Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Police Force has jailed own detectivesover mishandling a rape case of, Saulite Anda, a Latvian national. The arrested detective are Seargent Doreen Oyera, Corporal Judith Akite and Constable Joyce Ayereget, all from Jinja Road Police Station. Anda says she was raped by a self proclaimed Pastor Joseph Collins Twahirwa of the Bugolobi-based Epikaizo Ministries International. Anda said, in a statement at the Criminal Investigations Directorate, that she was invited to Uganda by Twahirwa and arrived at the suspect’s home in Bugolobi on December 12, 2022. Upon arrival, the pastor reportedly confiscated her passport LV4336528 and her Visa. He robbed…
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Abu Dhabi: H.E the President at the invitation of his host Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of UAE & ruler of Abu Dhabi attended the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). The sustainability week is a global initiative championed by the UAE to accelerate sustainable development and advance economic, social and environmental progress. Now in its 15th year, ADSW continues to drive global debate around climate action. As the first major sustainability gathering of the year prior to COP28, it is leading the way towards a cleaner, greener future. At the sidelines of the conference, President Museveni met…
Gulu, Uganda: National Unity Platform’s former Omoro County by-election candidate Simon Toolit Akecha has passed on died after two days of admission at Lacor hospital, Gulu, party says. Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) the principal of NUP party revealed this news today afternoon but the cause has not yet been revealed. Taking to his twitter account, Bobi Wine said that “It is very unfortunate that he has passed without seeing the justice and good governance which he so much struggled for, all his life. Details regarding burial arrangements are being discussed with the family, and will be communicated in due course.…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: Addressing at the CSOs joint press conference aimed at highlighting their concerns on the FY2023/24 Budget Framework Paper, Mariam Akiror, the Advocacy Coordinator at USA-Uganda Mission said that there is food insecurity not only in the host but also refugee settlements due to reduction in food ratio which drive them to go to host communities to buy food. “The price of maize floors rose from 1955 shs to 3421shs in 2022 but as of today, the cheapest price of beans in the market is 3500shs, the high-quality beans is costing about between (4,500-5,000)…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: A consortium of Civil Society Organizations spearheaded by Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) on Sunday advised Ugandan government to direct its FY 2023/24 resources to the essential sectors of the economy if the country is to realize economic recovery and social transformation of own citizens. According to the proposed Budget released in December 2022, the total resource envelope for the FY 2023/24 is projected to increase from UGX 48,130.7 trillion in FY2022/23 to UGX. 49,988.7 trillion in FY2023/24 with Human Capital Development programme taking lion’s share to the amount of UGX 9,005.61…
Kasese: Mpondwe residents are wailing after a bomb exploded killing 10 people at a church in Kasindi Town and many nursing wounds at Lhubiriha Town in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. One of the witnesses stated that most of the injured people who had gathered for Sunday prayers were rushed to the General Hospital. The incident has happened at the border half kilometres from Uganda, and its feared that some of the victims were Ugandans or people with relatives and friends who live in Congo. The explosion took place at a crusade that had attracted many people, the preacher was…
Greater Masaka: Tushabe Bruce Nzabanita, the President of Volunteers Uganda Extra Limited (VUEL) through SSEBANJA & CO. ADVOCATES, COUNSEL FOR THE SUSPECTS has run to office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) address him selves over what he says is malice from Ms. Justine Namere the True Minamuddu TV station LTD (TMTV LTD) Here is the full copy of the details he submitted to the DPP. THE OFFICE OF DPP KAMPALA. Attn: Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo. RE: COMPLAINT VIDE MASAKA CRB 124/2022. My Lord, we act for and on behalf of TUSHABE BRUCE NZABANITA President Volunteer Uganda extra…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/ Umoja Standard. Munyonyo, Uganda: Makerere School of Public Health in partnership with Ministry of Health and Centre for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) has graduated 14 Field Epidemiology Cohort 2021, The 14 graduates bright the total of Field Epidemiology to 79 countrywise. Speaking during the graduation ceremony at Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo. Dr. Julie Harris- the Resident Advisor and Field Epidemiology Trainner told this website that the epidemiology program is geared towards equipping frontliners with relevant skills of responding to epidemics from the grassroot. She revealed ‘the program is meant to empower and avail human resources…
Middle East: Akbari was a former deputy defence minister, who Iran alleges shared information on senior officials. Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed a former deputy defence minister on allegations of spying for the United Kingdom. The judiciary’s official news outlet confirmed on Saturday morning that Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national, was hanged after being convicted of “corruption on Earth” and acting against national security by spying for British intelligence. It added that Akbari was earlier sentenced to death for “harming the country’s internal and external security by passing on intelligence”. “The actions of the British spy service in this case have…
Kampala, Uganda: Ugandans are in a state of confusion after renown Ugandan business man and real estate developer, Hamis Kiggundu posted on is official Twitter account with graphically designed photos of lightened up incomplete Nakivubo stadium. Additional reporting by Freeman News Basing on project design, the stadium was mean to be completed in a period of three years (2016-2019) but has since not been effected. On several occasions, Ham throws tantrums whenever the issue of the delay on his part to deliver the upgrade of the country’s oldest Nakivubo stadium, arises. Ham is always getting up to fight, either through…