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Just In: UPDF Mourns Fallen Bush War Hero Gen. Erick Mukasa
Maj. Gen. Eric Mukasa, the chief of staff of the Reserve Forces in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has died. Gen. Mukasa breathed his last Friday morning at Nakasero Hospital, according to the UPDF spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire. “We have lost yet another gallant general officer… RIP,” Brig. Karemire said. This week another UPDF…
Panic At IGG’s Office After Massive Restructuring Is Announced
Panic has broken out among staff members of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) after a massive restructuring process was announced by management last week, which is likely to see several staff members moved and others dropped. We have learnt that the Inspectorate of Government is conducting a restructuring exercise and as a result of…
UPDF Mourns Fallen Bush War Hero Brig. Bell Tushabe
Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has lost another Strong pillar just days after losing Gen Kasirye Ggwanga. The UPDF Deputy Spokesperson Lt. Col Deo Akiiki revealed that Brigadier Jackson Tushabe Bell passed on in the wee hours of Tuesday June, 30, 2020 at Nakasero Hospital where he has been battling with multiple organ failure Bell…
‘You Don’t Have Powers Over His Fortune’- Former VP Ssekandi’s ‘Mistress’ In Tears As Court Orders Her Eviction
The Magistrate’s court in Masaka has ruled that Laetitia Nakimbugwe, a mistress involved in a property dispute with former vice president Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi does not have rights over his fortune. Nakimbugwe was dragged to court by Victoria Nawangi, an appointed administrator of Ssekandi’s properties. Nawangi challenged Nakimbugwe’s occupancy of a commercial building on plot…
Kenya Set To Host the African NGO Summit 2023
East Africa’s Kenya is set to host the 2023 African NGO Summit, in Nairobi, from 21-22 November 2023 at the Trademark Hotel. According to organisers, the theme of the event is to focus on ‘Maximizing Opportunities For Sustainable Peace and Socioeconomic Development of the African Continent’. For too long, the realisation of peace and human…
NUP Tasks UHRC To Reinvestigate Files Of 18 Missing Supporters
The opposition National Unity Platform party leaders and relatives of the missing supporters stormed the offices of the Uganda Human Rights Commission in Kampala on Thursday. Top NUP leaders, including Secretary General Luis Rubongoya, MP Joel Ssenyonyi, and the spokesperson, among others, led the angry supporters and filed a fresh petition demanding immediate action to…
Min.Dr Aceng Roots For Three Phase Transformers To Curb Endless Power Outages In Govt Hospitals
The deficient power supply to hospitals across the country poses a challenge in operating key equipment, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, has told MPs. Aceng revealed that despite the procurement of high-capacity oxygen plants for all specialized and regional referral hospitals, the power delivered by the single-phase transformers to the facilities cannot…
Exposed: City Businessman,Taifa Director Asiimwe Pinned On Forgery
City businessman and company director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe on October 11, 2023, was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate – Buganda Road and pinned for forging and uttering false documents. The trial which had been postponed on September 26, 2023, after Asiimwe changing a lawyer kicked off despite the accused lawyer raising unsubstantiated…
UPDF,Turkana Pastoralists Exchange Guns For Livestock In Karamoja Security Operation
On October 4, 2023, Turkana pastoralists, under the leadership of community elder Mr. Nyilimo Nakuon, a resident of Lokiriama in Moroto District, surrendered two guns, which the senior security officials in Moroto received on October 11, 2023. The guns were handed over to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). The Turkana, in return, received livestock…
Uganda At 61: The Fundamental Change That Defines Uganda’s Independence
The NRM government captured Power in 1986 after a protracted Liberation Struggle inheriting the post-independence Uganda characterized by turbulence and uncertainty. This was manifested through coups, short-lived regimes, and utter disregard for the rule of Law with state-inspired violence minted upon Civilians. The Colonial Setup of a country with a president and an executive prime…