The death toll from the floods in Mt Elgon region has risen to 23 as more disasters are anticipated following heavy rain. The bodies include 11 people, who were travelling in a Toyota Super Custom to attend a marriage ceremony in Kabwangasi Sub-county, Butebo District. Police spokesman Fred Enanga yesterday said 23 bodies were recovered. […]
Read MoreThe US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday. He and Osama Bin Laden plotted the 9/11 attacks together, and he was one […]
Read MorePolice yesterday warned of a criminal gang operating in Kampala that is using fake motor vehicle registration number plates to elude security surveillance cameras. This gang according to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, operates in taxis and on boda boda motorcycles and they rob unsuspecting passengers using untraceable plates. “We have been receiving complaints where criminals […]
Read MoreBIRMINGHAM, England – Victor Kiplangat made a wrong turn about a mile from the finish line but still managed to give Uganda its first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon gold medal on Saturday in Birmingham. The 22-year-old barely put a foot wrong until his moment of confusion, but he regrouped and finished in 2hr 10min 55sec, a […]
Read MoreOpposition politicians, Dr.Kizza Besigye from the Forum for Democratic Change and National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi have joined forces to condemn what they termed as “brazen election thuggery” in Uganda in the wake of the Soroti bye-election won by the ruling NRM party candidate. Opposition politicians, Dr.Kizza Besigye from the Forum for Democratic Change […]
Read MoreWhereas technocrats at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are looking forward to realising a smart city, some city dwellers have been put in the panic mode, probably because they are not sure of what awaits them. However, the executive director of KCCA, Ms Dorothy Kisaka, says a smart city campaign is looking at three things; […]
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