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‘We Don’t Know You!’-Tears As Gen. Saleh Walks Away From Hungry NRM Journalists In Gulu
General Salim Saleh on Saturday walked away from dozens of youths claiming to be journalists under an umbrella called ”Entertainment News Reporters Association.” The 28 youths comprising both male and female reportedly traveled from Kampala city on Friday evening to meet Gen Saleh to demand payments for online content that they had reportedly been publishing…
President Tshisekedi Frees Convicted Kabila Killers
Twenty-two men convicted over the 2001 assassination of Democratic Republic of Congo president Laurent-Desire Kabila were released from prison Friday after being pardoned by current leader Felix Tshisekedi. The men were met outside Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa by family and friends, some in tears. Among those released was the slain president’s former aide…
Most Of Exiled Ugandans Have Returned Home Due To Prevailing Peace-M7
President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Yumbe to vote for the National Resistance Movement in the forthcoming 2021 elections. The President made a stopover, a few metres away from the Lokopio Hills Technical Institute, following a thunderous welcome by the party supporters who had thronged the roadside. He first got out of the…
Quality Education: Kampala Parents School Sets Dates For 2021 Term One Intake Interviews
Kampala Parents School, one of the leading private primary schools in the country, has set dates on which it will conduct interviews for pupils who want to join the school in the first term of the 2021 academic year. The move is to help Parents and pupils interested in joining Kampala Parents’ School in the…
Aspiring Students Can Now Get Fully Funded Scholarships At Victoria University
Victoria University, one of the many education investments made by the Ruparelia Group, has announced that aspiring students can now get fully funded scholarships to study courses of their choice at the Jinja Road-based institution. Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Dr Krishna N. Sharma said students applying will, however, be mandated to pay a small application fee. The university…
List: IGP Ochola Reshuffles 124 Senior Police Officers Ahead Of 2021 Polls
The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, has made several changes in the force’s leadership, transferring and appointing more than 124 senior officers from different police departments. Ochola wrote in the internal Memo informing all affected police officers that transfers are normal and take immediate. These fresh deployments, transfers and appointments affected officers from…
Hired Bigali Gang Members Lynched In Downtown Kampala Robbery
Police has released a preliminary investigation into a video that has been trending on social media, where a mob is seen beating someone dressed in a yellow t-shirt. The evidence gathered so far, it has emerged that on Wednesday January 6th, 2021, two (2)criminal gangs commonly known as “kifesi” and “Bigali” were mobilised in Kisenyi…
Rioters During Elections Will Regret Why They Were Born- IGP Ochola,
The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola on Friday cautioned Ugandans against electoral violence saying the perpetrators will suffer the consequences, especially during and after the January 14, 2021 polls. “I would like to assure the whole country that whoever causes trouble will regret why his or her mother gave birth to him…
NUP’s Isingiro Woman MP Flag Bearer Crosses To NRM
Lillian Keitetsi, the Isingiro District National Unity Platform woman MP flag bearer has thrown in the towel to join the ruling National Resistance Movement days to the elections. Lillian who joined Bobi Wine’s People Power three years ago has been the district NUP party chairperson and a senior mobilizer for western region. She left NUP…
Former Minister Dr. Kisamba Mugerwa Succumbs To Covid-19
Former Minister for Agriculture Dr. Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa has died of deadly coronavirus at Mulago Hospital where he was a few days ago with chest complications . By the time of his death, Dr.Mugerwa was serving as the Chairman board of directors for National Planning Authority. He has been a Ugandan agricultural economist, politician and…