The territorial police at Nansana are investigating the circumstances under which a fire broke out at Little Muheji Nursery and Primary School, located in Nansana West 1B Zone. The incident occurred in the primary seven boys’ dormitory, known as Tassels. Fortunately, the school was guarded by police personnel, who promptly responded and successfully extinguished the fire. However, the blaze caused damage to property, including mattresses, pillowcases, bed sheets, and other scholastic materials. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire says that preliminary investigations reveal that prior to the fire outbreak, an unidentified individual tampered with the electric wire supplying power…
Author: Umoja Editor
NEW YORK, USA:  President Yoweri Museveni has told world leaders that there is a need to get rid of the exploitative phenomena of commercial lending to achieve global affluence. This was contained in the President’s message at the ongoing United Nations General assembly high level thematic debate on sustainability and socio-economic equality for all debate at the UN headquarters in New York.The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah delivered the president’s message at the forum. She was flanked by Uganda’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Adonia Ayebare. The president says that commercial lending should be for…
By Vincentia Khakasa/Umoja Standard. KAMPALA: Victoria University fraternity on Tuesday, 16th April, 2024 convened to celebrate the glorious life of Late Dr. Jerome Martin Okec Aliker who was the former Chancellor of Kampala based University. In presence of the pressmen and women, this kick-started with a prayer dedicating the soul of beloved servant to the Lord and later, a recognition poem was presented by Mary Goretti Katusabe-Ssemwezi, the University Secretary titled, ‘Mr. Chancellor Sir, You were You’ poem for Dr. Aliker-1 In attendance was the Current Chancellor and his Wife, Vice Chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga, University Secretary, University Alumni, Staff,…
Renowned media personality Ruth Kalibala and presenter has quit her duties at Nation Media Group owned NTV Uganda, where she has been hosting the NTV Mwasuze Mutya program for six months. Kalibala started hosting the NTV Mwasuze Mutya program in October 2023 after Farida Nakazibwe quit. It is reported the jolly host tendered her resignation letter last month as she is turning all her focus to her personal YouTube channel and other businesses. Kalibala indeed confirmed her resignation from NTV through an interview with Kasuku, however, she didn’t reveal the reasons for that. It should be noted that NTV Mwasuze…
This Monday, police of Arua district have taken to court two people who were arrested by for bribing OC CID with two million (2,000,000) shillings inorder to kill a murder case. This arrest was made on Sunday 14th April 2024 at around 4:30 pm in the evening at Arua district Central Police Station, in Vurra Subcounty. The arrested suspects are Ajikia Annet Female Adult aged 28 years old Lugbara by tribe a peasant, a wife to the murder suspect one Onzima Innocent and Nyakuta Brian Male adult aged 22 years old Lugbara by tribe a bodaboda rider, all residents of…
Speaking in an interview with a local YouTuber, Bebe Cool explained that Buganda Kingdom and religious leaders shouldn’t be supporting Bobi Wine because he has gone against the norms and beliefs of the Kingdom and the Church. Musician Moses Ssali, aka Bebe Cool, has attacked Buganda Kingdom and religious leaders for supporting Bobi Wine. Speaking in an interview with a local YouTuber, Bebe Cool explained that Buganda Kingdom and religious leaders shouldn’t be supporting Bobi Wine because he has gone against the norms and beliefs of the Kingdom and the Church. He claimed Bobi Wine supports homosexuality and yet both…
A 30-year-old man in Nakapiripirit district, northern Uganda has been hospitalized in critical condition at Tokora health center IV after being severely beaten into a coma when he made advances towards a woman. Joseph Aleper, a resident of Acherer trading centre in Moruita sub-county, encountered trouble on Thursday afternoon when he propositioned a woman named Evelyne Napakol, also a resident of the area, for love-making relations. Napakol allegedly rejected Aleper’s advances, leading to a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation. During the altercation, Benna Akol, a friend of Napakol, joined the fight and severely beat Aleper into a…
Uganda’s Special Forces Command (SFC) has come out strongly to distance itself from allegations that one of its soldiers shot and killed a supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in Kampala. A NUP supporter had posted on social media claiming that their colleague was shot dead by an SFC soldier at Bwaise roundabout. However, SFC’s public information officer, Maj Jimmy Omara, dismissed the tweet as fake and urged people to disregard it. Omara warned against spreading such falsehoods, stating that there was no record of such an incident involving SFC troops. He attributed the claims to “NUP radicals” and…
Mourning engulfs family od Dr. Martin Jerome Okec Aliker, a distinguished figure and businessman who has died at the age 95 today at around 9 am. He is mostly known for having set up the first black-owned dental practice in Kampala and has also been investing in Uganda’s white-collar businesses since 1961. Martin held various roles as a dental surgeon, entrepreneur, and community leader. He served as a senior adviser to the President of Uganda and was involved with numerous Ugandan companies. Additionally, he was the chancellor of Victoria University Uganda and played a significant role as the founding chancellor…
Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, The Independent Electoral Commission Chairperson of Uganda has called upon the young leaders to accord their elders respect for their efforts to build the foundation and acknowledge they need for mentorship and building capacity “Young people constitute a significant demographic of our country, with people in the age of bracket of 18 to 35 years, making close to 60 percent of our population”. Justice Simon Byabakama noted. ‘You’re therefore agents of change for democratic conduct among your peers and beyond and Our association with guild leaders is one of our many continued efforts to enable you…