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M7 Hails Amina Hersi For Setting Up Multi Billions Atiak Sugar Factory
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru District. The factory is owned by entrepreneur Amina Moghe Hersi, while government holds 41 percent shares through the Uganda Development Corporation. Gen Museveni said that for a country to industrialise, it needs the following; labour, natural resources, capital, knowledge and entrepreneurship. The last group…
Grief As Police Officer’s Son Shoots Self Dead While Playing With Dad’s Gun
Police in Ibanda has kicked off investigations into circumstances under which a six-year-old son to a police officer shot himself dead while playing with the dad’s gun. The incident according to Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson happened at around 8pm on Wednesday when Danson Bwambale, 6, a son to Special Police Constable, Pascazia…
Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Defilement, Asks Court To Castrate Him
A 30-year-old man from Luweero district will spend 30 years in jail for defiling his 10-year-old sister in law. He was charged with aggravated defilement. Kassim Kisomeso, a resident of Busiika town in Luweero district was found guilty of defiling his sister in law for 15 consecutive days between September 14 and September 29, last…
Police Apologise To Omutaka Gajuule Kayiira For Brutally Dispersing Clan Members
The Police have apologised over an incident where officers lobbed teargas at a group of members of the Mbogo clan attending thanksgiving Mass for their clan head, Gajuule Kayiira Kasibante. Earlier today, a police delegation visited the head of Mbogo clan to deliver apologizes to his family and the wider Mbogo Clan fraternity, at the clan…
2021 Elections: NRM Passes Out 200 Strong Bouncers To Defend Museveni Votes In Kampala
The National Resistance party in Kampala has commissioned about 200 battle hardened body builders locally called as Kanyamas who will help the party to quell election violence in the 2021 general elections. The Kanyamas were passed by the NRM party national chairman office assistant Mily Babirye Babalanda and Nora Bamutazi at Nakivubo Blue primary school…
Under Fire! Bunyoro Kingdom Rejects Deployment Of Ex Mityana Police Boss Over Questionable Indiscipline
Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom authorities have totally rejected the deployment of Mr Alex Mwine in Hoima as their District Police commander. This afternoon, the Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Prime Minister Owek Andrew Byakutaga while addressing media said the Kingdom rejects the deployment of Mr Mwine who has a record of questionable discipline. “We have rejected the transfer…
Video: ‘Disregard Rumors, Pastor Augustine Yiga Is Alive and Kicking’
ABS Television management has trashed news circulating on social media that Pastor Augustine Yiga of Revival Church Kawaala is dead. Earlier today, news about Pastor Yiga’s death have been making rounds on different social media platforms. However, at around 11:30am ABS Television owned by Pastor Yiga broke silence and refuted social media posts about the…
On Spot: Asians Custodian Board Under Probe As Over 15 Billions Go Missing From Account
Panic has engulfed the custodian board after it has emerged that Shs 15 billion was mysteriously withdrawn from the Departed Asians Property Custodian board accounts by the unknown persons. The development came after Members of Parliament on the committee Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) discovered the missing monies and quizzed Ministry of Finance…
UPDF Boss Tips Soldiers On Reckless Lifestyle
The Chief Executive Officer-Wazalendo Sacco; ( WASACCO) Col Joseph Freddy Onata has advised Wazalendo staff to examine their financial life styles if they are to benefit from the financial opportunities the SACCO avails. He made these remarks while addressing a monthly scientific staff meeting at the SACCO headquarters in Kiwatule. He stressed that Wazalendo does…
MPs Irked By EC Announcement Of Separate Presidential,Parliamentary Polling Dates
Members of parliament have tasked the Attorney General to explain why the polling dates for parliamentary and presidential candidates differ. “Presidential and Parliamentary elections are carried out on the same day but why is the Electoral Commission coming out to announce the polling dates for these activities on separate dates?” asked Hon. Joseph Ssewungu (DP,…