Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0941 EAT on Wednesday 20th April 2022. For many high-profile politicians, the threat or fear of ingesting poison in public spaces remains an ever-present threat to their lives and livelihoods. And in the immediate aftermath of the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the government has struggled to calm the chaotic…
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Primary school teacher drowns in Kalangala swimming pool.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1732 EAT on Tuesday 19 April 2022. RIP: Maria Flavia Nakyejwe Maria Flavia Nakyejwe, a teacher of Bufumira primary school yesterday Monday drowned in a swimming pool at Pearl Gardens Beach, Kalangala islands. According to an eyewitness Margaret Namanda, the incident happened between 5:30 pm and 6 pm.”Nakyejwe dived…
East African Oil Pipeline project hits the headwinds as another insurer pulls out.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1042 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields in Uganda to the Tanzanian coastal city of Tanga. Influential youthful…
Kampala’s monumental ‘Sawa ya Queen’ goes missing.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1029 EAT on Thursday 14 April 2022. The monumental Queen’s Clock (sawa ya Queen) previously installed at Katwe Clock Tower in Kampala cannot be traced, 11 years since it was removed for maintenance. The missing clock was installed on the tower at the Nsambya-Entebbe road junction in the 1950s…
Ugandan tailors cry over 35 percent tax.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1450 EAT on Wednesday 13 April 2022. Prime Tailors workers in Najjanankumbi When Harriet Ntabazi, the state minister for Trade, met the members of the Uganda Tailors Association (UTA) a few weeks ago, during the commemoration of the World Tailors day, she promised them that government was going to…
The mysterious wind at Oulanyah Funeral
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1020 EAT on Wednesday 13 April 2022. A gust of wind scattered the tent and wreath that covered the casket When former Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah gave up the fight and succumbed to cancer as reported by the Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng, he did not foresee…
Mandatory vaccination of learners faces big hurdles.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0950 EAT on Wednesday 13 April 2022. Govt wants to extend vaccination to learners In government’s bid to stem the spread of Covid-19 among young people, the ministries of Health and Education have resolved to vaccinate all learners aged between 12 and 17 years. The target is to vaccinate…
Court erroneously summons lawyer Galisonga in Kakwenza case.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0753 EAT on Monday 11 April 2022. Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has clarified that city lawyer Julius Galisonga was erroneously summoned to take plea in an offensive communication case against exiled satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. According to the correspondences seen by URN, court erroneously summoned Galisonga to…
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