On May 2, 2024, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, through their 4th Infantry Division Public Information Office, cautioned individuals wearing military outfits bearing UPDF imprints, such as warm suits, jackets, ranger boots, berets, caps, porches, backpacks/camel backs, among others, to cease immediately. On April 22, 2024, the Uganda Police Force, through the National Police Spokesperson, issued a directive to Private Security Organizations, Bouncers Associations, Political groups, and individuals, who are using Police uniforms and rank insignia (PIPS), stating it’s illegal, and they must stop immediately. On September 1, 2023, the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces, through their Defence Spokesperson, expressed concern…
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo to write to the relevant authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) demanding the source of their information against the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among. In a letter dated 11th May, 2024, President Museveni confirmed that he received a letter on 9th May, 2024 from the Deputy Inspector General of Government, Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria informing him that Rt. Hon. Among never revealed that she had a house in the United Kingdom. “Rt. Hon. Anita Among has told me that she does not own a…
By. Wilber.T Kabarnet Principal Magistrate Hon. Caroline Ateya sentenced a man to 5 years imprisonment or pay a fine of Ksh 3,000,000 for dealing in wildlife species categorized as endangered. The man, Nicodemus Langat Kipgorola was found guilty of the offence of dealing in a wildlife species in particular a live Pangolin measuring 60 centimetres long without a permit or any other lawful exemption, contrary to Section 92(3) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. Prosecution though Claire Kosgei and Sydney Koech proved the case against the accused person through exhibits and testimonies from four prosecution witnesses. The court…
Journalist Juliet Kyarisima and Buhweju MP Francis Mwijukye have been Injured in Land Dispute Clash in Buhweju Buhweju County MP, Francis Mwijukye, and Vision Group journalist Juliet Kyarisima are recovering from injuries after being attacked during a contentious land dispute. The incident took place in Rwanyamabare Village, Omuhambo Kyakatungu Parish, Buhweju District, as they attended Sunday Mass at Rwanyamabare Catholic Church. In a violent confrontation linked to land disputes in Buhweju district, MP Francis Mwijukye and several others sustained injuries after being attacked by alleged land grabbers armed with machetes, sticks, and stones. According to Deo Atuhaire, the Buhweju district…
GHorror as merciless 43-year-old traditional healer has been arrested for the alleged defilement of five young girls, including his four biological daughters. The accused, identified as Swaibu Murundi of Butamba village, Kayabwe town council in Mpigi, has reportedly been abusing his victims since 2019. The victims, all of whom are school-going pupils and students, range in age from 12 to 16. The fifth girl, a daughter of his close friend, was victimized while Murundi was paying her school fees. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, “the victims have been keeping quiet all along because their father and guardian have threatened…
President Museveni, who also doubles as the Commander in Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has appointed Maj. Gen. Richard Otto as the new commander of Mountain Division and commander of Operation Shuuja, a joint operation involving the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists operating in the eastern DRC. Gen. Otto takes over from Maj. Gen. Dick Olum, who has been assigned to the South Sudan Stabilization Mechanism, which monitors the implementation of the peace process on behalf of Uganda as a guarantor of the…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given the green light for Mandela National Stadium-Namboole to resume hosting international matches. This news comes just two weeks after the Ugandan FA (FUFA) conducted two successful test matches at the stadium, according to a statement shared by FUFA spokesperson Ahmed Hussein. This development is a major boost for Ugandan football. The Uganda Cranes will now have the opportunity to host their crucial upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifying fixtures against Botswana and Algeria next month on home soil. Previously, international matches were held away due to the lack of a suitable stadium.…
The sports fraternity in Uganda and the entire CECAFA region is in grief after the sudden passing on of former Uganda Cranes goalkeeping coach Fred Kajoba Kisitu. A staunch believer, Kajoba was confirmed dead in a Tanzania health dispensary on Monday, 13th May 2024 after succumbing to diabetes, an illness that has troubled him for a long time. In Tanzania, Kajoba has been goalkeeping trainer at Ihefu Football Club, where another Ugandan Ssalongo Mathias Lule is also coach. News of his passing on quickly filtered through via social media and the main stream media sources. At his lake side official…
The Police in Bushenyi District have initiated an investigation into the mysterious death of a 33-year-old Kenyan national. SSP Marcial Tumusiime, the spokesperson for the Greater Bushenyi Police, disclosed that the deceased was a student of medicine at Kampala International University’s Western Campus in Ishaka, Bushenyi. Identified as Isaac Otieno Ochola, the 33-year-old Kenyan national was enrolled at Kampala International University (KIU) Western Campus in Ishaka, Bushenyi District. Alex Tumusiime, a 51-year-old resident of Ruharo, Bushenyi Ishaka Municipality, and a peasant, reported the incident to the police. He stated that the occurrence took place at an undisclosed time in Cell…
Ugandans especially from the opposition side had started jubilating upon the letters that were making rounds on social media purpotedly from President Museveni directing relevant agencies like the IGG, DPP and others to investigate the circumstances under which the Service Award of Ugx.1.7billion was dished to only four individuals, Three Parliamentary Commissioners and former Leader of Opposition. However, it has been to their shock that these letters were instead fake as per state house communication. Questions remain, does this exornorate the countrymen and women to demand accountability of that tax payers money?? FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.