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Sankara Murder: Ex-Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaoré has received a life sentence in absentia for his role in the assassination of his charismatic predecessor, Thomas Sankara. Sankara, 37, was gunned down along with 12 others during the 1987 coup d’état that brought Compaoré to power. The pair had been close friends and had jointly seized power…
Museveni Promotes Deputy CMI Boss Rugumayo To Brigadier
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also commander in chief of armed forces has promoted UPDF 72 officers from junior to different senior ranks. According to UPDF spokesperson Brig. Felix Kulaigye revealed in a tweet that General Museveni with immediate effect promoted colonel Abdul Rugumayo to Brigadier. Rugumayo is currently the deputy commander of Chieftaincy…
Too Much Electioneering Weakened Oulanyah’s Health-Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that former Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah was a uniting man for whole of Northern Uganda. Museveni said despite dying young, Oulanyah made his mark in nation building. “He was young, but he had already made impact; we in NRM first dealt with him when he was in…
Metropolitan Republic Appoints Derek Mwesigye As New Creative Director
MetropolitanRepublic Uganda (MRU), part of the MetropolitanRepublic Group, a full service communications company has named Derek Mwesigye new as its new creative director. Derek joined MRU in 2016 and has since enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top. Today, he leads the team behind celebrated campaigns like Stanbic’s One Step Closer and Bell’s Mpola Enjoyments.…
UPDF, KDF Hold Meeting On Cooperation In Defence & Security For East Africa Region
Representatives from the Governments of Uganda and Kenya have held a bilateral experts meeting on cooperation in defence and security at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The two-day (5th – 6th April, 2022) meeting aimed at making respective amendments on the earlier draft agreement (February 2022 in Nairobi) by both parties before its adoption upon approval by…
Oulanyah Had Cancer, Died Of Multiple Organ Failure-Min.Aceng
The Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that the immediate cause of death of the former Speaker Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah, was multiple organ failure. “The heart, lungs, liver and kidney all failed. The liver started failing while he was in Uganda and the lungs had started collecting fluids,” she said. The Minister…
URA’s Corporate Manager Rumanyika Throws In Towel After 10 Years
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner and Corporate Affairs Mr. Ian Rumanyika has resigned his position. Rumanyika has on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, left Uganda Revenue Authority where he served as Manager Public and Corporate Affairs. He has been in this position since January 2011 was set to leave the tax body today, 5th April 2022.…
MP Ssemujju Faults Politicians For Scandalizing Oulanyah’s Death
Kira Municipality member of parliament hon.Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, has accused some government officials of scandalizing the death of former Speaker Oulanyah, wondering why top officials kept silent when people harassed a sick man in protest of poor health infrastructure in Uganda. Ssemujju made the remarks during the special sitting held by Parliament to pay tribute…
Swanky Speke Resort Munyonyo Hosts Uganda-Kenya Security Meeting
Speke Resort Munyonyo yesterday hosted representatives from the Governments of Uganda and Kenya in a bilateral experts meeting on cooperation in defence and security. Speke Resort Munyonyo and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort have for long been favourite venues for conferences in Uganda. Every year the magnificent facilities at the hotel welcome thousands of visitors attending major…
Two Months Later, What Next For Sudhir & Staggering BoU
The decision by the Supreme Court of Uganda that Crane Bank Ltd reverts to owners Sudhir Ruparelia and co-shareholders raised public excitement, for various reasons, including an assumed return of the bank into the banking industry. There were concerns about the financial implications of the decision on the national Treasury and on Ugandans generally, while…