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MP Luttamaguzi Battles Prostate Cancer, Asks NUP for Treatment Support

Paulson Kasana Semakula Luttamaguzi, born on December 25, 1979, is the Member of Parliament for Nakaseke South County, representing the National Unity Platform (NUP). He is currently facing a serious...

Museveni Hails Gen. Saleh for Promoting Industrialization in Uganda

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, aka Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth...

Lt. Gen. Mugira Calls for the Establishment of Robust Defense Industrial Base

The Managing Director of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt Gen James Mugira, has urged East African Community...

PDM Beneficiaries Warned on Conmen Masquerading as Army Officers to Defraud

The Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries have been urged to be vigilant and conscious of conmen posing as...

Late Jolly Mugisha’s Family Accuses Party of Exploiting Funeral for Political Gain

The family of the late Jolly Mugisha, the former Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has...

56 Police Trainers Skilled in Capacity Building under Gender Policy 

A total of 56 police trainers from three police training schools of Kabalye, Olilim and Ikafe yesterday, June 13th, participated in a one-day training workshop on capacity building of trainers as part of the Uganda Police Force's Gender Policy. The Department of Women's Affairs at Forensic Headquarters in Naguru organized the workshop. Superintendent of Police (SP) Doreen Ameja, the Deputy Commandant of Women Affairs, said that the objective of the workshop was to promote the establishment of a gender-sensitive and gender-responsive...

Ham Loses Supreme Court Appeal, Case Returned To High Court

Hamis Kiggundu, known as Ham, lost his Supreme Court appeal when six judges unanimously ruled that DTB Uganda and DTB Kenya's Shillings 120 billion loan was legal. In Hamis Kiggundu vs. DTB Kenya, Kiggundu claimed that DTB Kenya had no permission to operate in Uganda when it came to debt repayment, which DTB Uganda recovered for its Kenyan counterpart. On June 13, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the loan facility was legitimate and ordered Ham to pay 50% of...

Police Arrests over 100 Suspected Robbers Around KMP

 Police Spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga said that a team of joint security forces has arrested 102 suspected criminals from dark spots along the northern bypass, clock tower, Masanafu, among other areas. The police report that the operations were concentrated mainly around the Kampala metropolitan area following heightened attacks on members of the public at various dark spots. "Kiwatule, Kyebando, and Bukoto flyover operations were conducted and carried out by the Kira road police station officers that led to the arrest of...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 325 🄴🅅🄴🄽🄸🄽🄶 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 12, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Museveni urges traditional leaders to mobilise their people to work hard and get rid of poverty 📌President Museveni has called upon traditional leaders to mobilise their subjects to work hard to get rid of poverty from their homes. In a speech read for him on Sunday by Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja during the 29th coronation anniversary of Omukama of Bunyoro, Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the President implored cultural institutions to sow the...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 324 🅂🅄🄽🄳🄰🅈 JUNE 11, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Archbishop Kazimba Mugalu donates 200 blankets to Butabika Hospital 📌The Archbishop of Uganda Steven Kazimba Mugalu has paid a courtesy visit to Butabika Mental Referral Hospital where he donated 205 blankets. While speaking to the medical officers on Saturday, Dr Kazimba appealed to the Government to increase taxes on alcohol and drugs like tobacco  which have contributed to a high prevalence rate of substance abuse. Kazimba commended the work at the hospital and asked the Government...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 323 🅂🄰🅃🅄🅁🄳🄰🅈 JUNE 10, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  Gen. Saleh Challenges Ugandan Universities on quality research 📌Gen Salim Saleh, the Operation Wealth Creation Coordinator has challenged Universities in Uganda to have documented research on matters relating to Uganda. Gen Saleh observed that foreign Universities have more data on Uganda compared to Ugandan Uiversities. He was Friday meeting Gulu University delegation led by Vice-Chancellor Professor George Openjuru Ladaah from Purongo in Nwoya District to who briefed  him on the status of the OWC Secretariat established...