Forgery Scandal Four Arrested in Kakumiro Druring UPDF Recruitment Drive

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1455 EAT on Friday 15 August 2025 Four Arrested in Kakumiro for Presenting Forged Academic Papers During UPDF Recruitment Four individuals have been arrested in Kakumiro District for allegedly presenting forged academic documents during the ongoing Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment exercise. The arrests were made on…

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Police Decline to Release CCTV Details in Seeta High School Drowning Case

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1711 EAT on Thursday 14 August 2025 Police Withhold CCTV Footage in Seeta High Drowning Case, Citing Active Investigation Kevin Nsamba, a 21-year-old Senior Six student, is reported to have drowned in the swimming pool at Seeta High School on Sunday, August 3. In a statement, the school…

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Starmer Urges Putin to Prove Peace Intentions After Talks with Zelensky

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1652 EAT on Thursday 14 August 2025 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has told Fox News that President Donald Trump is prepared to “exhaust all options” to bring the war in Ukraine to a peaceful resolution, ahead of tomorrow’s high-stakes US-Russia summit in Alaska. Leavitt confirmed that…

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Museveni, El-Sisi Pledge Stronger Economic Ties at Egypt–Uganda Business Forum

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) Updated at 1621 EAT on Thursday 14th May 2025 Cairo, Egypt — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for deeper economic cooperation between Uganda and Egypt, urging both nations to leverage their historic connection through the River Nile to unlock greater trade and investment opportunities. Speaking…

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Trump to Hold call with Zelensky, EU Leaders Ahead of Putin Summit

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1244 EAT on Wednesday 13 August 2025 As diplomatic efforts continue, the war on the ground shows no sign of slowing. Russia launched 49 drones into Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian military, with several regions reporting casualties and damage. In the Kherson region, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service…

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Acts of kindness: Why Uganda is Among the World’s Most Generous Nations

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1213 EAT on Wednesday 13 August 2025 On a warm Sunday morning in Kampala, offering baskets quietly pass from hand to hand down the pews of packed churches.People drop in coins, worn banknotes, and sometimes a sealed envelope. For many Ugandans, the act is as instinctive as prayer—more…

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Kiteezi Crisis One Year Later: Fresh Garbage still piling Up

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1152 EAT on Wednesday 13 August 2025 “Under a pale moon on the night of August 9, 2024, most of Kiteezi slept in uneasy silence.” By dawn, parts of the village had vanished. In the early hours before sunrise, the towering mountain of garbage that had loomed over…

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