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Capital FM’s Daniel Irish Kanyerezi Throws In Towel After 7yrs
The latest from Capital FM is that its evening late date show host dubbed program controller Daniel Irish Kanyerezi is set to leave the station at the end of this month after seven years of mercilessly banging the station’s airwaves. Using his socials, Kanyerezi without revealing the reason for quitting announced that 31, October will…
AMISOM Orders UPDF Leadership To Jail Ugandan Soldiers Who Killed Somali Civilians
After critical investigations into allegations of civilian casualties in Golweyn on 10 August 2021, the Board of Inquiry (BOI) convened by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has established that, regrettably, the seven people killed were civilians and the conduct of the personnel involved was in breach of the AMISOM Rules of Engagement. According…
President Museveni Meets Nordic States Ambassadors, Here Are Secrets Of The Meeting
Entebbe: Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni seems to be tireless on matters of developing his country and pushing further its cooperation with other states based on his unlimited engagements with various groups from a number of countries globally. Museveni who was awarded another term by Ugandans in the 2021 January polls has today met ambassadors from…
Court Throws MP Bagala Out Parliament, Orders Fresh Elections
High Court in Mubende has nullified Joyce Bagala’s election as Mityana Woman Member of Parliament and called for fresh elections. This follows a petition by Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba. Nabakooba dragged Bagala to court after she trounced her with a margin of 16,000 votes in the January 14, 2021 polls. According to the minister, Ms…
DPP Moves For Anatomical Dolls To Prosecute Over 700 SGBV Cases
The deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Charles Elem Ogwal, has revealed that their office is to use a new technique of anatomically detailed dolls to prosecute more than 700 cases of sexual and gender based violence effective October 25th, 2021. Anatomically detailed dolls are specifically made with descriptive sexual reproductive parts and they are used…
Benzema Faces Up to 5 Years In prison As Trial Over Alleged Sex Tape Begins
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema goes on trial in France on Wednesday over complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international team-mate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Investigators allege that Benzema encouraged Valbuena to pay a group of alleged blackmailers in order to keep the sexually explicit tape out of the public eye. Benzema…
Six State House Impersonators Arrested In Iganga
Police in Iganga has arrested six people for allegedly impersonating as officials from State House under their organisation, Tailoring Uganda. The operation which was led by the deputy resident district commissioner [DRDC] Iganga, Namagogwe Hajjira, saw the alleged members of Tailoring Uganda Organisation, arrested from Nampirika B village, Nakalama Sub-county in Iganga district. The suspects…
Jinja Hospital Pharmacist, Six Others Arrested Over Stolen Government Supplies
Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for allegedly selling government labelled supplies. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station awaiting prosecution. The suspects were arrested following a tipoff from a passenger, who alerted Uganda Revenue Authority-URA law enforcement personnel after…
Joy: Ugandan Milk Penetrates To Southern Africa Market
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Hon Frank Tumwebaze has flagged off 50 tonnes of Lato milk to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Zambia. As part of its commitment to foster growth of the Ugandan economy by supporting the government’s ‘Buy Uganda Build Uganda’ policy, Coca-Cola Uganda facilitated the connection to its diverse network thereby enabling the exportation of milk. Lato powdered milk…
Deadly Bomb Blast In Kampala a ‘Terrorist Act’ Carried Out By Pigs – Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday that an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and injured five was “a terrorist act” and vowed to hunt down those responsible. Police said a “serious blast” occurred at around 9 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday at a grilled pork joint in Komamboga, a northern Kampala suburb…