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While addressing mourners at the late Kato Lubwama's final sendoff in Nkozi Mpigi, former musician turned politician Robert Kyaguanyi advised fellow artists to avoid receiving government handouts as a boost to their careers in the sector. "How much is 30 billion shillings?" "I appeal to you, fellow artists, to work for your own money instead of accepting government handouts that will not help you boost your finances or advance in your career," Bobi Wine added. He also warned them against fleeing...

The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Mwenda Mutebi 11, has thanked the government of Uganda and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for their assistance in the restoration of the Kasubi tombs. The king made the remarks during a meeting on June 13, 2023, at the Bulange palace in Mengo. In his speech, the Kabaka said that although sometimes the kingdom operates in difficult economic and political circumstances, he takes comfort from the assistance rendered to the kingdom...

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...

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 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...

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...