Phaneroo Ministries, a renowned Ugandan Christian organization led by Grace Lubega Matovu, recently marked their ninth anniversary by bringing together hundreds of members to break the longest applause world record. 926 people gathered at the UMA Multipurpose Hall in Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, to take part in this event, dubbed “Clap for Jesus”. Phaneroo are known for their lively, high-spirited assemblies, and this record attempt was no different. The congregation clapped for a total of 3 hours 16 minutes, maintaining an average sound level of 88.5 dB. For the attempt to be valid, they had to remain above 80 dB for…
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By Metedeo Iceta YUMBE: A solar powered pipe water system set up by the Ministry of local government with Support from European Union and investment from partners under Development Initiative for Northern Uganda has brought life and hope to the residents of Arafa Sub County in Yumbe district. The project and intervention has represented a comprehensive strategy to uplift the lives of the people to foster economic growth and promote Sustainable Development. Daniel Eberu, the site manager at Akvo International cited that the system comprises two phases and 180 households have been connected including three primary Schools within the Sub…
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted bail to two District Engineers attached to the Office of the Prime Minister who were remanded a day earlier on charges of abuse of office and Corruption. The two are Dathan Nuwagaba Kahima, the Project Engineering Officer and Pamela Besigye, the District Engineering Assistant all attached to the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project-DRDIP which is designed to address expanded development needs for refugees and the hosting communities. Prosecution led by State Attorneys Rogers Kinobe and Jackie Mawemuko from the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) accuses the two Engineers of receiving a bribe of…
A Manchester United fan in Eldoret was rushed to hospital after he tried to eat a tray of boiled eggs, after placing a bet with his Arsenal friends. Thomas Kiptanui Kemboi, popularly known as Kapkeno, had entered into a challenge with his friends who are Arsenal fans over the weekend when the two teams clashed at the Emirates. Kapkeno had vowed to eat a whole tray of boiled eggs if Man Utd lost to Arsenal, and when indeed they lost, he embarked on eating the boiled eggs. In the video, his friends to whom he had lost the best, could…
A man has been arrested in Rwanda after the discovery of more than 10 bodies buried in a hole in the kitchen of his home in the capital Kigali, police and media reports said Wednesday. Police said the 34-year-old suspected serial killer had lured his victims from bars to his rented home in a Kigali suburb. Local media said more than 10 bodies had been found, and a source in the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) told AFP on condition of anonymity that the number of victims so far was 14. RIB spokesman Thierry Murangira declined to confirm a figure, telling…
The Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, has expressed concern about corruption tendencies reported within the judiciary, particularly at the chief magistrate’s courts. He raised these concerns while closing a nine-day induction training for newly recruited chief magistrates at Collin Hotel in Mukono. Justice Buteera emphasized the judiciary’s commitment to a zero-tolerance policy for corruption, emphasizing that there is no place for corruption within the judiciary. He called on the public to provide evidence of corruption so that appropriate action can be taken. To address these issues, Justice Buteera advised chief magistrates to supervise, mentor, coach, and guide the magistrates under…
The Court of Appeal has affirmed a 38-year prison sentence for Abel Ariho, who was convicted for the murder of his grandmother, Evarine Kembaho, a resident of Keitumura Cell in Rukungiri district in 2012. The evidence presented during the trial in the High Court showed that Kembaho’s body was found near her home with injuries to her head and eyes. Ariho, who lived in a house behind the deceased’s residence, was linked to the crime when police found his abandoned shoes behind her house. He had also disappeared from the village shortly after the murder but was later arrested in…
Traffic was paralysed along the busy Lira-Soroti highway this morning after a fuel tanker overturned and caught fire. The fuel Tanker registration number SSD 321V/ SSD 320V carrying an unspecified quantity of fuel belonging to Narus Company Ltd in Kenya was traveling from Eldoret to Juba in South Sudan when it caught fire at Gwengabara, Boroboro ward in Lira City East Division. The whereabouts of the driver Mohamed Ibrahim, 32, a Kenyan National is still unknown although eyewitnesses say no casualties were registered. Thomas Ogwal Ochol, a Catechist of St. Philips Church of Uganda Gwengabara where the accident happened, says…
The laws of the nation stipulate that, depending on the gravity of the offense, even a junior with less than ten years’ experience could be given a life sentence. Today’s post will focus on a few young children who were sentenced to life in prison when they were still very young. The majority of these children have spent their entire lives behind bars and have never truly known what it is like to be free. Some of them had committed first-degree murder, and their parents had no way of protecting them from the severe legal repercussions. Some of them are…
Uganda’s Drug regulator, National Drug Authority has (NDA) has confirmed the use of ARV’s in mixing chicken and pig feeds by Uganda poultry farmers. This was revealed by the NDA Senior Regulatory Officer, Mr,Amos Atumanya while appearing before the Parliament Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters. Today, officials from the National Drug Authority appeared before the Committee on HIV/AIDS and related matters to respond to allegations of use of HIV drugs by farmers to fatten chicken and pigs in the country. when asked about the allegations, Mr. Atumanya from NDA shocked members of parliament when he confirmed that its true. “We also confirmed…