By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin-updated at 1325 EAT on Saturday 29th April 2023 Kampala Youth have been urged to embrace East Africa agenda during a symposium organised by EMBRACE an acronym for Engendering Movement, Bilateral Relations and Access to Commerce in East-Africa. Speaking to the youth, Malcolm Isaac Bulamu the founder of EMBRACE noted that the…
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Tragedy: Top journalist dies in road accident
Uganda woke up to the tragic news following the demise of NTV journalist Edward Muhumuza who was killed in an accident on the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway on Saturday morning. Below is the Police statement. Statement on Entebbe Expressway Fatal Accident The traffic police in Entebbe has this morning, 25th.March, 2023, registered a single fatal accident at…
IGG orders investigation into extortion at Mukono hospital.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1932 EAT on Thursday 23rd March 2023. The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Olive Namisango Kamya has ordered an investigation into allegations of extortion at Mukono General Hospital. Some of the hospital managers under investigation include Dr Godfrey Kasirye, the medical superintendent, Moses Bwogi, the facility administrator, and…
Tanzania declares Marburg virus outbreak as 5 die.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1923 EAT on Thursday 23rd March 2023. Tanzania’s ministry of Health has confirmed five people died in a first-ever Marburg virus outbreak near the border with Uganda. The virus causes a severe hemorrhagic fever and is deadlier than the related Ebola virus, which was first suspected in the deaths….
Court of Appeal orders businessman Lubega to pay Shs 300m for illegally evicting tenants.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1914 EAT on Thursday 23rd March 2023. The Court of Appeal has ordered Kampala businessman, Drake Lubega to pay up to the tune of Shs 300 million to tenants whose shop he illegally closed. In a unanimous ruling, the court said Lubega had failed to prove that High court judge,…
The Nnaabagereka hits shelves tomorrow.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1910 EAT on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. In her autobiography scheduled to be released tomorrow, NNAABAGEREKA SYLVIA NAGGINDA LUSWATA candidly takes readers through her childhood, life in the United States, hopes and fears of marrying into the Buganda Kingdom royal family as well as raising a blended family with…
Museveni to IGG: Back off soldiers.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1223 EAT on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. President Museveni has urged the inspector general of government (IGG), Beti Kamya Turwomwe, not to compel soldiers and other security personnel to declare their wealth publicly under the Leadership Code of 2021, no matter what the law says. The president said in a…
Journalist hunted, flees into exile.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1210 EAT on Wednesday 22nd March 2023. When journalist Lawrence Kitatta covered a demonstration in Nakasero at the home of then deputy speaker—now speaker of parliament—Anita Among last year, little did he know that would be the end of his journalism career. Before the Nakasero incident, Kitatta, 32, had…
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