Why is the US extraditing the former president of Honduras?

Juan Orlando Hernandez is accused in a drug and weapons trafficking scandal that may lead to his extradition to the US. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1340 EAT on Monday 4th 2022. Less than three weeks after he finished his presidency, Juan Orlando Hernandez was arrested. United States prosecutors accused the former Honduran president…

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Bukwo district engineer, road inspector arrested over theft of shs 200m.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1304 EAT on Monday 4th 2022. The acting Bukwo district engineer, George Festo Limo and road inspector, Isaack Mangusho have been arrested over the alleged theft of Shs 200 million under the Road Fund. Police picked up the duo from Bukwo district headquarters where they had barricaded themselves on…

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Ministry of Agriculture central store in Wandegeya catches fire.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1243 EAT on Monday 4th 2022. Fire yesterday Sunday gutted the agrichemicals and equipment central store of ministry of Agriculture, Animals Industries and Fisheries along Buganda road in Wandegeya in Kampala.  The store shares the same compound with the Uganda Trypanosomiasis Control Council and Uganda Veterinary Board offices. Eyewitnesses say the fire spread…

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3 schools closed in Koboko over student clashes.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1230 EAT on Monday 4th 2022. Students of Koboko Public School were sent home Three secondary schools in Koboko municipality have been closed indefinitely following 12-hour-long clashes among students.Koboko Public secondary school, Koboko Parents secondary school and Nyangilia secondary school were closed following a meeting involving Koboko district LC V…

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Opinion: Is Putin banking on an endless war?

Opinion by Richard Galant Updated 0419 GMT (1219 HKT) April 4, 2022 Last week, missile attacks continued to pound Ukraine’s cities, despite a claim by the Russians that they were refocusing their strategy on warfare in the eastern part of the country. No one knows how the war will unfold and either side could win,…

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Prof George Kanyeihamba a critic of Museveni and a Law Genius

Compiled by E K Benj @Kivumbi Sunday 03rd April 2022 Senior Citizen Prof George W. Kanyeihamba is a Ugandan author, a retired supreme court Judge, former cabinet minister, member of Parliament and was a chair of the Legal Committee of the Constituent Assembly that made the 1995 Constitution. He was appointed a member of the…

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Ukraine Retakes Whole Kyiv Region As Russian Troops Pull Back

Updated at 0828 EAT on 03 April 2022. Ukraine’s defence ministry says its forces have seized control of the Kyiv region from Russian troops as officials warned that the departing soldiers were creating a “catastrophic” situation for civilians by leaving behind mines. The announcement on Saturday marks the first time Ukraine has claimed control of…

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