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AG. William Byaruhanga On Spot For Acquiring Firearm For Lawyer Andrew Kasirye
The Attorney General, Mr. William Byaruhanga is on the spot for acquiring a firearm for his partner Andrew Kasirye at a time when the joint security committee had put to halt the issuance of arms to private individuals. According to police sources, Mr. Byaruhanga used his position as Attorney General to intimidate junior officers to…
Hon. Basaliza Petitions Human Rights Commission Over Kiryandongo Evictions
Hon. Stephen Basaliza, who is a retired Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) Colonel, has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to intervene in the eviction of over 500 people from their land and homes in Kiryandongo District. In his petition dated August 19th, 2020, Basaliza, who is also the former Burahya county MP, contends…
UPDF Officer Who Defected To Bobi Wine’s NUP Arrested
Uganda Police Force with sister security organs have arrested private Justus Turyatunga, an officer who on Tuesday announced his affiliation to Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) party. Turyatunga stormed NUP offices in Kamwokya donning in a UPDF uniform and a red People Power beret. In his short announcement, he claimed to have seen the…
Kampala’s Best Graphics Designers Battle for Premier Advertising Shs 3m Contest
Kampala’s Crème de la crème of graphics designers are converging at Premier advertising offices at Crane Management chambers in Kampala to participate in the ongoing “hottest graphics designer search”. This competition will offer the graphic designers a chance for both local and global recognition, plus some big money up for grabs. Gareth Onyango the Premier…
Bakazimbaga Muhindo Ann For MP Western Region
Bakazimbaga Muhindo Ann announced her candidature as a Member of Parliament for older persons in the Western region. Bakazimbaga was born in 1952 in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo District. She is a retired graduate Primary teacher who has previously held various political positions where she has served as LC1 chairperson to LC5. Apart from politics, she has…
Police Chief Fired Over Investigating Ex BoU Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende
A senior police officer attached to Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli has been suspended after investigating former deputy governor Bank of Uganda Louis Austin Kasekende. Sources at the Kibuli-based CID say that SP Andrew Mugarula was shown exit after his seniors had a meeting with Kasekende. Mugarura suspects that Kasekende could have bribed his seniors,…
Breaking! Mali President, Prime Minister Arrested By Mutinying Soldiers As Crisis Deepens
By Agencies Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed. Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”. The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key military camp near the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday…
Western Region Youth MP Aspirant Katuramu Shot By Counter Terrorism Police
Simon Katuramu, one of the candidates in the race for the Mbarara youth Member of Parliament has on Tuesday afternoon been shot in the stomach. Reports suggest that Simon Katuramu, who is also a lecturer at Metropolitan University, was allegedly shot by counter-terrorism police officers attached to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Weigh Bridge Station…
Gen. Tumukunde Arrested In Buikwe
Njeru police in Buikwe district have arrested Gen. Henry Tumukunde, a presidential aspirant and former Security Minister who had come in the district for a regional consultative meeting. Gen. Tumukunde was arrested today afternoon at Royal Paradise Hotel in Naminya village, Njeru Town Council, Buikwe District where he was having his first meeting with his…
Terrible! Uganda Registers 43 New Covid-19 Cases
Uganda has registered 43 new cases of Coronavirus, with authorities expressing “concern” over the increased infections in the capital city, Kampala. “The Ministry of Health with concern has observed the rapidly increasing cases in Kampala,” the Ministry said in a statement this Tuesday. “The number of cases has been rising since the lifting of the…