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Mixed Reactions As Uganda Deports Celebrated Musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka
Ugandan Police Force have confirmed South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been deported from the country. The artist was due to perform in the country at the ongoing Enkuka yomwaka show happening at Mengo palace in Kampala. “Wow what a welcome Kampala. Webalanyo. Thank you Abitex promotions Tomorrow At Enkuuka Yomwaka at Lubiri ….This…
How Covid-19 Has Affected Uganda’s Labour Externalization Sector
By Ronnie Mukundane Labour externalization was, until the spread of Covid-19 across the globe, one of the fastest growing sectors and was providing employment opportunities to thousands of Ugandans across the Middle East and other parts of the world. To date, there are more than 165,000 Ugandans who are gainfully employed in the Middle East…
Am Surprised! Kay Salt Isn’t Supposed To Be On Ugandan Market, They’re Abusing Our Brotherly EAC Inter-Trade Protocols – UNBS Boss Manyindo Warns Salt Smugglers
For the very first time since March 2020 when the smuggling of Kenyan salt brand with ‘FOR SALE IN KENYA ONLY’ inscription intensified, Uganda National Bureau of standards (UNBS), the Government’s regulatory Agency responsible for enforcement of quality, standardization and assurance, and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), another powerful Gov’t agency responsible for enforcement of tax…
Breaking! Mali President, Prime Minister Arrested By Mutinying Soldiers As Crisis Deepens
By Agencies Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed. Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”. The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key military camp near the capital, Bamako, on Tuesday…
Western Region Youth MP Aspirant Katuramu Shot By Counter Terrorism Police
Simon Katuramu, one of the candidates in the race for the Mbarara youth Member of Parliament has on Tuesday afternoon been shot in the stomach. Reports suggest that Simon Katuramu, who is also a lecturer at Metropolitan University, was allegedly shot by counter-terrorism police officers attached to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Weigh Bridge Station…
Elders Punch Holes In Credentials For Basaliza’s Competitors
The elderly people and several voters in Western region have expressed doubt for all the candidates that are competing with Rtd. Col. Hon. Stephen Bazalisa for the Elderly Representative in Parliament seat. As the 2021 general election looms nearer, elders in Western region reveal that of all the competitors in the race, Basaliza is the…
Police Chief Fired Over Investigating Ex BoU Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende
A senior police officer attached to Criminal Investigations Directorate in Kibuli has been suspended after investigating former deputy governor Bank of Uganda Louis Austin Kasekende. Sources at the Kibuli-based CID say that SP Andrew Mugarula was shown exit after his seniors had a meeting with Kasekende. Mugarura suspects that Kasekende could have bribed his seniors,…
Bakazimbaga Muhindo Ann For MP Western Region
Bakazimbaga Muhindo Ann announced her candidature as a Member of Parliament for older persons in the Western region. Bakazimbaga was born in 1952 in Rwashamaire, Ntungamo District. She is a retired graduate Primary teacher who has previously held various political positions where she has served as LC1 chairperson to LC5. Apart from politics, she has…
UPDF Officer Who Defected To Bobi Wine’s NUP Arrested
Uganda Police Force with sister security organs have arrested private Justus Turyatunga, an officer who on Tuesday announced his affiliation to Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) party. Turyatunga stormed NUP offices in Kamwokya donning in a UPDF uniform and a red People Power beret. In his short announcement, he claimed to have seen the…
17 Gen.Tumukunde’s Coordinators Remanded For Violating Covid-19 Guidelines
After spending six days in police detention, 17 coordinators of Presidential Aspirant Henry Tumukunde’s “Renewed Uganda” pressure group on Wednesday were arraigned in a Wakiso Court and formally charged with doing an act likely to spread infection of a disease. The members denied the charges. They are: Frank Kigozi, a mechanic; Mathias Kato Mawejje, a…