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Blood politics: Museveni Picks Oulanya’s Son To Represent NRM In Omoro By-Election
President Museveni who doubles as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairman has directed that the party flag for Omoro County by-election be given to Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, the son of the late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, sources have said. This was after the NRM aspirants and leaders failed to agree on the choice of a…
Police Arrests Over 133 In Operations Against Machete Wielding Thugs
133 suspected thugs have been arrested in operations against a new spate of pang-wielding attacks in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. More than 25 people have so far been injured in three separate attacks in Namungoona, Kyengera, Kawempe, and Nabweru-Nansana areas in the past two weeks by machete-wielding assailants, who rob cash, mobile phones, and other…
Health Ministry Seeks Additional UGX 652Bn To Mitigate Covid-19
Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from the Ministry of Health indicate that there have been…
Brig Bainababo Takes Over Office As SFC Deputy Commander
Brigadier Charity Bainababo has taken over the office of the Deputy Commander Special Forces, an elite force charged with the security of the President and overseeing the various special operations. Linda Nabusayi, the senior Presidential press Secretary confirmed that on Tuesday Brig. Gen Bainababo received office and other instruments of power from Brig. David Mugisha.…
Bad Weather: Rwanda Air Plane Skids Off Runway At Entebbe Airport
An Aeroplane belonging to Rwanda Air has this morning veered off the runway as it was landing at Entebbe International Airport. According to the statement issued by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, the incident happened at 5:31 am as a Rwanda Air CRJ 9 aircraft, flight number 464, skidded off the runway. The CAA says…
Uganda To Sign Business Deals With DRC After Joining EAC Bloc
A Government of Uganda delegation will travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of the month to negotiate business deals aimed at boosting Uganda’s economy. This was revealed by the State Minister for Trade, Hon. David Bahati, on Tuesday, 19 April 2022 while responding to issues raised in the report from the…
Comedian Patrick Salvado Outlines Priceless Reasons As To Why He Is Quitting Juicy Sanyu FM
Comedian Patrick Idringi Salvado has announced that he will be quitting his job at Sanyu FM at the end of this month- April. Salvado who joined Sanyu FM in June 2020, has been hosting the radio station’s popular Breakfast show. “Well every beginning has an end, and however much it pains me to say, my…
Notorious Armed Thugs Rob Kiryandongo Investor Gold Worth 5.5Bn
Flying Squad Unit of Uganda Police is hunting for yet to be known armed thugs who robbed investor gold worth shs5.5 billion in Kiryandongo. The incident happened on Friday last week around 12am in Bweyale town council, Kiryandongo district when the thugs, donning military-like fatigue with an AK-47 and pistol robbed eight bags belonging to…
Museveni To Meet NRM Aspirants For Omoro County By-election
The of chairman of National Resistance Movement(NRM), President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has summoned all contestants that want to stand in forth coming election on party card in the vacant Omoro County MP seat . More than ten contestants have expressed interest to replace fallen speaker of 11th Parliament Hon. Jacob Oulanyah who was the area…
Operation Shujaa: CDF Gen Mbadi,DRC Army Chief Agree To Dismantle,Control Of All ADF Strongholds
The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Wilson Mbandi met his counterpart of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chief of General Staff, Gen Munsense Celestin today over the “Implementation of the Status of the Forces Agreement (SOFA)” at the Office Building of the Governor of Ituri Province in Bunia, DRC. The two…