Bashabe mysteriously showed up at NUP offices on Tuesday morning from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) where they have been held since arrest. Peaceful Handover of Power is Not Weakness but Honourable-Katikkiro “We have been subjected to 12 days of daily physical and psychological torment; amid the flogging, they have been asking especially me, […]
Ekiling, the deceased, is a resident of Mayembe village in Asinge sub-county, Tororo District, was a widow and mother of seven. She worked in the security sector for over 14 years to support her family. Shock as Six Neighbours Perish in Car Accident On Return From Burial Beatrice Ekiling, a 50-year-old female security guard, lost […]
“The Honourable Minister of Defence is never involved in the operational matters of UPDF. His job is simply to represent us in Parliament. Nothing else,” he said. Tension as Handcuffed Suspect Escapes From Mukono Police Custody The Military Assistant in charge of Public Relations to the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Colonel Chris Magezi, has […]
Abdallah Kiwanuka (Mukono North) also challenged the government to explain the security forces’ new dress code, specifically the practice of covering their entire faces with hoods. Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee has grilled top management of the Uganda Police Force over concerns regarding the functionality of the National CCTV Systems Project. The meeting, chaired […]
A violent panga-wielding gang raided homes in Namugongo Nsawo Zone over the weekend, leaving several residents severely injured and hospitalized, while others lost valuables worth millions. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, has sparked outrage among residents, who are now demanding urgent security interventions. According to Michael Ssendawula, chairperson of Nsawo Namugongo, […]
The Police in Soroti City have in custody, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat and many others, the police spokesperson, Rusoke Kituuma has said. According to Kituuma, Amuriat and other party members have been charged with unlawful assembly, being a public nuisance and assault. “Led by FDC President Patrick Oboi Amuriat, […]
The Principal of National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been heartbroken while visiting some of the party supporters who were on Monday injured by the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT) and other security agencies on their trail to the rally of Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola. Kyagulanyi had led the party leaders and supporters to […]
Over 20 supporters of Kawempe North NUP candidate Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola including two Member of Parliament, Muwada Nkunyingi (Kyadondo East) and Derrick Nyeko (Makindye East) are allegedly detained at Wandegeya Police Station following their arrest in the ongoing scuffle between NUP supporters and operatives of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT). The detainees were […]
Maj. Bilal Katamba has been named the Acting Deputy Defence Public Information Officer of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). He replaces Col. Deo Asiimwe Akiiki, who was appointed the Military Assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, last week. Col Akiiki confirmed Maj Katamba’s appointment and urged the media to offer him […]
The second day for the Kawempe North by-election campaign rounds for the National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary candidate, Erias Luyimbaazi Nalukoola, turned bitter for Mukono North MP, Abdallah Kiwanuka Mulimamayuuni, when he was confronted by armed men travelling in the notorious Drone minibus, bundled inside and driven away. Kiwanuka who was travelling with his other […]