Arrests, Deaths Over Shadow Rwanda Talks
More arrests of Rwandan citizens who had illegally crossed into Uganda with suspicious items including grenades and firearms have raised a dark cloud over talks between Uganda and Rwanda.
The arrests came on the same day Uganda government released a number of Rwandese citizens and handed them over to authorities. The group had been held in Uganda over suspicious activity.
The death of a one Kizito Mihigo, a popular Rwandan musician in custody in Rwanda has also raised alarm in the...
US Ambassador Praises Uganda Government for a leading role in the regions stability
The outgoing US Ambassador, Deborah Malac has praised Uganda for playing a leading role in the stability in the region.
Speaking during her farewell press conference yesterday, Malac said despite the region being a tough one, Uganda has continued to play a role in ensuring stability.
“The region is a tough and difficult neighborhood in eastern DRC, Sudan, SouthSudan and Burundi but Uganda has continued brokering peace,” Malac said.
In 2007, Uganda was the first country to deploy troops in Somalia under...
UPDF Recruitment Exercise Commences Tomorrow
Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recruitment exercise will kick off tomorrow December 27, 2019.
The recruitment exercise tomorrow will be conducted in five districts.
“Tomorrow our recruitment teams will be in Kololo (to recruit candidates from Kampala), Kotido (to recruit those from Kotido, Kaabong, Karenga and Abim), Lyantonde (to recruit those from Lyantonde, Rakai, and Kyotera), Arua to recruit people from (Arua with Madiokollo, Yumbe, Maracha, Adjumani, Moyo, Obongi, and Koboko) and Hoima (to recruit those from Hoima, Kikuube, Kagadi, Kibaale,...
UPDF Seeks to Recruit 4,000 between December 27, 2019 to January 5, 2020
Army spokesperson, Brig Richard Karemire in a statement released on Saturday said that UPDF will recruit 4,000 soldiers between 18 and 30 years in an exercise slated to run from December 27, 2019 to January 5, 2020.s
Brig Karemire said regular recruits must be adult males and females between the age of 18-25 years and professionals between 18 and 30 years.
"Regular recruits must possess a minimum formal education of Senior Four or Senior Six in sciences. Professionals must possess a...
President Museveni Hails Public Vigilance in Combating Crime
FULL ADDRESS:
Fellow Ugandans and, especially, the Bazzukulu
After some weeks of absence. This time, I will, again, address you on the issue of combating crime because crime was appearing, again, after we had suppressed it with Operation Wembley in the year 2002.
The criminal groups, in recent times, had killed people in the areas of Kampala-Entebbe, Ntungamo, Lyantonde and the Kisoro areas. I have not yet received the report for Kisoro.
However, for Kampala Metropolitan, Ntungamo and Lyantonde, the gangs have been...
ADF leader Richard Semitego under the wings of foreign powers to destabilize Uganda
It is the world we live in; the Europeans behave as if they are God sent, all-loving and have to take care of Africans. They preach to us about God, how are we all children of God and made in his image. They continue to tell us to love one another as Jesus loved us. They preach to us how to govern ourselves in a democratic manner and ensure economic prosperity.
If you believe the above then you have kept...
