In the document released a document cautioning teachers and Directors of schools against fraudsters in the name improving grades for candidates and scrapping off schools from suspected malpractice list. “It has come to the attention of the Board that there are some impostors coning Head teachers and School Directors of money, allegedly to either help them improve the grades of their candidates, or remove their schools from the list of those suspected of examination malpractice. UNEB hereby cautions Heads of Examination Centres, school directors and the public against involvement with such fraudsters.” UNEB.
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During Pothole protests when Bobi Wine went past Security to escape from his home, Journalists took an initiative to ask him how he managed to beat seurity, referring to late 1980s during the bush war struggle where Ugandans rumoured that some members would turn into cats, Bobi said that he also turned into a cat to escape. “As you must have heard people saying ‘I became a cat,’” Bobi Wine said. “I am sure you have heard that in the ‘80s somebody used to become a cat and evade security. So I also became a cat.” but this has no…
Uganda police has kicked off search for one Pallaso in connection with the aggravated robbery of Ugx 2.241 billion shillings from the residence of NRM treasurer Ambassador Barbra Nekesa Oundo. The incident unfolded last month when a group of thugs raided her home in Bukesa, Makindye Division.Twelve suspects, including a police officer identified as Wango Michael, have appeared before the Makindye magistrate court and have been remanded to Luzira prison until January 25, 2023. On December 5, 2023, criminals forcibly entered Ambassador Barbra Nekesa’s home, making off with an unspecified amount of money, later confirmed to be Ugx 2.241 billion.…
A tragic incident befell residents of Busulwa Trading Center, Tsekululu Sub County in Namisindwa district are still in shock after one of their own died after participating in an alcohol drinking competition and two others fighting for their lives in hospital The 26 year old Wamoka Kusuya, a resident of Bushandu village, Bunambale parish, Tsekululu Sub County was among the three youth who participated in the ill-fated competition on Sunday, 21st January, 2024. According to an area resident who preferred anonymity, the competition was staged by a tycoon known only as Zeki at Busulwa trading center. He adds that Zeki…
Credit: KFM. Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued criminal summons against Ugandan businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife Carol Bitature. The couple is required to appear in court on February 6, 2024, to answer charges of conspiring to defraud a South African money lender of over USD 26 million. The summons were issued by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi based on a private prosecution initiated by lawyers from Kirunda and Company Advocates. This follows an order by Kampala High Court Judge Rosette Kania on January 8, 2024, authorizing the prosecution of the couple on fraud charges. The Bitatures, directors of…
Henry Katanga, a prominent moneylender, was discovered dead on the morning of November 2, 2023, in his bedroom at his matrimonial home in Mbuya, Kampala. The circumstances surrounding his death have since become the focal point of a complex legal saga involving accusations, remands, and a tangled web of conflicting narratives. The court has already remanded Molly’s daughters, Martha Nkwanzi Katanga and Patricia Kakwanza alias Tricia, along with the house helper George Amanyire and Charles Otai, to Luzira prison on charges connected to Henry Katanga’s demise. Molly Katanga’s legal team has asserted that she is currently hospitalized, citing injuries allegedly…
Solomon Kampala who is the son to National Unity Platform Principal, Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine and wife Barbra Kyagulayi lives in the US where he is persuing his carrier in sports. He has found himself at the center of an online storm after a photograph surfaced showing him posing with a striking young zungu woman. The selfie shows Solomon holding the girl hence raising speculations about a romantic connection, which quickly went viral. The image portrayed Solomon beaming alongside a beautiful young lady in a selfie, igniting a flurry of comments and opinions from netizens. While some…
Museveni, State House, Presidential Press Unit (PPU) and the media fraternity of Uganda mourns the demise of one James Kiggundu, a distinguished photographer who served at the State House Presidential Press Unit (PPU) for several decades, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 70 due to kidney failure. Kiggundu’s illustrious career spanned six administrations within the State House PPU, documenting key moments in Uganda’s history. His career began in the early 1980s when he joined the Terehe Sita movement and later participated in the guerrilla war that brought President Museveni to power in 1986. During the war, Kiggundu played…
Kazo: Kazo District authorities have confirmed an outbreak of Anthrax in Mirama village, Kazo sub-county. This has raised concerns, particularly among those reliant on selling animals and animal products for their livelihoods. John Baptist Asiimwe, the district production officer, revealed that out of the seven samples sent to Entebbe for testing, four returned positive for the Anthrax virus. To contain the spread of the disease, Asiimwe outlined several measures including registering all meat handlers in the district, ensuring that they possess health certificates before handling meat, enforcing the requirement for cattle traders to have licenses issued by the Ministry of…
Kabale: Kigezi Diocese Catechist who went missing has been found dead. Living Aryatwijuka, 40 years, a catechist attached to Rubira church of Uganda in Kikungiri archdeaconry and a resident of Katookye village, Kigata parish, Kyanamira sub-county in Kabale district went missing on Monday 15th January 2024.According to his wife, Prudence Ninsiima, Akanyijuka left home at around 10:00 AM heading to Kikungiri archdeaconry headquarters in Southern Division, Kabale municipality to handover Sunday offertory collections. Ninsiima said that Akanyijuka however did not return and his mobile phone went off. searching in vain, Ninsiima intimated that her and Christians developed panic after his motorcycle, coat (maroon…