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Entebbe murdered couple laid to rest, children miss burial

As the country still comes to terms with the brutal murder of David Mutaaga and his wife Deborah Mutaaga at their home on Sunday, friends and family on Saturday quietly descended on Nakasozi Village, Buddo Parish in Wakiso district to send off their loved ones. However the two children of the deceased couple Isabel Najitta […]

Speaker Among flags off works on all feeder roads in Buyende, launches probe on district leaders

Speaker Anita Among has ordered an investigation into Buyende district leadership’s handling of road maintenance funds as she flagged off the grading of all impassable feeder roads in the district. While on her community empowerment tour in Buyende yesterday, Among noted with concerns from the locals that several community-access roads were impassable despite Parliament allocating […]

Asst DPP found dead in her house Four days after disappearance

By URN Police in Kasangati Division are investigating the sudden death of Fatumah Bbuye Nabiwemba, an Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions. Nabiwemba was found dead in her home in Wampeewo, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, the incident was reported on Thursday at around 8:36 p.m. by  […]

Busoga NRM women leaders endorse Kadaga for Female Vice Chairperson

As the race for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) 2nd National Vice Chairperson (Female) heats up, over 70 NRM women leaders from the 12 districts of Busoga sub region have endorsed 1st Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga’s bid to retain her position as the party’s 2nd National Vice Chairperson (Female). In a meeting held at […]

Behind Closed Doors: Exposing the invisible scars of financial elder abuse

By MAROUSHKA F. KANYWANI Within the African—and by extension the Ugandan—cultural context, a great deal of honor is conferred on the pillars of our respective families and communities—aunts, uncles, parents, and grandparents, whose love and wisdom are the backbone of our growth and development. Behind closed doors, however, quite often a different tale unravels: the […]

Lawyer charged with theft of UGX 202m from Prof Kanyeihamba, remanded

The Anti-Corruption court has charged and remanded a city lawyer Andrew Obam over money laundering after stealing UGX 202 million from retired Supreme Court Judge George W. Kanyeihamba on Wednesday. Court heard that between October 2022 and September 2024, the accused conspired with Kaliisa David, a driver of Prof. George Kanyeihamba to fraudulently steal and […]

How IGG saved Government loss of UGX 13bn in payment to an imposter

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Hon. Beti Kamya Turwomwe, has revealed how a whistle blower helped the inspectorate save Government a UGX 13 billion loss in compensation to an impostor who claimed ownership of land located on Block 19, Plot 49 at Kiyugu, Sheema district. According to a statement released on Wednesday Ms Kamya, […]

Why Lawyer Balondemu’s co accused turned state witness

There was a moment of drama in the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday after City lawyer David Balondemu’s co accused Ssegujja Hassan turned state witness in the embattled lawyer’s forgery case. Ssegujja who had been charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony became a state witness after he entered into a […]