Author: Umoja Editor

On 16% May 2024 along with a team from Mukono Land Office and Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development I made four locus visits to Mukono District. PDF Press Release on Mukono Locus Visit My letter dated 9t May 2024 to the RDC Mukono District informed her of my visit and directed her “to ensure that all stakeholders are present and put all necessary arrangement to make the locus visits a success”. During my visit I could not make it to the Kamwanyi locus due to time limitation. The visits went in the following sequence; (i) RDC office My…

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As Uganda joins the rest of the world in celebrating Clinical Trials Day today, Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI, is spearheading the Clinical Trial of Natural Therapeutics (CONAT) program. This ambitious endeavor, funded by the Ugandan government through the Science Technology and Innovation – Office of the President Secretariat (STI-OP), aims to uncover the healing powers of natural and herbal remedies, advancing them through human clinical trials to achieve notification and licensing of safe and efficacious products. Clinical trials are essential for testing new treatments, including drugs and medical devices. In Uganda, a pioneering effort is underway to revolutionize healthcare…

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Footage circulating all social media platforms informs us that an Arsenal fan has resort to s3icide following his team’s unsuccessful triumph in the just concluded EPL seasonArsenal fan takes his life following his team’s failure to clinch the EPL title. The man was captured in an Arsenal shirt, while his lifeless body was rotating in the position he hung himself up. Arsenal took the quest of winning the Premier League title against Manchester City to the last day of the season after 38 matchdays. Unfortunately, the football club failed to win the league despite winning their last game, owed to…

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A man has died in the course of watching football at a local bar along the Lagos-Abeokuta Road, in Lagos. The incident happened on Thursday, May 16, according to the account of the unfortunate event making the rounds. Report said the deceased football fan was a middle-aged man in his 50’s while his identity was unknown. It stated further that the deceased was a frequenter of the open bar, and on the fateful day walked in, took his seat and in the process of watching ball on television slept off. Upon the completion of the match and consequently the vacation…

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Bishop Joseph Bundala,55, of the Tanzania Methodist Church, has allegedly committed suicide using a telephone wire allegedly due to being overwhelmed with financial debts. The bishop was found dead in the church’s office at Meriwa Street in Dodoma city where he hanged himself reportedly on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at around 1pm in the restroom of his office located within the Methodist Church, Meriwa Ward in the Tanzania capital Dodoma. Bundala, also erstwhile vice chairman of the African Synod of the Church, left a long statement claiming that he ended up with that decision as he was upset due to…

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian have been killed in a helicopter crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. Rescuers found the crash site after an hours-long search in difficult weather. India’s Narendra Modi says he is shocked by ‘tragic’ death of Raisi The Indian prime minister said he was “deeply saddened” by Raisi’s death, adding that the late Iranian president contributed “to strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship”. “My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran. India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow,” Modi wrote in a social media post. Obituary: Raisi dies at age…

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Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition figure Christian Malanga, who later posted a video on Facebook threatening President Felix Tshisekedi.Malanga was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest by guards, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press. Tshisekedi…

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Pep Guardiola’s side have achieved an unprecedented fourth Premier League title in a row thanks to a 3-1 victory over West Ham on the final day of the season. They went into the fixture knowing a win would seal the deal, regardless of what Arsenal did against Everton at the Emirates, with the Gunners sitting two points adrift at the top of the table. Any nerves at the Etihad were quickly settled as Phil Foden fired City ahead in just the second minute in spectacular fashion. From 25 yards, the England man arrowed a pinpoint drive into the top corner…

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Seven members of a family died on Sunday morning after a vehicle they were in plunged into Namatala River in Budaka District. The accident occurred at the Namatala River Bridge that separates Budaka from the Butaleja districts after the driver of the Toyota Ipsum vehicle reg. UAM 969 lost control and veered off the road. The preliminary police report indicates that the deceased met with an accident while on his way home in Butaleja sub-district of Mpigi sub-district where he had gone to attend a wedding on Saturday. Bukedi North Regional Police Spokesperson Mr Samuel Semewo confirmed the incident saying…

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Unpleasant environment erupted on Saturday 18th June, 2024 evening as top leaders of the opposition National Unity Platform exchanged bitterly the funeral of a party member in Lwengo district. Bobi Wine had to cool off scores of his supporters who were charging at the Kimanya-Kabonera Member of Parliament, Hon Abed Bwanika. This was at the burial of Pasikali Ssekasamba, a member of the NUP and respected businessman who was living and working in London. Paskali passed away early last month, succumbing to a heart condition During the funeral service, Bobi Wine’s party members yanked the microphone from Hon Bwanika a…

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