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Sudan Military Coup: PM, Top Gov’t Officials Put Under House Arrest
Sudan Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is under house arrest by military forces reportedly attempting a coup on the transition government in the capital Khartoum. Hamdok has reportedly called on the people to “occupy the streets to defend their revolution.” Other reports indicate civilians have already moved onto the streets to protest the developments. Sudan is ruled…
Tea Farmers In Buhweju Cry Foul! Stuck With Produce Over Shortage Of Factories
Tea farmers in Buhweju district are stuck with their produce due to shortage of factories. The farmers supply their produce to Igara-Buhweju tea factory, the only factory in the district. It was constructed in 2010 with the capacity of producing 100,000 kilograms, however, the farmers are supplying much more than what the factory can process.…
JUST IN: Museveni To Address The Nation On Thursday
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is set to deliver a prime-time national address this week on Thursday, October 28, 2021, State House Press has confirmed. According to the press secretary to the President, Ms. Lindah Nabusayi, Mr. Museveni will in his Thursday address provide an update to the Nation on the Covid-19 situation and any other…
Ugandans Among 14 Suspected ADF Rebels Arrested In DRC
Ugandans are among the suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels that were captured in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. According to Captain Antony Mwalushayi, the spokesperson of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) for military operations, the suspected rebels were captured on Friday and Saturday by FARDC soldiers during…
Breast Cancer In Ugandan Men 7 Times Higher Than World Average
While women are encouraged to always check their breasts to look out for any possible swellings five to ten days every after their monthly periods, experts at the Uganda Cancer Institute say men should do the same at any time during the month. Dr. Noleb Mugisha, an oncologist who heads screening services says many men…
Mulago Records High Number Of Pregnant Women With Rare Heart Complication
Pregnant women are increasingly reporting a rare form of heart complication during the last months of pregnancy and up to five months after pregnancy. Scientifically named peripartum cardiomyopathy, doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital and the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) have said the condition is now affecting seventeen in every hundred women reporting for care.…
Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Bomb Attack In Uganda
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed at least one person in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Saturday night, the militant group said in a statement on Sunday. The group said that some of its members detonated an explosive device in a bar where “members and spies of the Crusader Ugandan government…
MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana Denied Bail Again, Remanded Further
The high court in Masaka has for the second time refused to grant bail to two Opposition MPs Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West). Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana currently detained over Murder, Terrorism, and Attempted Murder charges were seeking to be released on bail again after they were rearrested early this month…
We Can’t Confirm Islamic State Claims On Komamboga Attacks – Uganda Police
Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies have said they can neither confirm nor deny claims that Islamic State terrorist group was responsible for the Saturday bomb blast at Komamboga, a Kampala suburb. The terrorist group claimed it had masterminded the attack that left one dead and three others injured as some of its members…
Total Sues Ex-employees Over Shs7.5 Billion Fraud
Total consortium in Uganda has sued its former senior employees for using illicit measures to attain wealth, which cost the company Shs7.5 billion. Total Uganda Limited which deals in fuel and lubricants, contends that former employees adulterated their contractual duties through false entries, leading to a colossal loss of Shs7.5 billion, through deceitful misrepresentation, by…