By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1328 EAT on Wednesday 14 May 2025 Today he stands as Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L H. D. (Hon) an incisive Investigative jounalist, visionary Founder, and Editor-in-chief of HICGI News Agency (www.hicginewsagency.com). With pen in hand and purpose in heart, he speaks truth to power,giving voice to the…
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President Museveni launches low-interest loans for market vendors and boda boda riders.
By Adam Bukenya | May 2, 2025 Kampala — The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilization, Mr. Moses Byaruhanga, on Friday, May 2, 2025, launched two types of affordable loans targeting market vendors and boda boda riders in a bid to improve their livelihoods and stabilize incomes. Speaking during a meeting with women vendors at…
Rajiv’s Legacy Will Be Felt for Generations.
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 2242 EAT on Tuesday 6 May 2025 The late Rajiv Ruparelia lived fully and left a lasting legacy that will be felt for generations, Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has said, paying a glowing tribute to the youthful businessman who died in a car crash on May 3…
Ugandan Dance and Music Group primarily known as, “Ghetto Kids”
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1345 EAT on Monday 5 May 2025 The Ghetto Kids formerly Triplets Ghetto Kids are a dance/music group founded in 2014 by Daouda Kavuma composed of children from the Katwe slums in Kampala, Uganda. In 2014, a video of Alex, Fred, Bachir, Patricia and Isaac dancing to Eddy Kenzo’s “Sitya Loss” music went viral, accumulating…
Nansana woman arrested for burning husband to death
Bu Faith Barbara N Ruhinda updated at 1422 EAT on Friday 2 May 2025 Nansana municipality Police in Wakiso district, have arrested a woman accused of killing her husband by setting him on fire. The suspect, identified only as Nanziri, allegedly tied up her husband, 75-year-old James Wani, placed him in a sack, and burned…
International Workers Day known As “Labour Day”
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1745 EAT on Thursday 1 May 2025 This day in some countries is often referred to as May Day,it is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international Labour movement and occurs every year on 1 May, or the first Monday in May. Traditionally, 1 May is the date…
Controversial Ex-Police Boss Sam Omara Dies at 65
By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Sam Omara, the retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and a divisive figure in Uganda’s security history, has died at the age of 65. His death was confirmed by the Uganda Police Force on Monday morning, although the exact cause was not disclosed. In a statement, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke described…
Police Block NUP’s “Youth Protest Vote” Campaign Launch, Sparking Opposition Outcry
By Adam Bukenya | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Tensions boiled over on Monday morning as the Uganda Police Force sealed off the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Makerere Kavule, blocking the launch of the party’s highly anticipated “Youth Protest Vote” campaign and preventing media and supporters from accessing the venue—a move condemned by NUP Secretary General David…
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