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Monaco DL: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 5000M World’s Record
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken the 5000M world record while running at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League meet. The Ugandan ran 12:35:36 to break Kenenisa Bekele’s record set in 2004. Cheptegei has been in fine form since clinching 10000M gold at last year’s World Championships. The world champion said he was going for the record…
Just In! Uganda Registers 12th Covid-19 Death As Cases Rise To 1,385
Uganda has on Friday August 14, 2020 registered one new COVID-19 death. According to the Health Ministry, the deceased is a 65-year-old male resident of Kampala. He passed on at the China- Uganda Friendship Hospital, Naguru. He becomes the 12th person to die of COVID-19 in Uganda. Health Ministry added that, the deceased was first admitted…
Crisis: Two City Arcades Closed As Covid-19 Cases Surge
Government of Uganda have closed two city Arcades with immediate effect after registering two Covid-19 cases. Ms Betty Amongi, the Minister for Kampala Affairs, on Thursday said Namaganda and Galilaya arcades registered one case each, adding that scientists were studying the two shopping malls. As a result, both arcades have been closed again, as contact…
Busted: How URA Customs Staff, UNBS Border Officials Collude To Smuggle Kenyan Kay Salt Into Uganda
Our investigators have unearthed a cartel of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs staff and staff from the National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), who are conniving to smuggle Kenyan Kay salt into Uganda. This is going on even after President Yoweri Museveni cautioned URA officials about the rampant corruption and tax evasion in the country. Museveni…
BobiWine Sues IGP Ochola,AG Byaruhanga For Blocking His Radio Talk Shows
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Hon.Robert Ssentamu Kyangulanyi alias Bobiwine, the leader of National Unity Platform (NUP) has sued the Attorney General William Byaruhanga, the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola to courts of law for blocking him from accessing BCU FM Radio Station in Mbale. Other police officers who were sued include SSP…
City Engineer,23 Others Arrested In Curfew Drinking Spree
Police in Kumi District have arrested 24 people who were found drinking and dancing in a bar of one Apedun Marion based at Northern Division within Kumi Municipality. The suspects arrested have been identified as Obwanga Samuel 29yrs Veterinary Officer, Emuria Stephen 38yrs Internal Auditor, Olupot Emmanuel 39 yrs an Engineer, Odeke Emmanuel 42yrs, a…
Col.Katungi Takes Over Military Police Command
Col Keith Katungi has officially taken over as Commandant Military Police from Brigadier William Bainomugisha at Makindye Military Police headquarters. Presiding over the ceremony, the Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Peter Elwelu thanked the outgoing for the job well done for having kept Kampala peaceful during his tenure in office. For the incoming commandant he…
NUP Swallows DP Parliamentary Caucus
Members of the DP parliamentary caucus, councillors and other members of the DP Bloc have legitimately crossed over to the National Unity Platform that is spear headed by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. These were unveiled at the NUP party head quarters in Kamwokya among them are Joseph Ssewungu, Betty Nambooze, Moses Kasibante,…
He Won’t To Be In Hiding Forever; CID Vows To Bring Untouchable BoU’s Sekabira To Court
The Criminal Investigations Department of police has vowed that Bank of Uganda’s Director of Financial Markets Development Coordination Benedict Sekabira will be produced before court to answer charges of his involvement in concealing and seizing properties that belonged to closed banks. This comes after he snubbed Police summons for the second time, according to reports…
Another Kampala Church ”Oasis Of Life Destiny” Demolished
Just a few days after demolition of St.Peter’s Anglican church in Ndeeba, the yet to be confirmed reports revealed that another city church has been demolished. Oasis of Life Destiny Church found in Namuwongo a suburb in Kampala City has just been brought down today in the presence of Uganda police officers. This Church is…