Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2218 EAT on Thursday 7th July 2022. Police are holding four students of Lyantonde senior secondary school in Kaliiro sub-county, Lyantonde district on accusations of attempting to torch their own school. The suspects, all senior four candidates, were arrested following a fire outbreak at the administration block on Wednesday…
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Prison Break- 600 inmates escape in Nigeria
Atleast 600 inmates have escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, an attack that officials have blamed on Islamic extremist rebels. Over 300 escapees have either been recaptured or turned themselves in at police stations, authorities said. Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior said explosions and gunfire were heard at about 10 p.m. in the…
Museveni ready to prosecute Col Kaka.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1220 EAT on Wednesday 6th July 2022. Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, has said President Museveni is willing to have his former director general of Internal Security Organisation Colonel Kaka Bagyenda prosecuted for gross human rights abuses. Kaka is accused of superintending an ISO regime…
Broke families cannot survive on Shs 50,000.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 12:01 EAT on Wednesday 6th July 2022. Higher fuel prices and the rising cost of basic commodities like food, sugar, and gas are altering lives – many Ugandans have begun to forgo many purchases including the smallest luxuries. In a tweet on July 03, 2022, retired Assistant Inspector General…
Kisoro school head teacher jailed for 17 years for defiling 14-year-old girl.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1528 EAT on Tuesday 5th July 2022. Wilson Habiyakale,39, the head teacher of Chuho primary school in Kisoro district, western Uganda has earned himself 17 years and nine months in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated defilement. Habiyakale appeared before justice Moses Kawumi Kazibwe in Kabale High court Monday, who…
Overwhelming numbers turn up for the Kabaka Birthday Run to support the HIV response in Buganda
Updated at 0654 EAT on Tuesday 05th July 2022 KAMPALA- An estimated 80 000 people on Sunday took part in the Kabaka Birthday Run, an annual event that forms part of the celebrations to mark the birthday of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda. For the last three years, the run’s theme has been…
Kampala Northern bypass: pedestrians demand for lights at footbridges.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1345 EAT on Sunday 3rd July 2022. The 22km Kampala Northern bypass comprises four-foot bridges to help pedestrians cross the road safely without being crashed by the fast-moving traffic underneath. The footbridges are located in Naalya, Kyebando, Kalerwe, and Kiwatule areas. While the footbridges are a key component of the…
Ghana to make U-turn and ask IMF for help for its economy
Until now, Ghana had refused to seek IMF support to rescue an economy crippled by the pandemic, rampant inflation and a depreciating currency. By http://www.twitter.com/FaithNamagembe updated at 2306 EAT on 2nd July 2022. Ghana, one of West Africa’s largest economies, will hold formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a support package, the…
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