Author: Solomon Katushabe

Six newly appointed members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) were sworn in on Thursday January 21st by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo at the Supreme Court premises at the ceremony that the head of the Judiciary blasted politicians that have “no faith” in the Judiciary. These include the Chairperson Benjamin Isingoma Kabiito, his Deputy Faith Mwondha, and four Members; Supreme Court Justice Stella Arach Amoko, Ruth Ssebatindira, Norah Matovu Winyi and John Bitarabeho. Apart from Justice Arach, the five were re-appointed to serve another term. In his remarks the Chairperson Justice Kabiito on behalf of the Commission pledged…

Exclusive information reaching our desk confirms that self styled “God” Owobusoobozi Bisaka of Kagadi’s Faith of Unity Cult is dead. The information we have received says the former Roman Catholic follower died on January 12th, 2021 but his death had not been made public. Bisaka, who abandoned the Catholic Church in 1980, claimed he experienced special powers and heard a loud voice from God that kept directing him to start healing people. “On February, 22, 1980, I accepted and touched a sick person who got healed,” Owobusobozi said. This claim, however, cannot be verified but has brought him droves of…

Former Prime Minister and 2016 Presidential Candidate Amama Mbabazi has finally confirmed his decision to rejoin President Yoweri Museveni and said that he is soon returning to the mainstream party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to take center stage in the political party affairs. While meeting some 138 NRM councilors from all the five divisions of Kampala including Kampala central, Nakawa, Kawempe, Rubaga and Makindye on Tuesday, ahead of the general elections, Mbabazi said he had never left the party. Mbabazi, who was representing Mr. Museveni at the meeting, told councilors that he has never left the NRM party despite…

A Rwandan National has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for killing her husband over Shs 20,000 he left her for YAKA (electricity) and found when she had diverted it. On that fateful night 24th March, 2019 at Musajjalumbwa in Central  Division, Kampala, Manishimwe Gorret as a result picked a quarrel with Mapeera Hamis and ordered him out of the house but the man didn’t leave, and while he was sleeping, Manishimwe stabbed him with a knife and escaped to Rwanda only to be arrested on 4th April, 2019 as she returned to Uganda. She has admitted to murder…

At least eight people are nursing minor injuries after supporters of Mr. Kenneth Jogo Biryabarema, the Rubanda District LCV Chairman, who is also an independent candidate for the Rubanda East parliamentary race clashed with the supporters of National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Mr Henry Ariganyira Musasizi. Mr Musasizi is also the Rubanda District NRM party chairman and incumbent Rubanda County East Member of Parliament. The two groups of supporters clashed on Monday at around 4pm at St Mark Kashaki Catholic sub parish in Bubare sub county of Rubanda district, where Mr. Biryabarema was going to meet voters from Kashaki A…

The Republic of Tanzania have made it clear that they are not intending to use any COVID-19 vaccines but instead will settle for local herbs to protect their people from the virus. “There are no plans in place yet of importing vaccines for COVID-19, our health experts and scientists are still researching and undergoing clinical trials for the local herbs for COVID-19.” Gerald Chamii, a spokesman at the Ministry of Health told Reporters. Mr. Chemii expressed doubt on the efficacy levels of the current global vaccines claiming that “the production duration was not efficient enough to warrant a maximum protection.”…

The Democratic Party (DP) Presidential Candidate, Norbert Mao has askedvoters in Kigezi to vote for a president who will mend the relations between Uganda and Rwanda. Rwanda closed its border with Uganda in February 2019, after it accused Ugandan authorities of abducting its citizens and locking them up in un-gazetted areas. Rwanda also accused Uganda of hosting and facilitating dissidents especially Rwanda National Congress (RNC) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which have declared war on the Kigali government. The talks to resolve the impasse are yet to yield positive results. Addressing a press conference at…

Minister for East African Affairs and former Justice Minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafire is distributing sacks of money in his Ruhinda County constituency ahead of the January 14th, 2021 presidential and parliamentary elections. Our Sources in the Mitooma based constituency intimated to us that the Minister who was booted out of Parliament in 2016 by Capt. Kahonda is seeking to bounce back to Parliament as a legislator using huge sums of money. “There’s a vehicle with a public address system that was going about the constituency yesterday asking whoever wants money to go to Bubangizi Secondary School Playground.” Our…

Local leaders and women in Buhara Sub County of Kabale District have blamed the increasing cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the sub county to alcoholism, poverty and lack of faithfulness among married couples. They revealed this today while speaking during a community dialogue thatwas held at St. Peters Muyebe Church of Uganda in Buhara Sub County, Kabale District, organized by Forum for Women in Democracy – FOWODE, a women’s rights national non-partisan organization, that offers a platform for Ugandan women’s learning, networking, sharing experiences and advocating for gender equity and equality in decision making processes. According to the Buhara…

The music fan’s fraternity in the west African nation of Nigeria (Naija) have announced a boycott on all Ugandan music after court sent their born artistes Omah Lay and Tems to Kitalya Government Prison. Omah Lay and Tems, are facing among others charges of deliberately exposing the population to a deadly pandemic after they held a “brunch” concert at Speke Resort Munyonyo with no COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The two were arrested yesterday by the Katwe Police Station and were arraigned before court today morning for hearing. Court remanded them, along with their managers to Kitalya Government Prison until Wednesday…