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Joy As Parliament Fulfills Shs100m Pledge To Ghetto Kids
Parliament of Uganda has fulfilled the UGX 114 million pledge it made to the Ghetto kids meant to cover a debt the youngsters have over a house they acquired but partly paid for. The pledge that was made by MPs last year, on December 19, 2019, on learning that the ghetto kids were on the…
Why ISO Boss Kaka’s Son Was Sentenced To 32 Years In Luzira
Bagyenda, a pharmacist and son of the Director General of Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Col Frank Kaka Bagyenda, was on Monday convicted of murder by Justice Moses Kazibwe of the High Court in Kampala alongside his accomplices Innocent Bainomugisha, a-24-year-old cleaner and Vincent Rwahwire, a 28-year-old casual worker. Justice Kazibwe, among other things, said that…
Bugiri Police Chief ASP Masinde Charged Over Alcohol Abuse
The Territorial Police in Busoga East has charged ASP Masinde Yaser Okot the Regional ICT Maintenance Officer, with discreditable conduct, which on conviction attracts punishment under the Police code of conduct that ranges from reprimand to a dismissal from the force. The officer has a medical condition of diabetes and last week, his photos went…
Ochola Applauds Cheptegei For Breaking World Record
The Inspector General of Police [IGP] Okoth Ochola has applauded Inspector of Police (IP) Joshua Cheptegei, for his remarkable world record in the 5km race at the Herculis Monaco Run. Cheptegei won the race in 12 minutes 51 seconds breaking Sammy Kipketers mark of 13 minutes that was set a decade ago. “We are incredibly proud…
Heartless UPDF Marines Officers Shoot Dead Fisherman
Soldiers attached to Fisheries Protection Unit on Lake Edward Sunday shot and killed a fisherman at Kisenyi landing site, leaving the other with a broken arm. The deceased was identified Joram Bombo, 58, who died on the way to Komboni Hospital Kyamuhunga, about 78km from Kisenyi landing site. Francis Kabundire, 62, survived with a broken…
Ochola Orders Arrest Of High Way Cops Over Bribes
The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has instructed the Directorate Of Crime Intelligence to conduct operations aimed at apprehending patrollers on highways and routine foot patrol, who solicit bribes from motorists and people walking back home. Notably are pat rollers along Busabala road and others heading out of the city. This indicates that…
Israeli Commercial Planes Take Over Sudan Air Space -Netanyahu
Israeli commercial planes have started overflying Sudan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, casting the new air corridor as the result of a breakthrough meeting with the African Muslim country’s de-facto leader this month. Khartoum said on February 5 it had given Israeli planes initial approval to fly over its territory, two days after…
The Worst Is Yet To Come -Experts Predict The Locust Plague To Worsen In E. Africa, Horn Of Africa
The Horn of Africa is suffering the worst desert locust invasion in decades, devastating pastoralist and farming communities in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Uganda. South Sudan and Tanzania now are on the UN “watch list”. For Kenya, it is the worst infestation in 70 years and the worst outbreak in 25 years for…
See You In Jinja! – Devastated Rajiv Promises Massive Comeback After Mbabara Early Exit
Rajiv Ruparelia on Sunday, February 16 retired from the Rukaari-Lake Mburo Mbarara Rally, after a technical fault paving way for Duncan ‘Kikankane’ Mubiru who added a third Mbarara Rally title to his trophy cabinet after winning the 2020 edition of the Robert Rukaari Mwesigwa sponsored event on Sunday. Cruising a Subaru Impreza N14, Mubiru took…
One Dead, Scores Injured In Pakwach Road Accident
One person died on spot and over sixteen others sustained grave injuries when a bus they were travelling in hit a hippopotamus near Pakwach Bridge in Nwoya District. The nasty accident occurred on Saturday February 15 in late hours of 11 pm when the bus registration number UBG 001C belonging to St. James School of…