Dubai deports sick Ugandans

BY BRIAN SSENOGA KIMULI & ZURAH NAKABUGO

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.

The deportees committed the ultimate sin of carrying coartem (for malaria treatment and anti-retroviral drugs in their

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Rot, filth lurk in Uganda prisons

BY BASHIR MADAMBO

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.

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.

“In all prisons visited, prisoners reported being given posho and beans once or

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Man sent to Luzira for jumping bail

By Sarah Tusabe

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.

Mugula’s excuse for

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Soldier’s children poisoned

By ZURAH NAKABUGO

Two children of an army veteran and another one of his neighbour have been poisoned, and one of them died on the spot.

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.

The army officer, Abas Kasule Buwembo attached to the UPDF Reserve Forces and a resident of Kirokole zone, Kawempe

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Drunkard sentenced to a day’s community service

BY BAUZA DIANA

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.

Mbogo

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School closed over ‘demon attacks’

BY JOSEPH BALIKUDDEMBE

MITYANA - A secondary school has been closed indefinitely and a traditional healer hired, following superstitious tales of demon attacks against students.

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

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7/11 suspect arrested

By Ronald Afeku

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.

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

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