GOSSIP: I think we’ve seen enough.. Revellers who showed up for a music concert were left in total shock after one of the performers, identified as upcoming singer Smokie Omutapata came on stage being ridden in a fully sealed white coffin, and when asked, he said he feels most comfortable embracing death.Smokie Omutapata shocked outgoers when he organized a show at a local hangout in Busega and showed up for his stage performance while in a casket.Speaking in an interview when asked, Smokie explained that he decided to take that route as a way of branding his image so he…
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By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/ Umoja Standard. Mulago, Uganda: While speaking at Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Symposium 2023, Dr. Fred Bukachi the Director of Africa Rural Universities Alliance, (ARUA) and Consultant Cardiologist at University of Nairobi stressed that the alliance works towards supporting research in NCDs in general which helps identify and solve the day today problems that Africans face in lie like hypertension, diabetes , Cancer, Respiratory diseases among others. He said, their aim is to promote innovations on how they can get newer ways in w hich they can resolve issues of Non-Communicable Diseases in the region region. Dr. Fred Bukachi,…
NATIONAL: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Rwanda face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. While neither homosexuality nor homosexual acts are illegal, homosexuality is considered a taboo topic, and there is no significant public discussion of this issue in any region of the country. No special legislative protections are afforded to LGBT citizens, and same-sex marriages are not recognized by the state, as the Constitution of Rwanda provides that only civil monogamous marriage between a man and a woman is recognized”. LGBT Rwandans have reported being harassed, blackmailed, and even arrested by the police under various laws dealing with public order and morality. Rwanda is a signatory of the United…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. EDUCATION: A total of 229 candidates from 106 schools/ Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) centres have scored maximum A-level points, 20 in 20 points from 2022 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results according to the Board.In this year’s UACE, fewer candidates managed to score maximum points. In 2020, a total of 242 candidates scored the maximum 20-in-20 points. These were from 100 schools or Uneb centers. This means that more schools joined the list of Uganda’s top schools from which at least one candidate managed to score 20-in-20 points. Schools from Wakiso, Mukono and Kampala…
GOSSIP: The late Sheikh Muzaata’s widow Kulthum Nabunya has been confirmed to be pregnant for current husband Akram Gumusiriza. Akram started dating Kulthum a few months after Sheikh Muzaata’s death and the two went public about their relationship after Kukyala. Credit: Boom Ug. Although their relationship was dramatic at first Akram’s alleged girlfriend came out to say the money used for Kukyala was stolen from her by Akram. It later became better for the couple. Last year, Akram and Kuluthum held their introduction ceremony and wedding at the same time. Only a few invited people attended while others watched it…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Ummoja Standard. Naggalama SS: Speaking during the launch of the 7th Edition of Crossfire Hi Skool, 2023, Damalie Patra- the Managing Director of QuizMalie Productions told Umoja Standard that this year’s objective is skilling the young child which starts from mind to the actual activities people do. (L&R) Damalie Patra, Managing Director of QuizMalie Productions & Ms. Agnes Nsubuga, Head Teacher of St. Joseph’s Secondary School Naggalama, other guests are seen following events. Photo by Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa “When give them a motion like on agriculture, they research, learn get interested and work towards it because they…
STORY BY DAILY MONITOR. NATIONAL: Senior Presidential Advisor on Media and Public Relations, John Nagenda is dead. Neganda, a veteran journalist died on Saturday afternoon at Medipal International Hospital in Kampala where he had been admitted for weeks, according to the presidency. He was 84. “He had been admitted to hospital for three months,” President Museveni’s deputy Press Secretary, Faruk Kirunda told this publication on phone. Nagenda who lived in England for over 10 years before returning to Uganda has been a writer and newspaper columnist since the 1960s. Minister in Charge of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda said Nagenda was unique,…
By Metedeo Iceta. GENEVA: The Countries of the World Health Organization including Uganda have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, using the “zero draft” as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations and communities from future pandemic emergencies. Ending Friday, discussions on the draft pandemic accord took place during the weeklong fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), which includes WHO’s 194 countries. Negotiations on the draft will continue over the next year according to a timetable laid out by the World Health Assembly. Mr Roland Driece, Co-Chair of the INB Bureau,…
ENTERTAINMENT: Known as one of the top bosses for drama actors Zubair Family, director Kaggwa Ramadhan Matovu has sadly passed away after battling a strange illness that ate the top of his arm for years. Kaggwa appeared in multiple interviews prior to his death asking for financial support from well-wishers to foot his medical bills. The illness has been eating one of Matovu’s upper arms, and at the time he lost the battle he has been experiencing excruciating pain. Singer Evelyn Lagu shared the heartbreaking news through her Facebook account posting that; “Zubairi family with deep sorrow announces the loss…
GOSSIP: When they say that love can make you do anything stupid, don’t ever argue much in case if you have never been in it. Credit: Buzznation. The truth is that love can make you do things you might think you were under a spell especially when it ends in tears. This seems the case for these young lovers who appeared in a video that is making rounds on social media. The young couple made a blood last to never leave each other. These proclaimed their love for one another and after cut themselves using a razor blade. They then…