LifeStyle
Tooro King Nyabongo undergoes okweeza rites ahead of coronation
FORT PORTAL — Fort Portal City has taken on a festive mood…
Meet Tooro’s new Queen Mother, Yusta Asiimwe Kijanangoma Amooti
FORT PORTAL — As Tooro prepares to crown Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I…
Afrigo Band assures fans of continued operations
KAMPALA — Management of Afrigo Band has assured fans, clients and corporate…
Kyambogo student found dead in Banda hostel
KAMPALA — A 26-year-old Kyambogo University student was found dead in her…
Security
Three killed, six injured in Nansana house fire
WAKISO — Three people have died, and six others survived with injuries after a fire destroyed a residential house in Nansana West 1A, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, in the early hours of Monday. The deceased have been identified as Nanyombi Violet, reportedly the landlady, and her tenants Namulondo Annet and Bulali Isabirye. Police said the bodies were badly burned and that forensic procedures are being carried out as investigators work to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire. Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke said preliminary information indicates that the fire may have been deliberately started by one of the victims. “We…
Regional News
Museveni proposes Bugisu anthem for East African Federation
MBALE — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has proposed that the Bugisu Anthem be considered as a possible anthem for the proposed East African Federation, citing its lyrics and melody as expressions of the cultural heritage of the Bugisu people. Museveni proposed this on Sunday, September 27, while presiding over Uganda’s national World Tourism Day celebrations at Mbale Secondary School grounds in Mbale City. The celebrations were held under the theme, “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism,” and brought together government officials, tourism sector players, cultural leaders and residents from the Elgon region. During his remarks, Museveni praised the…
