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Mother Arrested For Strangling Child To Death
Arua police are holding Sharon Amaniyo, a resident of Koo cell in Yivu ward, Ayivu division for allegedly strangling her two-month-old infant to death. One of the residents identified as Tabu Albino found the minor’s lifeless body lying in the suspect’s doorway around 6am on Monday. She was intercepted by residents at around 9am, who…
Omoro County By-election: Oulanyah’s Son Andrew Ojok Reportedly Resigns Juicy NITA-U Job To Vie For Father’s Seat!
Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, eldest child and son to fallen former speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah, has resigned his well paying job at National Information Technology Authority (NITA-Uganda), to go into the trenches of Omoro villages in search of replacing his father as the next MP Omoro County. Ojok has been a Senior Information…
Good Heart: Kira Young Foundation Boss,Lukwago Awards Diehards With Plots Of Land
Kira Young Foundation boss Jimmy Lukwago has awarded his foundation diehards who has been there for him after and before politics when he contested for Kira Municipality MP seat on NUP ticket against FDC’s Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda. The land he awarded to the 10 members is in Seeta Mukono near Ridar Hotel. “I have…
Omoro County By-election: Six Candidates Express Interest In Replacing Late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah
Six people have expressed interest in vying for the Omoro County parliamentary seat in Omoro district. The seat fell vacant following the death of former legislator and Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah on March 20, 2022, in Seattle in the United States of America. Last week, the Electoral Commission set May 26, 2022, as…
Busted: How Suspended Rubaga Councilors Over Indiscipline Are Secretly Launching Campaign To Censure Speaker Musah Mbazira
A group of councilors from Rubaga division who were suspended from the council sessions last month over indiscipline have launch a secret campaign to censure the speaker of Musa Mbazira. The 25 councilors who included the Rubaga Mayor and his deputy Fugge Rehema were suspended for indiscipline during the council session held on March 12th…
Parliament Cancels Illegal Leases On Uganda Railways Land
Parliament in its report from the Committee on Commissions Statutory Authority and State Enterprises (COSASE) has directed that leases on Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) land be cancelled. Presenting the report of the committee during the plenary on Wednesday, 13 April 2022, the Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi said that over time, different district land boards in…
DIGP Maj Gen Katsigazi Decries Rampant Vandalism Of Police CCTV Cameras,Cables
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Tumusime Katsigazi has paid a visit to the Central Police Station in Kampala where he was taken through the Security installations in place like the CCTV Monitoring centre, and the building which was affected by the recent twin bombings. To this , the DIGP directed the Director…
Fuel Crisis: Kenya Deports Rubis CEO Jean Bergeron Over ‘Economic Sabotage’
The government of Kenya Wednesday signed deportation papers for Rubis Energie Kenya Managing Director Jean-Christian Bergeron as it fought back against oil marketers it accused of abetting a petroleum crisis through hoarding and higher exports despite shortages in their domestic retail outlets. High-ranking government sources told the Nation that the MD is accused of economic…
KCCA Seeks 17 Bn To Cater For Allowances Of Political Leaders
The committee for remuneration of Kampala city councilors took centre stage when officials from Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) appeared before the Committee on Presidential Affairs on Wednesday, 13 March 2022. Led by the State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Kabuye Kyofatogabye, the KCCA officials were defending their ministerial policy statement for financial…
Min Oboth Meets UN Special Envoy To The Great Lakes Region Over ADF Threats
The State Minister of Defence in Charles of General Duties, Hon.Jacob Oboth-Oboth has met the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Great Lakes region, H.E. Huang Xia at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Mbuya. During the meeting, Hon. Oboth and H.E. Huang Xia discussed issues of regional peace and security…