OBITUARY

Manifesto Week 2024: Uganda’s Tourism Industry Makes Significant Progress

During the Manifesto Week 2024, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities showcased major achievements in Uganda’s tourism industry. Rtd. Col. Tom Butime, the minister in charge, delivered a...

Bishop Emeritus Ssekadde to Be Buried at Namirembe Cathedral

Bishop Emeritus Samuel Balagadde Ssekadde, the fourth Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, will be laid to rest on Thursday,...

Dozens of Children Drown in India during Jitiya Festival

Dozens of children have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds during rituals that were part of a...

Veteran Journalist Onapito Dies at 58

Renowned veteran journalist and former MP of Amuria county, Francis Ekomoloit Onapito, has been pronounced dead. The news of...

BETRAYAL: NUP’s Jolly Mugisha Dies Miserably After Bobi Wine Refused Request for Foreign Treatment

Jolly Mugisha, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president for western Uganda, has died under heartbreaking circumstances after...

Supreme Court Judge Arach is Dead

Supreme Court Lady Justice Mary Stella Arach Amoko passed away at the age of 69 at around 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning at Nakasero Hospital, according to a statement by the Judiciary. The cause of death is yet to be disclosed, The Judiciary sends their condolences to the family of the late justice. "Our sincere condolences go out to the family of the late Hon. Justice Stella Arach Amoko, the judiciary, the legal fraternity, the country, and the East African region as...

Ex-Uganda Cranes Midfielder Jamil Willy Kyambadde is Dead

FUFA has today, June 12, 2023, announced the demise of former Uganda Cranes midfielder Jamil Willy Kyambadde. The sad news of his demise came in during the morning hours of Monday at his place of residence in Kawempe division in the central region of the country. "It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we have learned of the passing of former Uganda Cranes player Jamil Willy Kayambade. We join the rest of the Ugandan football fraternity and beyond...

One Dead, Three Suspected Robbers Nabbed Using Witchcraft In Apac

Three suspected robbers have been identified by a witch doctor in Apac district on May 16, 2023, over a robbery in Mutunda village, Kakwokwo parish, Mutunda Sub County-Kiryandongo district. According to local authorities, the robbery occurred on Friday night, May 12, 2023, when suspected thieves identified as David Isingoma, 23, Francis Okwera, 25, and Moses Owiny, 21, broke into a bar belonging to 34-year-old Okello Martin and stole a TV screen and drinks. Local authorities revealed that Okello hired Butalega, a well-known...

Simon Mukhama; The Bible Society General Secretary Dies at 54

The Uganda Bible Society Secretary General, Simon Mukhama, has died at the age of 54 at Mengo Hospital, where he had been taken after feeling unwell. The news of his passing was broken on Friday, May 12, 2023, by All Saints’ Cathedral Nakasero, Kampala, on their Twitter handle. "It’s sad to learn of the passing on of the General Secretary of the Bible Society of Uganda, Mr. Simon Mukhama, this morning. May God comfort the family, the Bible Society family, and...

Uganda Pentecostal University Vice Chancellor Prof. Ntambirweki Passes On

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, will always remain a dark day for all those who have ever crossed paths with the late Professor John Ntambirweki, vice chancellor and founder of Uganda Pentecostal University. The soft-spoken professor took his last breath on Wednesday afternoon at the age of 68, and the cause of death is yet to be revealed. Ntambirweki held a Bachelor degree in Law from Makerere University, a diploma in law from the Law Development Centre, Kampala, and Master of Laws...

Muni University Vice Chancellor Prof Dranzoa is dead

Prof Christine Dranzoa, the Vice Chancellor for Muni University has passed on. She passed on from Mulago National referral Hospital on Tuesday morning around 3:30am according to the announcement from the University. “We have just received the sad news of the untimely death of our dear Vice Chancellor, Prof Christine Dranzoa who passed on at 3:30 am this morning. An official communication will be made later in the day. May her soul rest in eternal peace,” the tweet read. According to the...