The President wondered what the motive of Amin was in killing Kiwanuka, one of the most elite citizens in the country at the time. President Museveni yesterday used the Benedicto Kiwanuka Memorial Lecture to lash out at former leader Idi Amin over the kidnap and killing of Uganda’s first chief justice. The President wondered what […]
Read MoreViolence-torn Somalia is seeking a three-month delay in the planned reduction of African Union troops after suffering “several significant setbacks” in its fight against Al-Shabaab militants, according to a government letter seen by AFP. Somalia’s national security adviser wrote to the United Nations requesting a 90-day delay in the second phase of a pullout that […]
Read MoreThe newly elected interim president of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has unveiled an eight-point plan to revive what was once Uganda’s leading opposition political party. Mr Erias Lukwago said he intends to implement the plan during his six months’ leadership in order to lift FDC out of the chaos it finds itself in […]
Read MoreBY BBC One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbour, amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland’s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons. Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter […]
Read MoreSeveral local governments in central Uganda have been named alongside the country’s police force as the two most corrupt public offices in latest reports compiled by the Inspectorate of Government. In the findings that were released to Parliament yesterday, Inspector General of Government Olive Beti Kamya reported that Kampala and Wakiso districts registered the most […]
Read MoreDemocratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has called for a speedier withdrawal of the UN force in his country to begin this year. He told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that he had instructed his government to begin talks with the UN to bring forward “the start of this progressive withdrawal from December […]
Read MoreThe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn charges of disobedience and common nuisance against the Presidential advisor for Special Duties General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The trial Chief Magistrate at Buganda Road Court, Mr Ronald Kayizzi has withdrawn the charges after prosecution presenting a withdrawal form signed by the DPP, justice Jane Frances Abodo. “I have […]
Read MoreUnited have now lost four of their opening six games of the season for the first time in 37 years. Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana said he had let his teammates down after a howler set the tone for a 4-3 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. A third consecutive defeat ramps up the pressure […]
Read MoreUganda social media woke up to a series of videos showing Bruno K with a lady identified as Dorah which were followed by several screenshots exposing their chats. According to the WhatsApp conversations, Dorah, a businesswoman based in Mukono, and Bruno K were romantically connected in a relationship for a while. She claims to have […]
Read MoreBy BBC On Monday PM Justin Trudeau said Canada was looking at “credible allegations potentially linking” the Indian state to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder. Mr Nijjar was was shot dead outside a Sikh temple on 18 June in Canada. India has expelled a Canadian diplomat after Canada expelled Indian diplomat Pavan Kumar Rai over the […]
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