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 […]
He said 20 of the unopposed candidates are from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), while two belong to the National Unity Platform (NUP). The remaining three are independents. Mukono Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hajat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has warned schools against involving boarding students in Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, saying the practice is […]
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023, reports have emerged of Africans being lured with promises of lucrative jobs in Russia, only to end up fighting on the frontlines. When Miriam Musisi, a resident of Kigogwa in Wakiso District, escorted her husband to Entebbe International Airport on December 23, 2025, she believed he […]
President Kagame and Gen. Muhoozi have maintained a close relationship over the years, reflecting the improving ties between Uganda and Rwanda after years of diplomatic tensions. Things appear to be easing for Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, with his close associate, Andrew Mwenda, sharing images that offered a rare glimpse into the […]