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Tensions Escalate As Kagame Bans Daily Monitor In Rwanda
The sour relationship between the governments of Rwanda and Uganda have worsened after President Paul Kagame reportedly issued a blockade on Ugandan media houses. We have learnt that the first media house to suffer the brunt of Kagame’s wrath us Nation Media Group’s Daily Monitor, which has since been banned from circulation in Rwanda. It…
Mao Finally Bows Down,Hands Over IPOD Leadership To FDC
Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has handed over leadership of that Inter-Party Organisation Dialogue (IPOD) chairmanship to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat aka POA. Norbert Mao and Patrick Amuriat shake hands at the function Below is New Chairaman’s Speech The hand over, which was long overdue, was held at Fairway…
35 Rwandan Nationals Remanded To Kisoro Prison Over Illegal Entry
35 Rwandans and four Congolese nationals were remanded to Kisoro government prison on Tuesday November 26, 2019, after they were charged with alleged illegal entry in Uganda, at Kisoro magistrates court. The suspects that were arrested in joint operations conducted by the police, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) and sister security agencies in areas of…
M7 Dishes Out 120M On Quiin Abenakyo Child Pregnancies Foundation
President Yoweri Museveni and Speaker Rebeccca Kadaga on Monday evening attended a fundraising event for the Quiin Abenakyo Foundation. The memorable event was held at Sheraton Kampala Hotel. Quiin The latter is geared at fighting teenage pregnancies and child marriages. President Museveni contributed Shs120m to the event. He blamed PTA fees for forcing girls out…
Nile Breweries Speaks Out On Losing Vital Info On Hacked Account
The management of Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) has finally come out and settled the dust after they confirmed their website was hacked into by unknown people on Tuesday. The company’s website was hacked into between 10 am -11am on Tuesday, and all its content deleted. The hacker posted a video on the website demanding that…
Court Orders Min.Baryomunsi To Cough 80M For Defaming Tycoon Garuga
The member of parliament for Kinkiizi east who doubles as State Minister for Housing, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi is cough Shs80.6 million to Kanungu tycoon James Musinguzi Garuga and his company Kinkizi Development Co. Limited after he successfully argued in court that the minister, a Tumwebaze Karabenda Godfrey the mayor Kanungu town council while being hosted…
Killer Police Officer Bwire Must Face Murder Charges-Lukwago
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has paid an impromptu visit to the grief stricken people of Ssembule, Kabowa Parish in Lubaga Division who lost a resident this morning at the hands of a trigger-happy police officer. Kibuuka David, a community worker and local secretary for information, happened to have been within the vicinity of a…
Huawei Trains Senior Police Officers On Modern CCTV Cameras Use
A total of 45 Senior Police Officers have today completed an eight day Senior Commanders’ Course at Police headquarters Naguru. The Deputy Director of Human Resource Development SCP Felix Ndyomugyenyi closed the course on behalf of his Director AIGP Godfrey Golooba. SCP Ndyomugyenyi said that the course was timely and befitting for officers who are…
Angry M7 Rejects A Meeting With Unruly 500 NRM Youth Who Stormed State House Entebbe,Demanding Money
On Monday, at least 500 National Resistance Movement [NRM] youth camped at State House Entebbe seeking to meet President Museveni. The youth who were led a one Henry Kajubi wanted to petition the president over the challenges they have gone through while working with the NRM Secretariat since 2016. After failing to meet him through…
Police Commander Bwire Arrested For Shooting Dead A journalist
Along Wankulukuku road Sembule area in Rubaga Division Kampala City, there was an illegal protest at a factory over closure of a community road. Police officers from Kironde Police Post led by Officer in Charge Justus Bwire responded to the incident to restore peace. Its alleged the residents refused to leave the area despite police…