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Covid-19 Crisis: French Govt Donates Relief Items To UPDF
The French Government has donated assorted items to Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces towards the fight against COVID 19 Pandemic. The French Ambassador to Uganda H.E Jules-Armand Aniambossou handed over 2510 jerrycans of 20 litres of hand sanitizers. The Minister for General Duties Hon Mary Karoro Okurut on behalf of the Rt Hon Prime Minister Dr…
BoU To Appeal In Supreme Court Over Trashed Crane Bank Case
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has said it will be petitioning the Supreme Court against the dismissal of the UGX.397BN Crane Bank case, by the Court of Appeal claiming the judgement of this case has a crucial precedent that affects its powers. The Court of Appeal last week dismissed an appeal filed by Bank 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…
Two Senior Police Officers Rot In Kireka Cells Over Spying For Rwanda
Two senior Police officers are rotting in special police detention for more two months after being apprehended on the allegations of spying for Rwanda security agencies. Our highly placed sources have discovered that ASP Benon Akandwanaho, a Community Liaison Officer for Kiira Police Station in Wakiso District, who was arrested before Covid-19 main lockdown is…
City Landlords, Gov’t To Meet On Wednesday, Decide On Reopening Of Arcades
The Government of Uganda and other stakeholders will meet on Wednesday July, 1, 2020 to discuss the possibility of reopening two arcades as a pilot study to assess compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ms Shakira Natozo, the public relations officer at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, said a committee comprised of…
Nansana: 12 Year-Old Girl Commits Suicide
Police in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District are investigating circumstances under which a 12-year-old girl is said to have committed suicide. Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson identified the girl as Alisat Nantume, a resident of Gganda-Nansana Municipality Wakiso District. Her body was found hanging on a rope in the house where…
11 Ugandan returnees From Afghanistan Test Positive For Covid-19
The Ministry of Health have on Monday June, 29, 2020 registered 19 new coronavirus infections, 11 of which are returnees from Afghanistan. This was revealed by Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general health services, on Tuesday who said the total number of confirmed cases had risen to 889. Dr. Mwebesa added that other eight are…
Big Story: URA Reshuffles Entire Customs Department
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has transferred 211 officers working in the Customs Department across the country. The new changes were released by Commissioner Customs Abel Kagumire who also shared the memo to the Commissioner General John Rujooki on Monday June 29. Mr Kagumire said the changes take effect on July 1- Wednesday. Whereas it remains…
Deadly: One Arrested Over Kampala Petrol Bomb Attacks
Joint Uganda security teams have traced and arrested one of the motorcyclists (a boda boda rider), who was captured on CCTV cameras, in attacks against government vehicles. According to Kampala metropolitan spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that the yet to be identified suspect was arrested in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district, on Sunday evening with the help…
Unbelievable: Indian Man, ‘Rajiv’ Gives Cold Bath to Venomous King Cobra To Beat The Heat – Video
Not only humans, even reptiles are bearing the brunt of the extremely hot climate in parts of India. A video of a man showering a cobra, a highly poisonous snake, has gone viral. It is believed dangerous to play with snakes. https://twitter.com/rkbnow/status/1264656770888282119?s=19 Though the location is not mentioned in the video, it appears to be…