) in a collection of relief aide to Kyaka II Refugees Settlement found in Kyegegwa District, Western Uganda. Demonstrating its commitment to corporate social responsibility, the Ismaili Community…
HOIMA: SDA Church Elders, Mafias Implicated In Land Fraud
The Seventh Day Adventist church members in Hoima district are boiling up with anger after a section of church elders connived with some renowned land grabbers to front church in order to grab land from its lawful owner. The accused section of Hoima SDA Church Elders is reportedly led by a one Bomson Mayanja who…
Rwanda Tops 2023 Africa Visa Openness Index
Rwanda has become the latest African country to offer visa-free access to all African citizens according to the latest edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index jointly published on Dec.12 by the African Union and the African Development Bank Group. A visa is an endorsement–through a certificate or stamp in a travel document–showing that a…