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Illegal Connections: Mayuge Resident Electrocuted
Police in Busoga East have confirmed the death of Amuza Woya, 30, a resident of Musima village in Mpungwe sub-county, Mayuge district. He reportedly died from electrocution while making an illegal power connection to his house last night. According to reports, Woya climbed the electric poles on Tuesday night without the necessary protective gear to…
IGP Ochola Names 2023 As A Tragic Filled Year, Commends Police’s Hard work & Collaboration
The Uganda Police Force has ranked 2023 as an exceptionally busy year, with many challenges and several tragic incidents across the country. On Friday, December 22, 2023, while reading the End of Year and Christmas message from Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola, at the Police headquarters in Naguru, SCP Fred Enanga, the police…
Silent Rage As Bobi Wine Drops LoP Mathias Mpuuga
The National Unity Platform party President Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine has dropped John Baptist Nambeshe as Opposition Chief Whip to the Public Accounts Committee and Mathias Mpuuga from Leader of Opposition (LOP) to Commissioner of Parliament, replacing Francis Zaake. According to sources NUP’s leadership held a meeting during the weekend and notable…
Fire Destroys Important Exhibits,Guns At Mutungo Police Station
Police at Jinja Road are investigating a fire outbreak that occurred today at Mutungo Police station that left many police property including three guns . The fire that happened Friday morning is believed to have originated in the OC’ office and subsequently spread to other parts of the building. It is suspected to have been…
Hajji Kigongo Fumes at ‘Mafias’ Disturbing Namyalo at ONC, Vows to Support her Self-empowerment Programs
The National Vice Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo has fumed at selfish individuals disturbing the peace of Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo at the Office of the National Chairman to back off and let her do the party’s mobilisation work. “Please stop disturbing Namyalo, the movement is ready to support you…
Good Shephard: Wakiso Electorates Yearn For Daniel Damazo Kananura To Stand For Kira Municipality Seat
A new National Resistance Movement (NRM)wave has hit Kira municipality with the coming of the new kid of the block Daniel Damazo Kananura which has left the incumbent member of Parliament Ibrahim Ssemujju to spend sleepless nights. With his door-to-door program, Damazo has touched the hearts of Kira constituents by listening to their dreams, and…
UPC’s Hon.Akena Asks Govt To Focus On Infrastructure Development,Welfare Of Ugandans
Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party president, Hon.Jimmy Akena has asked the government of Uganda to prioritize the social welfare of Ugandans in the coming year. He made the remarks at the party’s head offices in Kampala while delivering his end-of-year message to Ugandans. Akena emphasized that Ugandans are the country’s most valuable asset and that…
Money Injected Into Preventing HIV Infection in Girls Not Yielding Fruits
All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much, a new study reveals. Through a campaign to ensure that girls are kept in schools, the Global Fund allocated the Ministry of Education money to the tune of seven billion shillings in a school subsidies…
Court Rules that Bank of Africa Breached Contract after Freezing Customer’s Account
The High Court in Kampala has issued an order declaring that Bank of Africa was in breach of contract when it froze the account of Victoria Candles Limited after receiving 1.7 billion Shillings. The Court on Tuesday presided over by Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana also ruled that withholding the company’s money or funds and…
Former LRA Rebel Commander Ongwen Transferred to Norway to Start 25-year Jail Term
The former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen has been transferred to an undisclosed detention facility in Norway to begin serving his 25-year jail term. Ogwen was transferred yesterday Monday, according to a statement from the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes more than two years after the Trial Chamber IX sentenced Ongwen…