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Court Quashes Case Of Inciting Violence Against MP Ssekikubo
Masaka High Court has dismissed a case against Lwemiyaga County legislator Hon. Theodore Ssekikubo where he had been accused of inciting violence. Prosecution alleged that the legislator led herdsmen on January 3, 2020 to take cattle to Lwemiyaga Market which had been reportedly closed following the outbreak of foot- and -mouth disease in the area.…
President Museveni Re-appoints Eng. ‘GodfreyTuryahikayo’ As REA Executive Director
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has re-appointed Eng. Godfrey Turyahikayo as the Executive Director of Rural Electrification Agency. In a letter dated April 11, 2021, addressed to the Energy Minister Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu, the president made the appointment of Turyahikayo as the new head of REA on a tenure of eighteen months with Eng…
Kawempe North MP Elect ‘Mr Update’ Ssegirinya Granted Bail
Buganda Road court has granted Kawempe North MP-elect, Muhammad Ssegirinya alias Mr. Update a Shs3m cash bail. Ssegirinya appeared in court through video conferencing and his sureties have each been bonded Shs50m, not cash and ordered to leave the original copies of their national IDs in court. Ssegirinya was arrested on March 22 for allegedly…
EXCLUSIVE: How Brokers Took Over NIRA Processes, Minting Millions From Oppressed Ugandans In Bribes
The services of the National Identification Registration Authority-NIRA have been hijacked by brokers who are now making millions off Shillings from unsuspecting Ugandans. Although the process of registering for a national ID is supposed to be simple and straight forward, several Ugandans try to avoid the processes and opt for the services of brokers who…
Property Worth Millions Stolen As Thugs Break Into Late Archbishop Kizito Lwanga’s Home
Uganda Police are investigating circumstances where a number of yet to be known thugs broke into the ancestral home of the Late Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala Metropolitan deputy spokesperson, the incident took place on Friday, April 16, 2020, around at 1 am. “The territorial Police of…
Over 3097 Police Officers Promoted To End 5 Year Drought
The Uganda Police Force have promoted atleast 3097 to different new ranks in the force to end five years of waiting. This was through a statement released by the Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga. Enanga noted thus; ‘the Inspector General of Police in the exercise of powers delegated from the president has promoted 2566 male and…
Mckinstry Is still Cranes’ Coach- FUFA Breaks Silence On Sacking Rumors
The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) has dismissed rumours of sacking the Uganda Cranes head coach Johnathan Mckinstry. Yesterday, social media was awash by reports that the governing body had terminated the Northern Irish man’s contract as head coach of the national team. However, FUFA has distanced itself from speculations and came out to…
Over 300 Children Were Defiled By Persons Living With HIV & 120 By Their Parents Says 2020 Annual Crime Report
The Uganda Police Force has released the Annual Crime and Traffic/Road Safety Report for 2020. This report follows the 2019 crime report detailing the crime trend, patterns, and ratios of crime/population taking into account the contemporary challenges and efforts by the Uganda Police Force to reduce crime generally towards a safe and crime-free society According…
Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester United To Join New European Super League
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham are among 12 clubs who have agreed to join a new European Super League (ESL). In a seismic move for European football, the Premier League clubs will join AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid. The ESL said the founding clubs had…
Husband Slits Wife’s Throat For ‘Cheating With Richer Man’
A man has killed his wife by slitting her throat, accusing her of cheating on him with a richer man. God Lwampala, a boda boda rider and resident of Buwekula in Bugembe a Jinja city suburb allegedly slit the throat of his wife and fled the house. The deceased was identified as Betty Namukuve, a…