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Just In: Museveni Names Maj Gen Otto New Commander Of Operation Shujja As Gen Olum Heads To Juba
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reshuffled key military positions, affecting both the Mountain Division and Operation Shujaa in eastern DR Congo. Major-General Dick Olum has been replaced by Major-General Richard Otto as the Commander of the Mountain Division. Meanwhile, Olum will now lead the South Sudan Stabilization Mechanism. The announcement was made by Col Deo…
UPDF Takes Over Construction Of 39Bn Multi-Purpose Gulu University Building In Moroto
National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the commercial arm of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), has been awarded the contract to construct a multi-million multi-purpose building at Gulu University Constituent College in Moroto District. The project, valued at UGX 39.9 billion, is a fulfilment of the presidential pledge by H.E Yoweri Museveni to provide higher and…
MP Mwijukye Survives Lynching By Church Land Grabbers
Buhweju County Member of Parliament, Honorable Francis Mwijukye of the Forum for Democratic Change Party, was on Sunday afternoon pelted with stones and left injured by his constituents while attempting to address land conflicts in the area. According to a statement issued by Deo Atuhaire Omuhatizi, the Chairperson of Buhweju District, Hon. Mwijukye was attacked…
M7 Queries Service Awards To Mpuuga, Other Parliamentary Commissioners
President Yoweri Museveni has expressed concern over service awards given to Mathias Mpuuga, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and NRM-nominated Parliamentary Commissioners, totaling UGX 1.7 billion. In a May 3, 2024, letter to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, Museveni questioned the legality and morality of these awards, and instructed the IGG, CID, and DPP…
CDF General Kainerugaba Lectures Officer Cadets On Servant Leadership
The chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba delivered a lecture on servant leadership to Officer Cadets of Intake 18/long at the Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta, Nakaseke District. General Kainerugaba, also the Senior Presidential Advisor – Special Operations, reminded them that servant leadership is a powerful approach that can potentially create a positive change…
Museveni Orders IGG, Attorney General To Investigate Speaker Among UK Sanctions
President Museveni Yoweri Kaguta has asked Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to clarify the legality of the United Kingdom’s sanctions on Ugandan officials. The president made the directive in a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo, dated May 2, 2024, calling the issue an internal matter for the country. “The High Commissioner…
Torrential Rains Kill More Eight People In Kasese
At least eight people have been killed by landslides triggered by torrential rains in Uganda’s border district of Kasese on Thursday, a government official said on Friday. Joe Walusimbi, resident district commissioner for Kasese, told Xinhua by telephone that landslides swept several areas in Kyarumba and Kyondo sub-counties, leaving eight people dead. “We are trying…
Celebrated Journalist Male Deogratius Escapes From Uganda Weeks After His Attack
Renowned Hoima post and Metro FM journalist Male Deogratius alias Omusawo Tintah has escaped from Uganda weeks after his attack and battering by unknown goons near his home. Male Deogratius was on 15th April 2024 night at around 10pm attacked and badly beaten by unknown goons near his home at Kubadongo, Salama road, Makindye Division…
Al-Mustafa Islamic College Holds 4th Graduation Empowering Youth Through Vocational Skilling
The 4th Graduation Ceremony of Al-Mustafa Islamic College in Kyengera, Wakiso district, was a momentous event marked by esteemed guests and significant achievements. Members of the diplomatic Corps, Ministers, Members of Parliament, academicians, religious leaders, and opinion leaders convened to witness the academic milestone on the theme of “Enhancing Employability among the youth through Vocational…
President Museveni Woos Visiting Eswatini Officials To Tap Into Production, Marketing Of Uganda’s Kiira Motors Electric Buses
President Museveni, on May 3, received a special message from the King of Eswatini, His Majesty, Mswati III. The message was delivered by Eswatini Prince Lindani Nkosi during a sideline meeting of the African Parliamentarians with the President at State House-Entebbe, his office said in a statement on Tuesday. Prince Nkosi was accompanied to the…