The soldier, who yesterday morning shot and killed State minister for Labour, Col (rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola, had a history of discipline problems and had been sent away from at least two previous postings as a close protection officer. Security sources close to ongoing investigations into the unprecedented killing of a principal by his…
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M7 Hosts Regional Leaders contributing to AU Mission in Somalia
STATE HOUSE – ENTEBBE – Uganda leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is this afternoon hosting H.Es: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud(Somalia), Evariaste Ndayishimiye(Burundi), William Ruto( Kenya), Ismail Omar Guelleh (Djibouti) and Demeke Mekonnen (Ethiopia) for the Heads of State Summit of the Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The summit -(of the…
Queen Toress, First Family Discuss East Africa Global Investment Summit
Updated at 1450 EAT on Tuesday 25th April 20 Towards dawn today Heal The Planet Global Organisation President , Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin saw off Her Royal Highness MARIA LEONORA TORRES, Queen of Maharlika and Princess of Calabarzon from Philippines at the VIP Lounge Entebbe International Airport. The Queen who jetted in the country on Friday…
Queen Torres Returns to Discuss Uganda Global Investment Forum with President Museveni
Updated at 1400 EAT on Friday 21st April 2023 by Asiimwe Junior ENTEBBE – Her Royal Highness MARIA LEONORA TORRES, Queen of Maharlika and Princess of Calabarzon from Philippines has returned in Uganda to discuss arrangements for the Uganda Global Investment Summit. The Queen is also expected to present Egyptian Investors in an anticipated meeting…
President Museveni sends anti-gay law back to Parliament
By DAVID VOSH AJUNA Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus has resolved “to send back the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 to parliament with proposals for improvement.” On Thursday, government chief whip Denis Hamson Obua said President Museveni agreed with NRM legislators- to sign the Bill into law after the improvements anticipated to make it tougher. “Before that is…
Solar eclipse: Thousands flock to remote Australian town for rare celestial event
Updated by E K Benj and Tiffanie Turnbull at 0657 EAT on Thursday 20th April 2023 Thousands of tourists and scientists have flocked to a small Australian town offering one of the best vantage points on Earth for a rare solar eclipse. SYDNEY- The sky over Exmouth in Western Australia will turn dark for about…
President Kim Jong Un Inspects National Aerospace Development Administration
Updated at 1251 EAT on Wednesday 19th April 2023 Pyongyang- H.E Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, inspected the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Pak Thae Song, secretary of the…
Dominion, Fox News reach $787m settlement in defamation case
The voting machine maker had launched a $1.6bn lawsuit against the news network for its coverage of the 2020 US election. Fox News has reached a $787m settlement with election technology company Dominion Voting Systems, which accused the network of defamation in its 2020 United States presidential election coverage. Tuesday’s eleventh-hour agreement — reached as opening statements…
