Police in Kampala have detained Mr. Issa Sekito, the acting chairman of the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), as part of ongoing investigations into allegations of incitement and assaulting police officers. In a statement issued on Thursday, ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy PRO for Kampala Metropolitan Police, said Sekito was arrested at the Central Police […]
Read MoreThe African Union observer mission has declared that Tanzania’s recent general election failed to meet democratic standards, citing widespread irregularities and violations of international electoral principles. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the overwhelming winner of the October 29 polls, but opposition groups have accused the government of rigging the vote and excluding key challengers, […]
Read MoreBY BBC | Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has declared a state of calamity after Typhoon Kalmaegi, one of the strongest typhoons this year, caused severe flooding in central Philippines, leaving at least 114 dead. The storm has flooded entire towns on Cebu, the region’s most populous island, where 71 deaths were reported. Another 127 […]
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni has lashed out at the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) for allegedly nominating a relative of Speaker of Parliament Anita Among as its flag bearer in the Bukedea Woman Member of Parliament race. Speaking during a rally at Emokori Grounds in Bukedea District on Wednesday, Museveni said the decision exposed what he […]
Read MoreForum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has accused supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) of attacking his campaign team in Budaka District and warned that future disruptions will be met with firm resistance. Addressing a press conference at Mountain Inn Hotel in Mbale, Mafabi said his supporters were attacked in […]
Read MoreThe Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested more than 170 suspects in a series of coordinated operations across several divisions aimed at dismantling criminal gangs and curbing rising incidents of phone snatching, burglary, and drug abuse. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, SSP Patrick Onyango, the operations, conducted between November 3 and 4, 2025, targeted […]
Read MoreLeader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has accused four Parliamentary Commissioners of irregularly awarding themselves a second “service award” of Shs400 million each, money he described as illegal and given under the table. Speaking during a press briefing at Parliament on Tuesday, Ssenyonyi claimed that the payments were made a few weeks ago […]
Read MoreThe stakes are already high as Liverpool F.C. prepare to host Real Madrid in their upcoming UEFA Champions League fixture and the challenge suddenly just got more difficult. Manager Arne Slot confirmed that three key players Alexander Isak, Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong will all miss the match. Slot revealed in his Monday press conference […]
Read MorePrime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has directed city businessman Hamis Kiggundu to open drainage channels around the Nakivubo Channel to ease the flow of stormwater and prevent further flooding in downtown Kampala. Nabbanja issued the directive during an on-site inspection of the Nakivubo redevelopment project, which has been at the center of public outcry following recent […]
Read MoreMonica Nabukeera Kibalama, wife of missing National Unity Platform supporter John Bosco Kibalama, passed away on 3 November 2025, six years after her husband reportedly disappeared from Kanyanya, Wakiso District. She spent years demanding answers about his whereabouts, a quest that remained unfulfilled until her death. John Bosco Kibalama vanished on 3 June 2019. His car was later found abandoned near […]
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