Author: Ali Ruralire

Police have revealed that 30 bodies have so far been retrieved from Kitezi, following a landslide at the Landfill. According to KMP police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, the team today retrieved six (06) dead bodies by 1730 hours making a total of 30 bodies so far recovered. Those recovered have been identified as Hairati Natumanya 20 years, Lwere Ronald ( Kyakanyi Rymond’s brother), Owori Moses 03 years, Okello Richard 31 years, Alowo Jane 33 years, Achengi Jane 06 years. Onyango revealed that the Registration Committee that was set up to register all the affected persons, houses destroyed and suspected homes that…

The family of the late Joseph Tamale Mirundi, a renowned Ugandan journalist, author, and political analyst, has released his tentative burial program. Mirundi passed away on August 13, 2024, at Kisubi Hospital. He was Born in 1964 in Rakai district. He made significant contributions to Uganda as a Presidential Press Secretary for 13 years, but also as a media practitioner. Funeral Program Wednesday, 14th August 2024 – Vigil and Mass at Zana Residence Thursday, 15th August – Requiem Mass at St. Gyaviira Catholic Church, Bunamwaya at 10:00 am, followed by the body being taken to Zana Residence for an overnight vigil. Friday,…

South Korea – On September 18, 2024, the 10th Anniversary of the HWPL World Peace Summit will be celebrated in South Korea and various locations worldwide reaching 122 countries. Under the theme ‘Creating World Peace Community Through Regional Collaboration’, this event commemorates, global leaders’ and citizens’ commitment to peace that lasted for a decade, with an eye towards future strategies to promote global harmony. In 2014, the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international peace organization, convened over a thousand global leaders from politics, religion, women’s groups, youth organizations, and the media from about 140 countries to…

Government is moving to decommission the Kiteezi landfill following its collapse and eventual death of over 23 persons. The Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Lillian Aber made this revelation while presenting a statement to the House chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, 13 August 2024. The Kiteezi landfill in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District has been the primary waste disposal site for Kampala since 1997 receiving 2,500 tonnes of waste daily. Its collapse on 10 August 2024 has highlighted the need for a sustainable and safer waste management strategy. Aber said that government…

Parliament has rejected the Alcohol Control Bill, 2023 that sought to regulate the purchase, sell and consumption of alcohol. The private members Bill that was introduced for the first time by Tororo District Woman Representative, Hon. Sarah Opendi in November 2023 also aimed to regulate the time and premises where alcohol would be sold in Uganda. The decision to reject the processing of the Bill followed the presentation of the report from the Committees of Trade and Health by Hon. Sylvia Nayebare during the plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, 13 August 2024. The Committees argued…

Former Presidential Press Secretary and Outspoken Media Personality, Tamale Mirundi, has passed on. Mirundi was last month rushed to Kisubi hospital following a short illness. According to his family, the former presidential press secretary died of lung-related complications on Tuesday at around 11:40pm. “He has been in hospital for over a month. He had even started showing signs of improvement. On Sunday and Monday, he seemed okay. The doctors said he had water in his lungs. They have been sucking it out. However, today his health condition deteriorated and when they tried to suck the fluid out, it was blood,”…

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have launched a state-of-the-art biosafety level 2-plus laboratory in Mbuya, a first among East African armed forces. Lt Gen Sam Okiding, Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, commissioned the laboratory on behalf of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). Speaking at the function, Gen Okiding emphasised the laboratory’s strategic role in force health protection, mitigating known and anticipated threats to troops. He praised the UPDF’s continuous professional advancement, committing to continued investment in protecting the forces and the country from biothreats. Maj Gen Dr. Ambrose Musinguzi, Joint Staff Health Services (JS HS), thanked…

The Anti-corruption court has charged Mr. Matovu John, an advocate with Ms Matovu &Matovu Advocates with theft by an agent and conspiracy to defraud govt of over UGX 4Billion. It is said that the accused while entrusted as one of the advocates for Busoga Growers Cooperative Union to pursue war loss compensation claims from government conspired and stole the funds. The court heard that he committed the offence between 2018 and 2023. He denied the charges, saying he was being persecuted and turned into a scapegoat. “I did my job well as a contracted lawyer, I was asked to demand for…

Former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga  has welcomed the court ruling that upheld the Shs1.7Bn Service Award. He also laughed at some MPs leading the censure of Commissioners, saying they are clueless about Parliament rules and practices and are thus a burden to taxpayers, because the Court Ruling, has vindicated his team’s argument that the Service Award was legally approved in Parliament. Mpuuga made the remarks during a media interview where he asked Ugandans “to not just use their mouths, but also brains & ears, saying had they effectively used all the parts on their heads, they wouldn’t have orchestrated an…

The High Court has upheld the Shs1.7Bn Service Award given to the four Commissioners of Parliament, on grounds that the money was lawfully approved by Parliament. In a ruling delivered by Justice Douglas Karekona Singiza of High Court- Civil Division, Court on August 12, 2024, he also called for reforms to curtail issuance of service award, warning that if the practice goes unchecked, agencies would deplete national coffers through endless service awards, yet the staff benefitting from the awards are already highly paid by taxpayers. Justice Singiza also asked the Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi to institute disciplinary action against Clerk…