The ladies’ division of the 2022 Tusker Malt Uganda Golf Open, which was played at the par-72 Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort and Spa’s course in Kigo, was won on Saturday by Martha Babirye of the Uganda Golf Club. After three rounds over three days and 54 holes, Babirye, who has a handicap of 1, earned an overall score of 17 over par 233 (gross). Meron Kyomugisha, who plays for Palm Valley Golf and Country Club, came in second with a score of 22 over par. After winning the 2019 and 2020 Uganda Ladies Golf Opens at Lake Victoria Serena…
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On Sunday, 9th October 2022 two people were knocked dead by a motor vehicle, a Toyota Mark X registration number UBJ 871 E, in Kabale municipality. The deceased were identified as Basheruregyema aged 60 years, a resident of Buhimbi cell, Rutooma ward Northern division of Rwakaraba Kabale, and Moses Asiimwe a resident of Kiguguta ward the same division. The driver of the car who is on the run was identified as Alex Matama a Kabale-based journalist. According to Elly Matte, the police spokesperson Kigezi sub-region, he says that it is alleged that the accident was caused by overspeeding. “I argue…
Grade One Magistrate Daphine Ayebare of the Fort Portal Chief Magistrate has ordered Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth Ochola and Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka to release former NBS TV journalist Remmy Bahati’s cousin brother Latif Ashaba. Through her lawyer Gawaya Tegulle, Bahati had applied for mandatory release order for the release of Ashaba and Kelvin Katungu. Grade One Magistrate Daphine Ayebare heard the application today, October 19 in the presence of Counsel Tegulle and in the absence of applicants and respondents. “It is hereby ordered as follows: (1) the…
Ugandans have been drawn into mixed reactions following President Museveni’s letter hiring a senior presidential envoy for indigenous cattle in Uganda. According to a letter dated 31st July 2022 purportedly written by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, he appoints Dr. Nassan Tandekwore as the Senior Presidential Advisor on Indigenous cattle allocating him a whooping 15 million Uganda shillings salary. “By copy of this letter, again, I designate Ambassador Dr. Rashid Semuddu as Special Envoy to Qatar and I appoint Dr. Nassan Tandekwiire as Senior Presidential Advisor on Indigenous cattle with a salary — personal to the holder of shs. 15 million,”.…
President Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has today afternoon 10th Oct been decorated as a four-star army general in Bombo army headquarters. Muhoozi was decorated by his wife Charlotte and presidential advisor Gen. Salim Saleh in a glamourous ceremony. Gen. Muhoozi was raised to this sought-after rank last week following changes in army leadership made by president Museveni who is the commander in Chief that saw the first son being dropped as Commander of land forces and replaced by Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga. President Museveni dropped his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba after sending controversial tweets on how his army can attack and…
Uganda’s opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has called for the firing of President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba from the army for purportedly shaming the nation. The FDC party spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda while addressing journalists at the party headquarters on Monday said that Muhoozi repeatedly carried out unprovoked insults at Kenya in several tweets. According to Ssemujju Nganda, the president’s son should be court-martialed, dismissed from the army with disgrace, and sent to Luzira. Nganda asserts that section 145 of the UPDF Act on scandalous behaviors by officers prescribes dismissal from the army and to section 145…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja standard. Kalerwe, Kampala-Uganda: Charllotte Oloya the Head Communication and Advocacy at Strong Minds Uganda revealed that over 14 million Ugandans are living with mental health problems which is so worrying to the economy. She noted that the worrying statistics are fueled by many factors for example stressful events like broken of relationships, others can be personality, family history, giving birth, loneliness, Alcohol and drugs, illness, losses in business, losing loved ones and other that end up causing depression amongst the population. She said that as Strong Minds Uganda they have been able to manage over 120,000…
The NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rt Hon Rose Namayanja Nsereko, has applauded investors in the educational sector for taking good advantage of the government’s policy of liberalizing the sector by creating jobs for Ugandans. Schools have created jobs for teachers, support personnel, service providers, and suppliers. “This has supplemented the government’s efforts to transform Ugandans into the money economy,” Rt Hon Namayanja said. Namayanja made the remarks while she addressed St. Lawrence Schools’ 26th, 27th, and 28th annual multiple shows, in 2022. The celebrations were marked with a range of activities, including exhibitions where students showcased various skills ranging from…
Tv presenter Kawalya Isaac Kaiyz known as Kaiyz blasted Maurice Kirya for not knowing Lydia Jazmine. This happened after Maurice said in one of the interviews that he doesn’t know Lydia Jazmine’s songs but rather knows her in pictures. Maurice Kirya a Ugandan singer, songwriter, actor and humanitarian, and a celebrated household in East Africa with a decade-long wealth of experience in the music industry when was asked about Lydia Jazmine in one of the interviews, he said he does not know Lydia Jazmine‘s songs but knows her in pictures. This disturbed Lord Kaiyz’s mind and he responded to him…
The bedridden singer Ronald Alimpa’s Management aka Lusuku Lwa Cement who sang the famous Seen Don song has come out to apologize to media personality Isaac Katende and Kadongo Kamu singer Hassan Ndugga. It should be noted that Alimpa uttered some remarks that were deemed to be abusive to the duo. For Kasuku, Alimpa referred to him as a stupid, old useless man. This is after Kasuku shockingly said that Alimpa had a monkey by the time of the fatal accident that happened last week which claimed Lady Grace and 3 others. Kasuku added that Alimpa was taking this monkey…