Museveni credited the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba with supporting efforts to channel resources towards military infrastructure. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today commissioned new accommodation facilities for personnel of the Special Forces Command (SFC) at Nakasero, describing the investment as part of efforts to improve the welfare, discipline and operational readiness of […]
Magezi said Lt Gen Muhanga visited the palace to pay his last respects to the fallen King and inspect the progress of UPDF projects at the Royal Tombs, including roads leading to the burial site and other rehabilitation works. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed claims that it withdrew its Royal Guards from […]
Political analyst Charles Rwomushana has reportedly been arrested by security personnel while appearing on a live radio programme in Kampala. According to Radio Simba, Rwomushana was picked up while participating in the station’s weekly political talk show, Gasimbagane ne Bannamawulire. The circumstances surrounding his reported arrest remain unclear, and authorities had not, by press time, […]
They have also urged anyone who may have seen Sumaya or knows where she could be to immediately contact the LC1 chairman of Kituba village or call 0787369831, 0773394212 or 0759182668. A family in Mukono District is living in fear after their 15-year-old daughter, identified as Sumaya, went missing, amid growing concern over the safety […]
For a soldier who had survived battlefields and dangerous deployments, he said, dying in a roadside ambush would have been particularly painful. Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has reflected on his nearly five decades in uniform, saying he would have found it deeply painful to survive some of the country’s most dangerous military operations only to […]
Gen. Katumba ng’ayogera, yategeezezza nti nga jenero, yali wa kufa nga munakuwavu nnyo, oluvannyuma lw’okusimattuka entalo ez’enjawulo ate n’attibwa omutujju ng’amukuba amasasi ku kkubo n’agamba nti waakiri yandifiiridde mu lutalo mu kulwana. Katumba yasimattuka okuttibwa abazigu abatujju abaali batambulira ku bodaboda e Kisaasi mu Kampala nga June 1 bwe baasindirira emmotoka mwe yali atambulira amasasi […]
Another resident, Cissy Namirembe, said persistent livestock theft had discouraged many families from rearing chickens and goats, noting that thieves now steal animals even in broad daylight. Residents of Kituba Village in Nama Sub-county, Mukono District, have challenged their newly elected Local Council I (LCI) chairperson, Robert Wamala, to prioritise tackling crime, illegal land evictions, […]
“We also congratulate Acting Major General Asaph Mweteise Nyakikuru on his deserved appointment and promotion. We also wish him good luck in his new duties,” the statement added. The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has appointed Brig Gen […]
https://youtu.be/w_8kyE7Avzs Two people have reportedly been shot dead by security forces in Buwenge Town Council, Jinja District, following violence linked to the ongoing Local Council One (LC1) elections, triggering protests that led to the closure of the Jinja–Kamuli Road. The deceased have been identified as Kalulu Fred, 19, who reportedly died on the spot after […]
Police officers and election officials fled the scene as the situation became increasingly tense, leaving residents protesting what they described as an unfair electoral process. Voting in the Local Council One (LC1) chairperson elections across Mukono District on Tuesday was marred by violence, protests and allegations of electoral malpractice, with polling suspended in several villages […]