Security

Why 16 NUP Supporters Pleaded Guilty to Possession of Explosives, Treachery

In a new twist, sixteen National Unity Platform (NUP) party supporters reversed their plea on Monday, October 14, 2024, from "not guilty" to "guilty" after spending four years on...

Kisangani Coalition, Like Other Insurgents, will be Defeated by UPDF

A document named the Kisangani Declaration, dated October 5, 2024, is circulating on different social media platforms and...

Karamoja Leaders Asked to Prioritize Peace for Effective Wealth Creation

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander of the 3 Infantry Division in Karamoja sub-region, Maj Gen. Don...

UMA Wants Gov’t to Setup Teaching Hospitals in Training Health Institutions

The Uganda Medical Association has proposed that the government set up teaching hospitals in most of the health...

UPDF Warns Charcoal Dealers in Northern Uganda

The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Infantry Division Brig Gen Keith Katungi has issued...

Speaker Oulanyah to Opposition: “Regime Change Doesn’t Have to Be Destructive”

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has tipped Opposition to shun anarchical methods of regime change and peacefully woo the population for them to realize the long awaited regime change. “The ball is not the regime. A focus on the regime is a narrow and wrong focus.  The focus must be on the country and the people,” Oulanyah said. “When we begin to attack the pillars and columns of this building, we have exceeded what we should be doing. So let’s remove...

US Commends Uganda for Hosting Afghanistan Refugees

The USA Government through their embassy in Kampala have extended gratitude to the Government of Uganda and Ugandans for hosting Afghan evacuees. President Yoweri Museveni agreed that Uganda would  host up to 2000 Afghan evacuees at the request of the USA President Biden. Thousands of Afghans are fleeing their country after the takeover of  Government by the Taliban. Full statement from the US Embassy Today, Uganda received a privately chartered flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan. The Government of Uganda and the Ugandan people have...

Uganda: A Safe Haven for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Uganda is set to be host to over 200 refugees fleeing from terror in Afghanistan following the overthrow of the government by the Taliban.

Afghanistan’s central bank governor flees, currency drops

Afghanistan’s central bank acting governor fleed the country as Taliban fighters took control of the capital, with the rising political turmoil pushing the nation’s currency to a record low. The Afghani fell 1.7% Tuesday to 83.5013 per dollar, a fourth day of decline, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The central bank was told there would be no more dollar shipments on Friday, which curtailed its ability to supply currency and led to more panic, Acting Governor Ajmal Ahmady wrote...

Emerging: Chronicle details On Lumbuye’s Capture and fate

Lumbuye shot himself in the foot when he said that Kabaka was dead Lumbuye declared war on himself on the day that he passed viral lies that turned into wide propaganda that Kabaka was dead, a thing that raised eyebrows about his authenticity and raised questions on what his mission was. He lost popularity and culminated more enemies when he lied that Soldiers were killing people in Mulago to account for Covid 19 deaths. This however was not true and was...

More Suspects Netted in Katumba Shooting; Bounty Raised

Police has arrested another terror suspect related to the Gen. Katumba's attack that left two people dead and one injured in Kisasi, Kampala. The suspect confesses to the murder of 14 people in a series of attacks including one of AIGP Kaweesi(RIP) & Major Kigundu. Incontrovertible and scientific evidence has been retrieved, for future trial. Police has in a related development put Ugx 5Million to whoever can share information that can lead to the arrest of Sheikh Obaida Bin Bukenya who has...