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UPDF Distances Self From ‘Besigye’s Possible Coup’ In Uganda
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has distanced itself from comments made by former presidential candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye, who on Friday predicted a military led overthrow of the current National Resistance Movement Government under President Yoweri Museveni. Besigye, citing other countries where armies have mutinied or joined masses to overthrow their leaders -…
Rwanda Imposes Ban On Cement From Tanzania, Runs To Kenya For Rescue
Rwanda government has imposed ban on cement imported from Tanzania, this website has learnt. Rwanda imports from Tanzania were US$224.54 Million during 2019, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. According to United Nations COMTRADE data, Rwanda imported from Tanzania salt, sulphur, earth stone, plaster, lime and cement worth $ 48.38m in…
Kiiza Besigye: My Plan B Will Focus On Ousting Museveni Out Of State House
After announcing that he will not be participating in the 2021 presidential polls, former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Dr Kizza Besigye has said that his next move is to fight for those who feel oppressed in their own country. The opposition strongman announced that his plan B will focus on ousting the incumbent…
Sad! Primary Teacher Commits Suicide Over Covid-19 Debts
A primary teacher in Kamuli district has taken his own life allegedly due to accumulated debts. Jimmy Buyonga, 32, a teacher at Kasambira Preparatory primary school in Bugulumbya sub-county in eastern Uganda hanged himself at the school premises. Rose Namukose, a resident of Bukapere village, where the school is located, says that the school has…
Tough Times Ahead As Police Director Orders For Enforcement Of Curfew, Covid-19 SOPs
The Uganda Police Operations Director, AIGP Edward Ochom has ordered all territorial commanders countrywide to strictly enforce the Covid19 guidelines given by the Ministry of Health and arrest whoever violates them without fail. He communicated through a memo seen by this website and copied to all Regional and District police commanders as well as officers…
Video: City Tycoon Kalungi ‘Billgates’ Police Officer Lock Horns
City businessman Moses Kalungi Alias Bill Gates the proprietor of Kalungi Plaza has exchanged bitter with a Uganda Police Force Force Officer for arresting him and family on allegations of evicting a tenant from his building. The worse happened yesterday evening after police on orders of ACP Olugu Francis arrested and detained Kalungi, his wife…
Charms Uganda Donates To COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers
When Uganda announced the first case of Covid-19 in March, companies continuously donated food, cash and relief items to help meet the needs of those who have been denied an opportunity to earn a living due to the limitations imposed by the effort to curb the spread of the lethal virus. While these philanthropic efforts…
MP Luttamaguzi Remanded To Wanyato Prison For Flouting Covid-19 SOPs
Nakaseke South MP Paulson Ssemakula Lutamaguzi has been charged and remanded to Wanyato government prison up-to September 3, 2020. On Wednesday, police arrested Luttamaguzi and scores of his supporters over a planned political rally.He has been charged with doing an act likely to spread Covid-19. The situation comes amid public anger over a number of…
Museveni Declares August 29 National Prayers Day As Covid-19 Cases Surge
The president of Uganda HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has declared the national prayer day a public holiday all over the country. In a statement released on his social media platforms on Thursday, August, 27, the president noted thus.. A certain Ugandan came to me and told me that God had told him in a vision that…
Kibwetere Cult Massacre: Kadaga Orders PM Rugunda To Compensate Orphans
A group of orphans whose parents perished 20 years ago in March 2000 in a cult massacre have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga over being denied access to their parents’ burial site and an investigation report into the incident. Chairing the plenary sitting, Kadaga said that Parliament in July 2019 resolved to have…