Former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Gen Kale Kayihura is set to retire from the army this month. The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) confirmed that he is among nine other generals lined up for retirement from the military. Various sources on Friday intimated the army court officials met the commander in chief of the armed forces, President Yoweri Museveni over the criminal charges brought against Kayihura. The former police chief was charged with failure to protect war materials, failure to supervise police officers, and abetting kidnap. Kayihura has been on bail since 2020. There have been unconfirmed reports that…
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By Charles Katabalwa. The opposition National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party says Parliament of Uganda pass laws when only poor Ugandans face the challenges. This comes few days when president Museveni has signed into law the Traffic and Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2023 increasing the fine from ugx 200,000 to ugx 2 million or imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both for motorist driving beyond the prescribed speed limits and according to government,the move is intended to restore sanity and reduce on road Carnage on Uganda’s roads. The party president Joseph Kabuleta while addressing the party weekly press conference at…
By SIRAJE LUBWAMA. Movements before the case of attempted murder was about to kick off against the Paramount Chief of the Madi Stephen Drani Izakare, and Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Trevor Kibuuka. On Friday, the Adjumani Magistrates Court presided over by Magistrate Innocent Omara was set to hear the charges which also included … against Chief Drani Maj Kibuuka, the Second in Command of the 71st Battalion and Sector Commander Apaa and others still at large then. “Your Worship, I have instructions from the DPP to withdraw all the charges against the accused persons before you and all…
Local singer Mansour Ssemanda aka King Saha has revealed how he was poisoned. It should be noted that the singer fell critically ill as the year started. Saha was rumored to have fallen to heavy drug abuse since he has made it no secret that he’s a heavy smoker. The singer was admitted to Nakaseero Hospital for quite some time. As a result, he missed his concert which had been scheduled for Valentines day in February. The singer has now opened up on what exactly went wrong. Speaking to Baba TV, the Zakayo singer said that he was poisoned by…
GOSSIP: Former Miss Uganda has left quite a couple of Ugandans shocked and stunned after she took to street preaching. The beauty queen can be seen by the road alongside other preachers as they spread the gospel. It should be noted that Nantumbwe was the Miss Uganda in 2013. In 2014, she went ahead to represent Uganda in the Big Brother Africa edition. She lived a life as any other slayer in the country but later gave her life to Christ. She became a remnant as she used to flock to Prophet Elvis Mbonye’s church. Ellah was even linked to…
By Mehdi Imanipour In the name of God, The Most Merciful, the Most Gracious! The recent move of the Swedish court to issue permission to anti-Islam extremists to desecrate the Holy Qur’an outside the main mosque in the capital city of Stockholm on the day of Eid al-Adha, under the pretext of freedom of speech, has once again revealed the obvious anti-Islamism of the government and security apparatus of this European country. This brazen act has raised the anger of Muslims around the world. It is a known fact that keywords such as “freedom of expression” and “right to express…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Umoja Standard News Agency had an opportunity to physically attend a special interview of Her Excellency Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda by Dr. Sam Omara, Head Public Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uganda (MOFA). Here we bring you key highlights of the interview; While at her Ambassador’s Residence in Kololo, Kampala Uganda, Her Excellency Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda admitted that always when one goes away from home, they miss their country’s stapple food, or some nice taste of the country. She says, here in Uganda, since the vegetables or whatever products…
KAMPALA: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has today launched a new five-year strategy toboostthe competitiveness of Uganda’s agri-food systemsin line with the country’sdevelopment blueprint, Vision 2040. The new strategy builds on AGRA’s work in the country, mainly focusing on increasing smallholder farmers’ income, food security and nutrition, thus driving productivity. Bybuilding inclusive and competitive markets, the strategy will ensure increased volumes and value of traded agriculturalcommodities, and employment opportunities for women and youth. The strategy prioritisesincreasingsmallholder farmers’ incomes and food security and managing climate andmarket risks. Over the next five years, AGRA will be working towards strengthening financial…
By Mike Kasirye/Julius Mugaga – Umoja Standard. KAMPALA: Few days to end the rotary club leadership, the district governor of 9213 district, Dr. Mike Kennedy SSebalu and the entire leadership highlighted the successes, difficulties, failures and the way forward on how the failures will be achieved. In a conference held at St Lawrence University, Candle Light Gardens with SIRI REGULAR song of Spice Diana chosen as a signature song for mobilizing the leaders who imagined how they had succeeded under the project, the ROTARY CLUB chose at the beginning of IMAGIN ROTARY. Governor Ssebalu says they have registered succession, basic…
Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs to expedite investigations into the killing of five members of the same family in Bukoto County, Masaka District, on June 23, 2023. Ms Among said the incident is one of the rising killings in the country that have left citizens in fear. She noted that the investigation is as necessary as the measures to prevent likely killings, which she said, are becoming rampant. “We need divisive and deterrent measures to restore safety and confidence in our population. This has not happened only in Masaka but in Kayunga and…