Afghanistan Vows Retaliation After Pakistani Airstrikes Kill Four

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1411 EAT on Thursday 24 September 2026 Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan have killed at least four people, a spokesman for the Afghan Taliban government said, vowing an “appropriate response.” Pakistan said on Thursday that it had carried out airstrikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan allegedly used to store…

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Tallying Errors Admitted in Mukono LC V Election

Updated by HICGI News agency at 1350 EAT on Thursday 24  September 2026 Kampala, Uganda | Electoral Commission officials have admitted before the High Court that errors were made while tallying results in the Mukono District LC V chairperson election, in which National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Francis Lukooya Mukoome was declared the winner. National…

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Supreme Court upholds Kasiwukira murder convictions

By Ssentamu Derrick Peterson at 1327 EAT on Thursday 24 September 2026 Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Supreme Court has upheld the murder convictions and 20-year prison sentences imposed on Police Constable Jaden Ashraf and Sandra Nakungu over the 2014 killing of businessman Eriya Sebunya Bugembe, popularly known as Kasiwukira. A five-member panel dismissed…

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Afrigo Band Leader Moses Matovu Killed in Kampala Attack

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 0840 EAT on Thursday 24 September 2026 Kampala, Uganda | URN | Veteran musician and Afrigo Band icon Moses Matovu has died after being attacked by unidentified assailants in Kampala. Matovu died at Kibuli Hospital on Thursday morning, where he had been rushed after the attack. Preliminary information…

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UK to Provide Refuelling Support for Saudi Jets Targeting Houthi Threat

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1620 EAT on Tuesday 22 September 2026 The United Kingdom has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to help it defend against attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said. Speaking to reporters while travelling to New York for the United Nations…

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Tooro Bans Pigs, Beans Contributions Ahead of King’s Coronation

Updated by HICGI News Agency at 1547 EAT on Tuesday 22 September 2026 FORT PORTAL, Uganda — Tooro Kingdom’s nine counties have been tasked with contributing at least Shs1 million in cash, two cows and other food items towards feeding guests at the September 29 coronation of King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I. Moses Musinguzi, the…

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Da Agent Recognised as East Africa’s Fastest Rapper

By Ssentamu Derrick Peterson at 1538 EAT on Tuesday 22 September 2026 KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan rapper Ivan Wabwire, popularly known as Da Agent, has been recognised by Bossip Africa for a rapid-fire performance recorded at a rate of 8.5 syllables per second. The recognition is based on a passage from his 2024 song “Tewepima…

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Kyankwanzi Resolution Continues to Shape Debate Over Museveni’s NRM Candidacy

By HICGI News Agency at 1526 EAT on Tuesday 22 September 2026 In February 2014, a resolution adopted by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi placed President Yoweri Museveni at the centre of a contentious debate over the party’s presidential succession. The resolution, moved by then Northern…

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