LifeStyle
“Why sell your children?” Museveni slams high bride price
KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the Banyankole community to…
Kenyan comedian goes viral with hilarious Africa’s public transport culture
NAIROBI — Kenyan comedian Crazy Kennar has sparked laughter and online conversations…
Ghetto Kids receive hero’s welcome
ENTEBBE — Uganda's celebrated dance troupe, the Ghetto Kids, returned home on…
Da Agent releases new single ‘Daddy Daddy’
Kampala, Uganda — Ugandan rapper Da Agent has released his latest single,…
Security
Susan Magara murder: court sentences 2 to death
KAMPALA — The High Court has sentenced Hajarah Nakandi and Abas Musa to death for their roles in the 2018 kidnapping and murder of businesswoman Susan Magara, bringing to a close one of Uganda's most notorious criminal cases. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Alex Mackay Ajiji also sentenced seven other convicts to life imprisonment after finding them guilty of kidnapping with intent to procure a ransom and the subsequent murder of the 28-year-old. Magara was abducted on February 7, 2018, near her home in Kampala as she drove to work. During nearly three weeks in captivity, her kidnappers demanded a…
Regional News
UPDF troops to deploy to Gaza
KAMPALA — Parliament has approved a government motion authorising the deployment of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip as part of an international stabilisation force, paving the way for Ugandan troops to join a multinational peace mission aimed at restoring stability and supporting humanitarian efforts in the war-torn territory. The motion, tabled by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Oboth-Oboth Kiryowa Kiwanuka, was passed during Thursday's plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. Presenting the motion, Kiryowa said Uganda had received an invitation from the United States to contribute troops to the international…
