Kampala, Uganda: Gen Caleb Akandwanaho (Salim Saleh ), the Presidential Advisor on Military Affairs, has urged the NRM party members to respect the Central Executive Committee (CEC) that is mandated to choose the top party leadership and not the noise makers. Gen Saleh, who is also the coordinator for operation wealth creation, on Tuesday stated that the NRM party has proper structures to choose the candidate that is supposed to lead it and not any other groups. “When I see the noise around the MK and President Museveni, it’s like you have passed a vote of no confidence in the…
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Kampala, Uganda: Via his twitter account, Uganda’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni stated ‘I met a team from Uganda Medical Association led by Dr Oledo Samuel Odongo. We discussed the issues of the deployment of Doctors, the recruitment of workers and improvements to the health sector. We also talked about boosting the Health Workers’ SACCO’.
Kampala, Uganda: The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has said that the Church House debt now stands at 15 billion Shillings. Kaziimba made the report while delivering his Christmas message at Namirembe. ‘We launched a campaign and this campaign has helped us a lot. The big debt which we had…it was in 60 billion, kept on reducing and now, we are remaining with only 15 billion,” said the Archbishop. On 6th June last year, Kaziimba launched a fundraising drive under the theme; “Yes, We Can!” to clear the Church debt with Equity bank…
Koboko, Uganda: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF is set to redeploy its detachmentes along the Uganda-South Sudan border, following the recent invasion by armed assailants from South Sudan into Oraba town council, Koboko district. The bandits who are suspected to be members of the National Salvation Front-NAS, a South Sudanese militant group on Tuesday and Thursday last week raided Delambience trading center in Kinyibuli village, Oraba town council and looted locals properties. The looted items included two heads of cattle, clothes, bags of rice, groundnuts, solar panels, TV screens, grinding machine engines, and cash over UGX 3.5 million stolen from…
Kampala, Uganda: Ms Mackenzie Leing Mathias Spencer and Mr Nicholas Spencer are accused of administering harsh punishments to the child. By AFP The duo arrived in the East African country in 2017 to volunteer at a US-based non-profit in the town of Jinja before moving to Naguru, an upmarket Kampala suburb, to work at a start-up. Ugandan prosecutors on Tuesday charged a US couple with child trafficking and denied bail, a week after they were accused of torturing their foster son. The couple, both 32, were taken into custody last week for “constantly” torturing their 10-year-old son between 2020 and 2022.…
The Mbale based Grace Foam factory guts fire this evening. Area Police Fire Brigade has intervened immediately to put off the fires. There is no official statement yet detailing the extent of destruction at the time of publication. GRACEFOAM matress factory on fire at Mbale Industrial park. #NBSUpdates @nbstv https://t.co/BeyJxaOZfv https://t.co/UkFG0gfD0T
Kenya: Many Muslim women in Kenya already wear the hijab but some, particularly in urban areas, just wear a simple covering over their hair. Kenya’s Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has warned Kenyan Muslim women who do not wear a hijab or scarf to find another country to live. The CS was speaking at Jamia Mosque Committee on Monday during a cheque presentation ceremony to the Kenya Red Cross in an effort to address the country’s drought situation. He warned that those who do not adhere to it should find another country to live in. “It is a must for any Muslim woman…
Kylan Mbappe has vowed to return to the World Cup final after his incredible hat-trick heroics weren’t enough to clinch the trophy. Mbappe put on a historic showing in defeat to Argentina, becoming just the second player after Sir Geoff Hurst to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Mbappe made history in Doha But it sadly came to nothing It was incredibly in vain, though, with Argentina emerging as winners after the 3-3 tie went to penalties. Mbappe had barely been seen in the opening 80 minutes of the match as he was successfully shut out by an Argentine side…
World Cup, Qatar, 2022: Ronaldo weighs in on ‘Great of All Time’ shouts by players and pundits after Messi crowned world champion Cristiano Ronaldo has given his verdict on whether Lionel Messi’s remarkable World Cup win makes him the ‘greatest of all time.’ The 35-year-old scored twice for Argentina in one of the best finals ever and secured his first World Cup trophy after a dramatic victory on penalties. Messi opened the scoring with a first half penalty before Angel Di Maria doubled Lionel Scaloni’s lead. The South Americans looked to be heading towards victory before Kylian Mbappe inspired a France…
By Charles Katabalwa/Umoja Standard. Kololo, Uganda: Uganda Medical Association (UMA) newly elected president vows to re-Unity members who had fall apart such that they came together to serve all Ugandans irrespective of thier political party affiliation, religion and tribe. Dr. Oledo is accused of using the association for his personal political gains to express his support for Mr Museveni who has been in power since 1986 and the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party which UMA members said compromises the association’s values. Yesterday Sunday 18th an Extraordinary General Meeting convinced and voted to suspend Dr. Oledo as a member of…