Saul Mugasa, alias Orukurato Rwe Nsanju, the Tooro Kingdom Speaker has resigned. According to the letter addressed to Tooro King, Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, he feels it’s the right time to resign. “I leave with my conscience clear that I served the people of Tooro faithfully and with integrity,” He has served for over 22 years in that ...
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Joel Senyonyi Demands For Justice For Over 35 Journalists
Joel Senyonyi, the NUP spokesperson is demanding justice for over 35 journalists. He said this while speaking at an event during world press freedom day. These journalists were beaten while covering political activities. “Many journalists who cover our activities have been targeted and we demand that they are given due justice. This spans from the Arua saga in 2018 to ...
Read More »Suspected Arsonists Set House On Fire Killing Five In Luweero
Five family members died in an attack in Luwero district where suspected arsonists lit the house on fire that instantly killed the family. The suspects on Friday attacked the home of the LC2 chairperson of Kabanyi village in Bumananika Sub County, Edward Ssekandi. Three family members died immediately in the fire. The other two, Ssekandi inclusive, escaped with injuries but ...
Read More »Journalists Celebrate World Press Freedom Day Amid Military Brutality
May 3rd is World press freedom day and journalists will be celebrating it. Down here in Uganda, it has come at a time when military brutality against journalists is becoming very normal. Just recently, the military beat up journalists as they were doing their job. The question, therefore is, has this become the new normal for the relationship between the ...
Read More »Police Changes See Over 250 Commanders Transferred
Recent police changes have seen major transfers of a total of 254 commanders. Over the weekend, the new Deputy Inspector General of Police released a letter to communicate some of the transfers. The letter said the Commissioner of Police, Paul Kato Tumuhimbise has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Directorate. The Assistant Commissioner of Police ...
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