At least 11 pupils were on Tuesday confirmed dead and seven others fighting for their lives in hospital after a fire burnt a girls’ dormitory at Salama School for the Blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi Parish, Mukono District. As police detectives are trying to piece shreds of evidence together to establish the cause of the fire that is said to have started at around midnight at the government facility, this is what we have gathered so far. The dormitory was housing primary one to three pupils, aged between seven and 10. Preliminary information gathered by this publication also indicates that…
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By John Kusolo Munyonyo, Uganda: Preident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa of Uganda is expected to officially open the High-Level Conference on Land and Conflict which is scheduled to take place from 24th to 28th October 2022, at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The Conference is the main series of events that have been organized by Government of Uganda (GoU), IGAD and IDLO as part of the East Africa Justice Week. Theother associated events to the Land and Conflict Conference include, the Biannual Conference of theInternational Association of Women Judges and the Annual East African Court of Justice JudiciariesSymposium, to be held at Speke…
By John Kusolo. Kampala, Uganda: Bukoola Chemical Industries Ltd, the leading agro-input manufacturer in Uganda launched its 50th/ Golden Anniversary Amakungulago Celebrations at Protea Hotel, Kampala. Bukoola Chemical Industries is known for top-quality products and customer-centric services ranging from insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, immune boosters, fertilizers, and anti-stress chemicals to selective and non-selective herbicides. It holds the largest portfolio of crop protection in Uganda. In his speech during the launch, Dr Peter Kyabaguu, the CEO said, “Bukoola Chemical Industries journey started 50 years ago with a mission to advance the science of crop protection by providing top quality solution-based products and…
The Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Ebola in the Greater Kampala region. This brings the total number of patients in the capital to 14 within the last 48 hours. Earlier, Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng said five cases had been isolated in Kampala, confirming the first known transmission of the virus in the city. These were however transferred to the Entebbe Isolation for Treatment Unit last evening, Aceng says that the nine new cases are contacts of the fatal case who came from Kassanda district and passed on in Mulago Hospital. They include seven family members from…
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who warned that Liz Truss’ economic plans for Britain were a “fairy tale,” won the contest to succeed her as prime minister on Monday, taking over the world’s sixth-biggest economy at a time of deep financial and political turbulence. Mr. Sunak will formally enter Downing Street after his only remaining rival for the job, former defense minister Penny Mordaunt, said on Twitter she would drop out of the contest. “Rishi has my full support,” she wrote. Mr. Sunak’s rise to the top job in Britain marks a historic moment. The grandson of Indian immigrants to Britain,…
Martha Koome, the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya has arrived in Uganda ahead of the 17th National Women Judges Conference to be held in Kampala. The four-day conference under the theme “Breaking barriers to equal justice and strengthening of institutions” will bring together all women judges under the umbrella body International Association of Women Judges – IAWJ. The event will take place from Wednesday, October 26th to Saturday this week at Speke Resort Munyoyo. The Chief Justice has been welcomed by Justice Henrietta Wolayo, the President of the National Association of Women Judges at Entebbe International Airport on…
Bishop Barham University, a constituent College of Uganda Christian University based in Kabale district has won this year’s Kabale District Guild Leaders Association Tournament (KADGLA). The finals were played on Sunday at Kabale University playground where Bishop Barham University men’s football team lost to Kabale University Boys football 5:4 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in the normal time of the game of the tournament that was organized by the Umbrella of students guild leaders for the institutions in Kabale district. However, Bishop Barham University College won the trophies for girls’ football and girls’ volleyball to emerge as…
Journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya reportedly after being shot, his wife Javeria Siddique confirmed early on Monday morning. “I lost friend, husband and my favorite journalist [Arshad Sharif] today, as per police he was shot in Kenya,” she tweeted. Confirming the journalist’s demise, the Foreign Office said Pakistan’s high commissioner to Kenya, along with other officials, reached Chiromo Funeral House in Nairobi where she identified Sharif’s body. “Further procedures including police report are awaited,” the statement said. The high commission would facilitate the early return of Sharif’s body to Pakistan, the Foreign Office said, adding that the journalist’s family…
Makerere University has lost a female student named Jackie who was gang raped, killed, and dumped into a trench. In the news received at our desk, Jackie disappeared two weeks ago as she had gone for the field and unfortunately she didn’t return home as expected. “This is Jackie the recent Makerere University graduand who was missing. Her last seen was going to the field two weeks back. She was my classmate and friend. Gang raped and killed then dumped her in a trench. It is today after search in mortuaries that her body has been found,” The announcement read It…
By John Kusolo Kampala, Uganda: MTN Uganda together with its partners Huawei, Stanbic bank, New Vision, Rwenzori, NBS TV, and KCCA – the host city, has announced the 2022 edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon, which shall take place on Sunday 20th November 2022 under the theme; “Run for Babies”. This announcement comes after a two-year break due to restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. First, run in 2004, the MTN Kampala Marathon has been a mainstay on the Ugandan sports calendar and a major springboard for East Africa’s elite athletes. In addition to being the most professional Marathon in…