Encroachers take over koboko airfield after years of neglect.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1243 EAT on Tuesday 7th 29 2022. Close to 500 people have encroached on the land of the defunct Koboko airfield. Found in Arumaji village, South Division in Koboko municipality, the facility which was established during the regime of President Idi Amin has been in a state of disrepair…

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Mining investors flee Karamoja as insecurity intensifiesp.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1203 EAT on Tuesday 7th June 2022. Investors have started withdrawing from mining sites in Karamoja citing increased insecurity in the region. Karamoja has experienced intensified unrest in the past months despite the disarmament exercise and security raids against suspected warriors.  The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted…

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Uganda cranes fall in Algiers

By Kafeero Twaha Sunday, June 05, 2022 The Cranes started on a losing note, falling 2-0 to Algeria in the capital Algiers on Saturday to end the first round of games bottom of Group F with no points. What you need to know: The Cranes now have to beat Niger on Wednesday to redirect their…

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Uganda Catholic Church front 3 female martyrs for canonization.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe 1226 EAT on Saturday 4th June 2022. The story of the Uganda martyrs is more or less about men. The church has already canonized 22 young Catholic converts who were martyred in Namugongo and other places between 1885 and 1887. The Catholic church had 22 martyrs, the Anglican church 23…

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Stampede at Namugongo as pilgrims scramble for ‘holy’water.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 12:00 EAT on Saturday 4th June 2022. There was a stampede at the Uganda Martyrs Catholic shrine in Namugongo during the Martyr’s day celebrations on Friday afternoon as thousands of pilgrims fought to have at least a drop of water from the famous Martyrs’ lake. All hell broke loose…

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