Soldiers storm police station in Uganda, free colleagues in raid
The incident took place at the Lumuli Police Station in Ndejje Parish on Entebbe Road, Wakiso District.
The Organ Academy positions itself as the ideal classical music dream school
The TOA Chorale In the quiet Kampala suburb of Lungujja is The Organ Academy (TOA), a facility dedicated to promoting classical and contemporary music in Uganda. During a visit on this bright afternoon, I am greeted by a scene of about 20 youngsters practicing on...
Three is a crowd: Oh David, karma is indeed a b*tch
(Continued from last issue) David and Diane have been married for years; then there is Julie, the young secretary whose axis collides with the couple’s in ways none of them saw coming. JULIE After David left, I took a few minutes to pull myself together...
19-year-old arrested in Iganga over assembling explosives
Security operatives at the scene A 19-year-old boy has been arrested in Iganga, eastern Uganda for allegedly assembling explosives. The suspect whose identities have been withheld has been transferred to the CID headquarters in Kampala. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday in an operation conducted in...
2-year-old hit by stray bullet as police pursue car thieves in Hoima
ltakabir Kyakuhaire in hospital A two-year-old boy was yesterday Wednesday hit by a stray bullet fired by flying squad operatives attached to the Albertine regional police. The victim, ltakabir Kyakuhaire is a resident of Bulemwa village in Hoima West Division, Hoima city. Kyokuhaire was injured...
Fresh details emerge of how Soroti DISO shot dead solar engineer
Although the reason(s) why Soroti district internal security officer Steven Nuwagira shot dead 36-year-old solar engineer, Cedric Kayiwa on December 20, 2022, remain contested, what is clear was his intention to kill as per the postmortem report.
Somalia hiring 3,000 teachers after quadrupling education budget
FILE – A Somali teacher explains the lesson to students inside a school classroom in Mogadishu, Somalia The Somali government is set to hire a record 3,000 new teachers to try to bridge a wide education gap according to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The move...
Minister Namuganza censure motion deferred over Tayebwa absence
Deputy speaker Thomas Tayebwa The anticipated debate on the censure motion against the minister of state for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Persis Namuganza has been put off. The clerk to parliament Adolf Mwesige had earlier on issued a notice calling all members of parliament...
Tanzania: President Suluhu lifts ban on political rallies
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Kenyan parliament Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a six-year-old ban on political rallies. Her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, banned public rallies in 2016, one year after he came to power, saying they could escalate into violence....
Kenya has good laws but irredeemably tainted leaders
If the impeachment articles as advanced by the MCAs were partly or wholly true, then the governor has no business running a kindergarten, let alone a county government. However, if her impeachment was arising from disagreements on policy positions, or, as she claims, political vendetta,...
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