At 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) tall and powerfully built, Idi Amin Dada was the Ugandan light heavyweight boxing champion from 1951 to 1960, as well as a swimmer. Now before you go rising up in arms, just know we are all humans and therefore prone to mistakes. Field Marshal, Alhaji, Doctor Idi Amin Dada was no different. The ...
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Authorities have confirmed at least four family members in Ayami Sub County, Lira District, dead after lightning struck their house during a downpour. Tom Thomas Obur, the Ayami LC3 chairman, said the four were killed by lightning which struck the grass-thatched hut they were taking shelter in. The strike set the hut ablaze at around 6pm on March 25. The ...
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A recent report from the Auditor-General indicates that 57 percent of fuel stations in the country are substandard. The 57 percent represents 1,773 fuel stations out of the 3,132 fuel stations in the country that underwent a compliance assessment. The substandard stations don’t meet the required standards under the US 947-1:2019. The assessment swept the eastern, central, and western regions ...
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A number of police officers totalling to over 170 with law degrees have dragged the government to court for cutting their salaries. Apparently, this was reduced to the same level as those of social scientists midway through their employment. The salary cuts were effected in November 2022. This was when the Ministry of Public Service indicated that they had been ...
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Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) has re-echoed his son Solomon Kampala’s opinions about the Anti Homosexuality bill. The politician’s firstborn son Solomon aired some questionable remarks about the bill. He said that nobody really cares about what the LGBTQ do. Government should therefore concentrate its efforts on providing better basic ...
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