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Judge Dismisses Kanyamunyu’s Application Seeking To Halt Murder Case
The High Court Judge Steven Mubiru has dismissed an application filed by businessman Mathew Kanyamunyu seeking to have his murder trial stood over for as he awaits the outcome of a cultural justice system explored with the Acholi cultural leaders, over the death of Kenneth Akena. Justice Mubiru agreed with prosecution led by Jonathan Muwaganya…
Rwanda Imposes Ban On Cement From Tanzania, Runs To Kenya For Rescue
Rwanda government has imposed ban on cement imported from Tanzania, this website has learnt. Rwanda imports from Tanzania were US$224.54 Million during 2019, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. According to United Nations COMTRADE data, Rwanda imported from Tanzania salt, sulphur, earth stone, plaster, lime and cement worth $ 48.38m in…
Inept CID Officers Should Be Fired From Police Force – Gen Otafiire
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Kahinda Otafiire, has asked the Office of the President to train Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) officers in basic criminal law. He made these statements at the annual coordination meeting between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and CID on August 5, 2024, at the CID headquarters in…
Somalia Prime Minister Roble Defies President Farmajo Orders After Suspension
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has suspended the prime minister, who is facing allegations of involvement in the theft of land. Mohamed Hussein Roble accused the president of trying to stage a coup, and said he would continue in office. He urged the security forces to take orders from him rather than Mr Farmajo. Troops…
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Fisheries Protection Unit Releases 25 Impounded Boat Engines
The Fisheries Protection Unit – FPU has returned 25 of the more than 60 boat engines that were impounded from fishermen operating on Lake Albert. The engines were impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region during operations against illegal fishing gear in August. The operation targeted those with undersized boats,…
Bank of Uganda Legal Team At It Again With Delay Tactics As Taxpayers Continue Losing Billions In Crane Bank, BoU Saga
The Central Bank of Uganda (BoU) has finally broke silence on the landmark defeat sustained last week when the Supreme Court of Uganda directed that it reverts the management of Crane Bank back to its shareholders after establishing that the bank was fraudulently closed and later sold out to DFCU Bank in 2018. In the…
Coronavirus: Why Uganda Gov’t Must Subsidize Fourth Estate To Succeed In Fight Against The Pandemic
Media fraternity have proposed ways through which the fourth estate can keep operational as Uganda comes to terms with the global Covid19 pandemic. In relation, a state rests on four pillars for it to armpit several anniversaries; Executive,Judiciary, Legislature and the Fourth Estate-Media. However, due to COVID-19, the media, as all other businesses, will be…
Bullets, Teargas As Police Disperse Protesting BodaBoda Riders
Police has used teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of Boda-boda operators from Bombo road and Lumumba Avenue on Tuesday February 18, 2020 afternoon protesting endless police arrests and eviction from their stages in Kampala. The demonstration followed a recent operation conducted by jointly the KCCA enforcements and police to crackdown on Boda-boda riders…
MPs Task Govt To Intervene In Skyrocketing Fuel Prices
Members of Parliament (MPs) have asked government to intervene in the skyrocketing fuel prices, saying businesses are starting to crumble due to the high transport costs. The MPs who addressed journalists on Monday, 29 November 2021 in the Members’ Lounge at Parliament say that whereas fuel prices have been increasing for months, government has remained…
WhatsApp Down: App Not Working As Users Unable To Send or Receive Messages
WhatsApp has broken, with users unable to send or receive messages. The world’s most popular messaging app appears to have stopped working, potentially affecting billions of users. The app would allow people to type messages to friends and then press send. But they then became stuck, never actually delivering. The issues led to a huge spike…
