Entebbe airport police seize 170kg of smuggled gold

ENTEBBE: The Police at Entebbe International Airport have seized smuggled gold bars weighing about 170kg. Sources at the airport revealed to this website that the incident happened on Sunday night and the case is reportedly being investigated by the criminal investigations team at Entebbe Police Station. The exhibits are also being kept at the same station. Credible sources told this reporter that the said gold, which was destined for Dubai was discovered at the last stage of check-in as detectives put a keen eye on the consignment and demanded to know the content. Police has discovered that the consignment was labelled with Serial Number 354632. Preliminary investigations indicate that this consignment was from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and was owned by a Ugandan citizen identified as Sadam Yasin Mbabali. Mbabali operates a number of East African countries. Investigators […]

admin December 12, 2023

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VIDEO: Drama as naked couple escapes City House fire

KAMPALA: There was drama and sighs of victory as a naked coupled escaped from one of the rooms at City House after the building caught fire on Monday morning. The fire which razed property worth millions of shillings also claimed one life. Firefighters and good Samaritans also joined the fight to save other people who had also been trapped in the building. Using ladders, several people were helped down the storeyed building. Below are some of the courtesy videos: In another video, helpers displayed superman's skills as they helped women and children.

admin December 11, 2023

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Black Monday: One killed, property worth billions destroyed in city fire

KAMPALA: One person has been confirmed dead while property worth billions of shillings was destroyed when fire broke out at City House on Luwum Street in the heart of Kampala. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said the cause of the 8am fire could not be readily established. Police deployed several fire fighting trucks to try and put out the fire as traders looked on in shock, with no hope in sight. A few of the merchandise were saved from the building, which also houses opposition Democratic Party offices. “One person so far confirmed dead today during the City House fire,” Owoyegyire said. Kampala Central Division Mayor Salim Uhuru called upon property owners to fix firefighting equipping on their buildings. “It is a bad Monday. Unfortunately, the fire has caused a lot of damage. All property owners must […]

admin December 11, 2023

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Prisons suspend visits, parties and leave ahead of Christmas

KAMPALA: The Uganda Prisons Services have visits, parties and leave among other measures aimed at curbing any form of terrorism and prison break ahead of the festive season. Commissioner of Prisons Johnson Byabashaija announced the raft of measures in his Friday communication to commanders. He asked the officers to strengthen prison security, intelligence and coordination with other security agencies. “Hired prisoner services (Kibarua) is suspended. Conduct routine patrols around the prison and within the barracks,” the CG ordered.Below is Byabashaija’s full letter.

admin December 8, 2023

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Stop EACOP funding until human rights abuse on LGBT and PAPs is sorted

BY JAMES KABENGWA OPINION: The latest information from Uganda indicates that civil works for the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) have since commenced amidst lobbying for funding for the same project. Even as the civil works start, gross violation of human rights in this east African country continues unabated. The once treasured Pearl of Africa has since turned into the deepest grave of Africa when it comes to trampling on human rights. Take the case of LGBTs who are currently living one day at a time given that a horrendous law was passed to eliminate gays from a country under led by despot Yoweri Museveni. Once convicted of aggravated homosexuality, the victims are either sent to jail for life or sent to the gallows. Just recently, organisers of a gay party were hunted down by a […]

admin December 8, 2023

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Monitor, the enemy paper: Spare the ROAD and spoil the child

OPINION: In Uganda, the ‘thing becomes legal when he wishes it’. On that note, the Monitor has become a bad paper, an enemy paper because of the constant and consistent reminders by President Museveni. Since the King has said the paper is bad and may be wishes it so, the high priests, and altar boys and girls followed suit in baptizing the media house all manners of negative, horrific, traumatising and dehumanising names. But, have you visited the media house’s headquarters in Industrial Area, Namuwongo, Kampala City? OMG! It takes lots of courage for one to maneuver the many potholes (ponds, pools and lakes for now) on Eighth Street. For years and years, that road has been one of the worst in the entire city. Whether it is be design, choice or curse, our friends at MPL and their neighbouring […]

admin December 8, 2023

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Terrorist who planted recent bombs in Kampala flees to Congo

KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the terrorist who planted last weekend's bombs in Kampala has fled back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni said in a statement that he had advised security operatives not to mount roadblocks in search of terror suspects as this inconveniences travellers. Below is the President's full statement on security situation in the country:……. Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu.Greetings.The pig that had come from Congo to plant bombs and kill our peaceful People, it seems, has fled back to Congo after his criminal schemes were made impossible by your vigilance. The bomb in Kikuba-mutwe exploded prematurely before he planted it where our pork-lovers were having their legitimately earned meal and the one in Nabweru exploded in the empty house where the criminals were keeping it because the security forces were hard on the […]

admin December 7, 2023

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To hell with your visas: Ministers tell Americans

KAMPALA: Two Ugandan cabinet ministers have told the US they will not be scared in their move to protect the family values even as America moves to restrict travelling for those reportedly involved in stepping on human rights of minority groups. Chris Baryomunsi, the minister for ICT, said Nobody should be threatened by these actions of the international actors. “If they cherish homosexuality, let them cherish it. As Ugandans, we don’t,” he said. “As a government and Ugandans, we must remain firm. We may be poor but not desperate that we will dangle our resources and lose our values,” Baryomunsi added. “We know the Speaker was the first victim of visa restrictions. Personally, if you denied me passage to America I don’t think I would die.” David Bahati, the state minister for trade, said: “We should remain firm in the […]

admin December 6, 2023

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WASTAGE: MPs to pocket sh2.7m per day for sports

KAMPALA: MPs who will represent Uganda at the East African Games in Rwanda will be paid $720 (about sh2.7m) as per diem. This was revealed by Speaker Anita Among during plenary on Wednesday. Close to 200 MPs and parliamentary staff will be travelling to Kigali to take part in the regional games with counterparts from other East African Community countries. Among warned the MPs against sleeping in cheap hotels, saying the US$720 (Shs2,719,602) that they will earn as per diem should be enough to get them a decent hotels, instead of camping in cheat hotels of US$20 (Shs75,533). "I want to encourage MPs that as you go there, represent Uganda well in terms of discipline. I am giving you money, US$ 720 per day and you go and sleep in a room of US$20,” Among said. “That is unacceptable for […]

admin December 6, 2023

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Uganda police stakes sh20m for terrorists behind city bombs

KAMPALA: Uganda’s joint security forces have placed a sh20m stake for whoever will provide information leading to the arrest of two suspects behind the two explosives, which went off in different parts of Kampala at the weekend. The Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force of CMI, ISO, CT and CI have put up a serious manhunt for two notorious ADF suspects, for their alleged roles in a series of terror attacks. Police said the suspects used IEDs explosives not only in the Central Business District of Kampala and Butambala, but also for other terror attacks, along the Kasese Bundibugyo axis, with the DRC. “The goal of the wanted terror suspects is to murder Ugandans, and also cause panic and fear within the community,” police said. “We have shared the photograph of Kamusi Musa, who is now the commander of the Splinter ADF […]

admin December 6, 2023

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