Court summons Luzira Prisons OC over Mabirizi’s Internet services demands.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1129 EAT on Thursday 21 April 2022. Mengo Magistrate’s court has summoned the officer in charge (OC) of Luzira Maximum Security Upper Prisons to come and assist in establishing whether jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi can be provided with internet, typing and printing services. According to the summons issued by…

Big Blow -UK Court Orders extradition of Julian Assange to the US

Breaking Assange is wanted in the US over an alleged conspiracy to disclose national defence information after WikiLeaks published hundreds of thousands of leaked documents relating to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Updated Wednesday 20 April 2022 13 EAT Westminster Magistrates’ Court has formally issued an order to extradite the WikiLeaks founder after years of…

POISON: General buys antidote tablets.

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…

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…

The Rise of Stephen Kiprotich a Ugandan long-distance runner

Compiled by E K Benj @kivumbi In our series ‘Senior Citizens’ today we profile Stephen KiprotichUgandan long-distance runner. Not to be confused with Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich.Stephen Kiprotich (“KIP-roh-tich”, born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in Kapchorwa District. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won gold at the 2012 London Summer…

‘Investigate UPDF Dealings In Karamoja’

Updated 1046 EAT on 18th April 2022. The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs has asked the Government to investigate shady dealings of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) deployed in Karamoja sub region. Several UPDF detaches have been established along the Karamoja borderlines to curb the rampant cattle rustling in the region that has hit…

Raisi Says Iran Will Target Heart Of Israel If It Acts Against Iranian Nation.

Published at 1035 EAT on 18th April 2022. Iran’s armed forces will target Israel’s heart if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday. “If you make slightest move against our nation … our armed forces destination will be the heart of the Zionist regime,”…