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Just In: Gen.Tumukunde Finally Granted Bail
Former Security Minister Gen. Henry Tumukunde has on Monday, May 11 been granted a Ugx50M no cash bail. Tumukunde has been in prison for sixty days on charges of treason and unlawful possession of fire weapons. The High Court had earlier denied him bail on account that sureties he had presented were not substantial. Tumukunde…
Grief As Nine Workers Are Killed In Makindye Building Collapse
Nine construction workers are feared dead after a building caved in Lukuli-Nanganda Village, Makindye division. Under construction three-storied building on Soweto Road collapsed Saturday night trapping scores of workers in the rubble. The construction workers have been staying on-site following a presidential directive which restricted movement of people in a bid to stop further spread…
Corruption: Two Arrested Bribing Kajjansi Police Officer
Police in Kajjansi have arrested two people on allegations of attempting to bribe a police officer. The suspects have been identified as Richard Walugembe and Remogio Baale who are currently detained at Kajjansi Police Station. According to the investigating officer, who is at the same time a victim in this crime said, Kajansi Police Station…
Covid-19: Four UPDF Soldiers Arrested Over Murder,Rape
Four soldiers of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in Bushenyi District have been arrested over murder and rape allegations. The four yet to be known soldiers were picked up from Kyabugimbi on Saturday afternoon. Mr Martial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Regional Police Spokesperson, confirmed the arrest and said the soldiers allegedly shot to death Vincent…
Uganda’s Covid-19 Cases Rise To 121 As 5 Truck Drivers Test Positive
Uganda has registered Five new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of positive cases to 121 in the East African Country. The five cases were identified from the 1498 samples collected from the truck drivers on May 10, 2020. 3 of the new cases are Kenyans and 2 Ugandans who arrived from Elegu and Malaba…
Covid-19: UPDF Will Defeat Killer Pandemic By Defending Our Borders-Gen.Muhoozi
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen David Muhoozi has observed that, Covid 19 Pandemic has tested the capabilities of the mighty and the small around the globe in confronting the unprecedented. The CDF said this at Uganda’s prestigious Senior Command and Staff College ( SCSC) in Kimaka -Jinja District while conducting a quality…
Opinion: How BoU Will Kill The Ugandan Economy After Coronavirus
By Omongole Richard (Farmer) Uganda’s post coronavirus economic failings are going to come from the IMF/World Bank supervised theoretical economist at Bank of Uganda. You borrow $ 491.5 million, then $151m will go to budget support and UDB . A whole $340m just for bank of Uganda to stabilize the exchange rate! Textbook economics based…
Min. Adolf Mwesige Delivers Controversial Shs 20m To Bunyangabu District Covid-19 Task Force
The Minister for Defence and Veterans Hon. Adolf Mwesige Kasaija has handed over the Controversial Shs20m to Bunyangabu District Covid-19 Task-Force to help the team in fight against Coronavirus (Covid-19). Minister Mwesige who is also a Member of Parliament for Bunyangabu handed over cash to the Task Force led by the area Resident District Commissioner…
Uganda Hit By Three Day Nationwide Power Blackout
Uganda had suffered a nationwide blackout on Saturday, the second in less than a month. Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, which is responsible for bulk purchase and transmission of power countrywide, said “We have lost transmission across the nation which has caused a nationwide blackout, please bear with us as we investigate the cause and…
The 10th Parliament’s Motion Of Infamy
By David Mafabi Last Thursday, the Parliament of Uganda passed a so-called “Motion of Displeasure” directed at the President of Uganda for, amongst other things “making disparaging remarks against the Speaker and the Parliament of Uganda”! Another charge was, to paraphrase, disregarding “the doctrine of separation of powers”! Etc. A veritable day of infamy -…