Mzee Najja dies at 91

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin -Updated at 2132 EAT on Monday 06th Nov 2023 KAMPALA- Aloysius Musoke Mubiru aka Mzee Najja  a renowned Ugandan business man in early 80s on Friday passed on in Kampala. Najja Senior who was battling advanced age related illness is being celebrated by city business community and pastors many of whom…

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Kenya

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have landed in Nairobi. The Royal Air Force carrying The King and The Queen touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) minutes before 11 pm, Monday. The arrival comes ahead of a four-day state visit to Kenya which officially begins on Tuesday, October 31. The visit is…

Iraq fire: At least 100 killed in blaze at wedding party in Nineveh

At least 100 people have died and 150 others injured after a fire broke out at a wedding in northern Iraq. Hundreds of people were celebrating in Al-Hamdaniya in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province when fire tore through the venue late on Tuesday evening. It is not yet known what caused the blaze, but early reports…

Back in Command: State House Renews Dorothy Kisaka Contract at KCCA

By Viola Nabbale updated at 1114 EAT on Friday 21st July 2023 Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni last night renewed contract for Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA bosses following expiry of their 3 years contract on Sunday 23rd July 2023. These are Dorothy Kisaka, KCCA Executive Director, Eng David Luyimbazi Deputy ED and Grace Akullo…

Biden begins three-nation tour with UK visit before NATO summit

US President Joe Biden heads to the UK, then Lithuania for a NATO summit focusing on the conflict in Ukraine, and then Finland. United States President Joe Biden has kicked off a three-nation trip dominated by a NATO summit aimed at showing solidarity with Ukraine amid disagreements over Kyiv’s possible accession into the alliance. Biden arrived in…

Ugandan tycoon Aponye dies in car accident

Businessman Apollo Nyegamehe alias Aponye is dead. Aponye died in a tragic car accident at Itojo, in Ntungamo District on Thursday evening at around 9pm. The deceased businessman was being chauffered in a Land Cruiser registration number UBF 300Z with a yet to identified person who sustained serious injuries. In a statement by the Rwizi…