tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52741710225407396892024-02-08T02:31:05.291-08:00Latest News in UgandaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-80958532851814122252012-01-30T02:13:00.001-08:002012-01-30T02:13:46.583-08:00East African Legislative Assembly officially opens its sessions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">The East African Legislative Assembly officially opens its sessions this afternoon. High on the agenda will be a debate on accounts for 2010/11 followed by Inter-University Council of East Africa Bill tomorrow, a piece of legislation that seeks, among others, to create a regional body to accredit universities in the region.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-89374739413289513832012-01-30T02:11:00.001-08:002012-01-30T02:11:54.703-08:00Mobile money owner shot dead in Fort Portal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"> Police in Fort Portal is still investigating circumstances under which a 27-year old man, a proprietor of various mobile money units, was attacked and shot in the stomach and arm by an unidentified gunman. </span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-67137690365245115772011-09-23T00:10:00.000-07:002011-09-23T00:10:38.546-07:00Casinos are the new entertainment trend in Uganda<a href="http://theugandaguide.com/?p=17#.Tnww1nyJtxc.blogger">Casinos are the new entertainment trend in Uganda</a>: Kampala’s life trend is changing so fast and the change is coming with a cost. After the discotheques taking root, ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-23215716663115037882011-09-22T23:25:00.000-07:002011-09-22T23:25:07.409-07:00Learn Lunyankole/Runyankore online for free<a href="http://theugandaguide.com/?p=14#.TnwmHyhH7ks.blogger">Learn Lunyankole/Runyankore online for free</a>: Runyankore is a language spoken by the Nkore people (Banyankore) of Southwestern Uganda in the former province of Ankole. ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-31601969917950151312011-07-22T09:35:00.003-07:002011-07-22T09:35:42.724-07:00Tinyefuza to arrest MusisiBY PATRICK JARAMOGI
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<br />As the clock ticks toward the planned eviction of General David Tinyefuza from the Kampala Mayor’s official residence in Kololo, a nasty row is raging that threatens to set the city’s executive director firmly on a collision course with the army’s intelligence community.
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<br /> Though the Intelligence Services Coordinator Gen Tinyefuza has been given until August 2 to quit, he has instead vowed to arrest Kampala Executive Director Jennifer Musisi Semakula before he is<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/tinyefuza-to-arrest-musisi/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-42096025724087028502011-07-22T09:35:00.001-07:002011-07-22T09:35:19.488-07:00City traders face off with street vendorsBY KABONA ESIARA
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<br />After a successful strike which paralysed the city for two days over the high cost of doing business in Kampala City, traders are again at it. They are planning another strike action. This time, the business people are disappointed with Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago for supporting street vendors to continue operating in the city illegally.
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<br />“We shall close shops in protest,” warned Mubarak Ntale, deputy publicist Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) in an<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/city-traders-face-off-with-street-vendors/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-46336452615001097052011-07-22T01:08:00.001-07:002011-07-22T01:08:41.610-07:00What if Museveni won the bail battle?Most uprisings end in violence and carnage. And it’s understandable why President Museveni wants to outlaw them by muscling through Parliament legislation that would largely deny bail to suspected rioters.
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<br />A parliamentary stalemate over the proposed legislation has however turned into a nasty squabble and has whipped up plenty of emotion countrywide.
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<br />The president is having a tough time convincing his ruling NRM party MPs to support his whimsical law. He has warned that if they refuse<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/razor-society/oped/editorial/what-if-museveni-won-the-bail-battle/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-46360408082423450582011-07-22T00:15:00.001-07:002011-07-22T00:15:26.460-07:00Dubai deports sick UgandansBY BRIAN SSENOGA KIMULI & ZURAH NAKABUGO
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<br />Long envied as one of the preferred business destinations for Ugandans, the Middle Eastern city of Dubai has surprised many local traders with the expulsion of all Ugandan businessmen deemed sick. At the weekend about 17 Africans including Ugandans were deported from Dubai for fear they would infect Arabs with malaria and HIV.
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<br />The deportees committed the ultimate sin of carrying coartem (for malaria treatment and anti-retroviral drugs in their<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/dubai-deports-sick-ugandans/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-78987715870101228802011-07-22T00:03:00.001-07:002011-07-22T00:03:14.841-07:00Rot, filth lurk in Uganda prisonsBY BASHIR MADAMBO
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<br />The condition of prisoners in many of Ugandan prisons is frightening. Basic needs such as food, water and sanitation are way below acceptable levels, according to research conducted by a key human rights organisation.
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<br />A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, ‘Even Dead Bodies Must Work’, says prisoners across the country are poorly fed, given too little water and live in fithy conditions.
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<br />“In all prisons visited, prisoners reported being given posho and beans once or<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/rot-filth-lurk-in-uganda-prisons/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-1042076989750272742011-07-22T00:01:00.001-07:002011-07-22T00:01:31.535-07:00Man sent to Luzira for jumping bailBy Sarah Tusabe
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<br />A man has been remanded to Luzira prison for jumping bail. Court presided over by Grade 1 Magistrate Peko Lokeri last Tuesday heard that Dan Mugula, a resident of Busega Kabale and a defence witness was already a wanted man for failure to appear in court for his own case. Mugula who had appeared in Muwanga II Court on July 19, as a key witness in a civil case was apprehended immediately by court police, charged and remanded to Luzira prison again.
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<br />Mugula’s excuse for<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/man-sent-to-luzira-for-jumping-bail/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-80812812934041549792011-07-21T23:59:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:59:58.318-07:00Soldier’s children poisonedBy ZURAH NAKABUGO
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<br />Two children of an army veteran and another one of his neighbour have been poisoned, and one of them died on the spot.
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<br />The poisoned children have been identified as Shamilah Nakito 3, Sharitah Nakawooya, 7 months and Stecia, 4, their neighbour. Nakito died on the spot while Nakawooya and one Stecia were rushed to Mulago Hospital in critical condition.
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<br />The army officer, Abas Kasule Buwembo attached to the UPDF Reserve Forces and a resident of Kirokole zone, Kawempe<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/soldier%e2%80%99s-children-poisoned/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-39996610690021283972011-07-21T23:57:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:57:16.928-07:00Drunkard sentenced to a day’s community serviceBY BAUZA DIANA
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<br />Court has sentenced a man to 24 hours of community service for driving under the influence of alcohol. The magistrates’ court at Mwanga II on Tuesday sentenced Lucky Mbogo Juma, 26, a resident of Mengo to community service to serve in the same area he was arrested, at Rubaga Cathedral parking area Court heard that on July 16, Mbogo, a local artist was arrested by police as he drove out from Rubaga Cathedral parking area, almost knocking other cars in the process.
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<br />Mbogo<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/drunkard-sentenced-to-a-day%e2%80%99s-community-service/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-78822708073785356102011-07-21T23:55:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:55:25.191-07:00School closed over ‘demon attacks’BY JOSEPH BALIKUDDEMBE
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<br />MITYANA - A secondary school has been closed indefinitely and a traditional healer hired, following superstitious tales of demon attacks against students.
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<br />Dan Kiweewa, who claims he has powers to cast demons, arrived at Kiwawu secondary school in Malangala sub county early this week amid claims that 25 students, mostly girls, had undergone an enduring feat characterized by indiscernible raving and undressing, allegedly as a result of witchcraft carried out by the<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/school-closed-over-%e2%80%98demon-attacks%e2%80%99/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-65987245418061759662011-07-21T23:46:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:46:57.308-07:007/11 suspect arrestedBy Ronald Afeku
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<br />Arua - A suspected terrorist believed to be one of the masterminds of the terror attacks on the Kyadondo Rugby Club and Ethiopian Restaurant in Kampala on July 11 last year has been arrested while trying to sneak out of the country.
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<br />According to Josephine Angucia, the West Nile police mouthpiece, Issa Ali Semukuba, a resident of Kirombe in the Makindye suburb of Kampala was arrested at Odramachaku border post yesterday as he tried to cross to the Democratic Republic of<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/711-suspect-arrested/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-38137064531879971072011-07-21T23:45:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:45:27.297-07:00Woman detained over husband’s murderBY BASHIR MADAMBO
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<br />KAMPALA - Police in Luwero are holding a woman in connection with the murder of her husband, whose body was found with multiple cuts.
<br />Eva Nalwoga, a resident of Bubengwa in Zirobwe Sub County was recently arrested to assist with investigations into the murder of John Matovu, a resident of Bukimu village, Kakakala parish in Zirobwe.
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<br />Central Region police spokesperson Lameck Kigozi said Matovu’s body was found 60 metres away from Nalwoga’s home, and added that the two<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/woman-detained-over-husband%e2%80%99s-murder/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-5297179275084360162011-07-21T23:44:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:44:11.384-07:00Head teacher in trouble over UNEB feesBy Frankfurt Kuheisa
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<br />KABALE - When candidates are faced with the possibility of not sitting for exams, hell breaks loose and those responsible are likely to face the wrath.
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<br />So, Rev Capt Wilson Byarugaba, the head teacher of Kihanga secondary school is in trouble after he was reported to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) for allegedly failing to remit examination fees for S4 candidates who are not registered under the Universal Secondary Education (USE).
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<br />According to the<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/head-teacher-in-trouble-over-uneb-fees/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-58297298085518240132011-07-21T23:42:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:42:55.395-07:00Liars thrown out of courtBy Moses Okeya
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<br />Jinja - Lying before a learned judge is not easy, two men have learnt, albeit the hard way.
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<br />That was the case when primary school teacher Alex Hashim and businessman Peter Muggaga were shown the exit from the High Court in Jinja by Justice Lameck Mukasa, after they swore false affidavits in favour of Panadol Mugema of the Iganga municipality Member of Parliament of the National Resistance Movement (NRM).
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<br />Hashim, a teacher at Bute primary school and Muggaga were appearing<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/national/liars-thrown-out-of-court/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-66595350610047124342011-07-21T23:41:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:41:12.426-07:0050 girls in West Nile defiled monthlyBy Ronald Afeku
<br />Arua - The rate at which men are subjecting young girls to premature sex orgies in the West Nile region has alarmed police.
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<br />Speaking to journalists in her office recently, the West Nile police mouthpiece Josephine Angucia said 50 young girls are defiled every month in the region comprises eight districts.
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<br />Angucia noted that the high incidences were occasioned by weak deterrent punishments and complacent parents who opted to settle the cases with the suspects amicably or<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/50-girls-in-west-nile-defiled-monthly/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-66425197043481670692011-07-21T23:39:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:39:37.411-07:00EA flying school hit by fuel crisisBy Patrick Elobu Angonu
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<br />Soroti - As the economic troubles bite harder following increased costs of fuel and other commodities, the Soroti based East African Civil Aviation Academy (EACAA), has been plunged into chaos, with eight aircraft grounded.
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<br />According to the guild president Alex Okunon, 165 students have not had practical flight lessons because the school has now gone for two months without aviation fuel, Avgas.
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<br />Speaking by phone on July 19, Okunon said that the supplier, Shell<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/ea-flying-school-hit-by-fuel-crisis/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-24192884715335854522011-07-21T23:32:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:32:37.674-07:00High Court for robbery suspectBY LYDIA NABAYEGO
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<br />Mukono - Grade II magistrate Charles Kadisi has committed a 25-year old man to the High Court to face charges of aggravated robbery.
<br />Jackson Zziwa, a resident of Kabimbiri village in Mukono district is accused of breaking into Sserwanga Lwanga’s house at Takajunge in the municipality and stealing household property valued at Shs 180,000.
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<br />Court heard that Zziwa, a pool table attendant in Kambiriri town, and others at large, all armed with iron bars, attacked Sserwanga<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/high-court-for-robbery-suspect/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-76223770901891428072011-07-21T23:31:00.003-07:002011-07-21T23:31:54.410-07:00Overloaded boat capsizes, three dieBy Ronald Afeku
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<br />Moyo - Three people are feared dead after a boat they were using to cross river Nile from Pa-anzala landing site in Dufele sub county to Nimule town in southern Sudan capsized midway the through journey.
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<br />According to Albino Lodiga, the Dufele Gombolola internal security officer, the incident involving a boat carrying 100 bundles of bamboo shoots took place on Monday.
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<br />Lodiga said that a rescue team managed to save nine<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/overloaded-boat-capsizes-three-die/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-79633081198279813722011-07-21T23:31:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:31:36.105-07:00Medic, arrested over drug theftBY BASHIR MADAMBO
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<br />KAMPALA - It seems President Yoweri Museveni’s determination to weed out drug thieves from government facilities is a tall order, with reports indicating that the offence is rampant.
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<br />And, on July 19 police in Nakasongola arrested Grace Kayise, a clinical officer at Nakitoma Health Centre III, Phiona Atukunda, a storekeeper at the health centre and John Kayira, a veterinary officer, for allegedly stealing government drugs.
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<br />The Central Region Spokesperson Lameck<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/medic-arrested-over-drug-theft/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-60677363962291679752011-07-21T23:29:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:29:49.700-07:00Busiika track leaps into fast laneBY FRANK SERUGO
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<br />In a bid to have an exciting and competitive race, Uganda Motorsport has moved fast to redesign the Busiika motocross track ahead of this Sunday’s event. The racetrack has been designed to have more jumps and stretches.
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<br />Facility manager Bryan Tumusiime told The Razor that the track, sitting on 35 acres of land, had been resigned to have stretches after every 15 metres with two interconnecting jumps.
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<br />“We hope the riders will enjoy the new designs on the track. It is<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/sports/busiika-track-leaps-into-fast-lane/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-17360864534191845692011-07-21T23:28:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:28:55.993-07:00Man found hanged in police cellsBy Soloolomon Baleke
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<br />Karamoja - A 30-year-old man decided to spare himself the agony of serving three years in jail by committing suicide in the police cells at Moroto Central Police Station.
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<br />According to police, Mark Nangiro, who was arrested for being in possession of opium, was found hanging on July 19 by prison mates who had been escorted to the toilets.
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<br />“It is true that we received a report where a 30-year-old man who had been arrested for growing a plantation of opium in<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/news/country-side/man-found-hanged-in-police-cells/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274171022540739689.post-12646238059759500922011-07-21T23:25:00.001-07:002011-07-21T23:25:45.314-07:00Associates back in Cricket World CupBY SHARDA UGRA
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<br />The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reversed its decision on excluding Associates countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Namibia from the 2015 World Cup. The contest will now comprise 14 teams including four Associates as in this year’s edition. The decision to reinstate the Associates, which was taken at the ICC’s annual conference in Hong Kong, was a reversal of the ICC’s heavily criticised move to restrict the 2015 tournament to the Full Members.
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<br />But the ICC<p><a href="http://www.razor.ug/sports/associates-back-in-cricket-world-cup/">Read more ...</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0