Leaders from west Nile demand for a state burial for Major General Ali Abdalaman Bamuze who passed on Sunday last week. Addressing the press at parliament one of the members of parliament from west Nile and member of the organizing committee for the burial Hassan Kaps Fungaroo says the late deserves a decent burial, depending on his […]
Crime preventers are volunteers meant to guard against and prevent crime and should not be involved in partisan politics. These remarks were made by the Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda while responding to a question by Hon. Reagan Okumu (FDC, Aswa), during Prime Minister’s Time. Dr. Rugunda said, “They are not supposed to be playing […]
The leader of opposition, Philip Wafula Oguttu, says that President Yoweri Museveni must explain to the nation the reasons for keeping Ugandan troops in South Sudan. Wafula says that the country is tired of spending its resources on the troops in South Sudan when there many items benefiting Ugandans which are not funded in the national budget. He […]
The candidates in the Butaleja women parliamentary by-elections have complained about the heavy deployment of police, Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces and military police in the district during Monday’s voting. Felistus Namwihiriri of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says that the police and other security agencies have beaten their supporters and arrested dozens of others. Addressing […]
Uganda Peoples Defense Forces officers operating in the Rwenzori region have today cleaned a number of urban centers and health facilities ahead of the Tarehe sita celebrations set for tomorrow. The 2nd Division Puplic Relations Officer Lt. Ninsiima Rwemizuma said that the army men and women cleaned the towns and health centers to re-affirm their […]
Hearing of the case of a UPDF soldier accused of shooting dead three people and injuring another has been adjourned till tomorrow for both prosecution and defense sides to make their final submissions. This comes after court heard from four witnesses today who included 10 year old Patience Kwagala and her mother Winnie Nakato. They […]
Hearing of the case in which a UPDF officer is accused of shooting dead three people and injuring another has been adjourned to tomorrow morning. This is after the defence lawyer Martin Muhumuza rejected evidence presented by the sixth prosecution witness. Lt Ishaka Twaha Lutanaziba attached to the military police presented quoting Arms Ammunition Returns report […]
A UPDF soldier has committed suicide after a disagreement with his wife on Christmas day. Lt Ninsiima Rwemijuma attached to Kyanzuki detachment, in Kasese shot himself dead in his house. It is alleged that Lt. Ninsiima had quarrels with his wife and had been disarmed but later armed after apologizing to his commanders. This is […]
Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched investigations into claims that Private Ernest Kintu of the Defence Forces Air Wing was killed by Al Shabaab allies in Uganda. Private Kintu, who was guarding the home of one of the Russian army experts training Uganda soldiers in air force fighting, was killed next to the […]
Due to chronic poverty and poor remuneration in Uganda, we have been told that some Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Junior Officers, bribe in order to get deployed in Somalia. Sources say that the UPDF soldiers spend their insufficient income to bribe their Senior Army Officers to be deployed in a dangerous country, Somalia […]