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DNA test shows Paul Kafeero had 4 children
CAPTION: Late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Job Kafeero on stage. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Police forensic and government DNA tests have confirmed that only four out of 25 individuals who claimed to be children of the late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Job Kafeero are biologically related to the musician. The results […]
Museveni promotes two junior ministers
CAPTION: Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo as the Acting Minister of Education and Sports. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has promoted two junior ministers to full cabinet posts to fill gaps in the May 26th cabinet reshuffle. “In exercise of the powers vested in the President under Article 99(1) […]
PLU’s plot to oust Leader of the Opposition
CAPTION: Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi address journalists at Parliament recently: (File photo). By our reporter KAMPALA – A fresh political battle over the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is brewing after two Members of Parliament notified Parliament of their intention to introduce a Private Member’s […]
Museveni pays tribute to First Lady Janet
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, left, with the First Lady Janate Museveni, right, walk from church recently. (File photo). By Yoweri Museveni From Omugurusi Ampa to Maama Giinga. KAMPALA – Today, the 24th of June is Maama’s birthday having arrived on Earth on this very day 78 years ago. The family and myself thank God […]
South Sudan elections set for December
CAPTION: President Salva Kiir Mayardit, right, with Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, left, African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea during a meeting in Juba recently. (File photo). By AgenciesJUBA – President Salva Kiir is expected to run but has yet to formally declare his candidacy© AFP via Getty ImagesThere have been […]
Kenya minister apologises over US Ebola facility
CAPTION: Protest in Kenya against a health center designated to receive American Ebola patients, in June 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesNAIROBI – Kenya has ordered a halt to preparations for a controversial US-run Ebola quarantine facility, the health minister told a court Tuesday, June 23, 2026 after being held in contempt for ignoring a previous stop-work […]
Tanzania affirms its cautious borrowing
CAPTION: Namibia President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah inspects a guard of honor on arrival in Tanzania for a state visit, Tuesday, June 22nd, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By AgencyDAR ES SALAAM – While some Members of Parliament have expressed concern over the rising trajectory of national debt, the government has reaffirmed its position that it will continue borrowing cautiously, […]
NWSC gets Shs14.24b for water project
CAPTION: Managing Director Eng Silver Mugishat, right, signs a contract with Zhonghao Overseas Construction Engineering Company Limited manager at NWSC headquarters in Nakasero on Tuesday, June 25, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Government of Uganda, through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has unveiled a Shs14.24 billion water supply project for Hoima […]
Former Mayor Erias Lukwago denied bail
CAPTION: Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, centre, leave Court in Makindye on Misprision of Treason Charges. (Courtesy photo). By Our Reporter KAMPALA – The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court denied bail to former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. The Chief Magistrate, Sarah Basemera, ruled that Lukwago is likely to interfere with the investigations because he […]