LifeStyle
Alupo hands Busoga Bishop new SUV
JINJA, Uganda — Vice President Jessica Alupo on Sunday officially handed over…
Ykee Benda releases ‘Bonteka’ world cup anthem
KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan musician Ykee Benda has released a new song…
Joshua Baraka loses dad
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan afrobeats singer Joshua Baraka is mourning the death…
YouTuber Kahuma turns 60 chapatis into trousers
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ugandan YouTuber and Guinness World Record holder Raymond Kahuma…
Security
Muhoozi posts captured Lukwago in the basement
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sparked widespread condemnation after posting a series of messages on social media appearing to confirm the detention of opposition politician and lawyer Erias Lukwago, hours after the former Kampala Lord Mayor was seized from his home by security operatives. Lukwago, who serves as President of the People's Front for Freedom (PFF) and is one of the lead lawyers representing veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, was reportedly arrested from his residence in Wakaliga, Kampala, in the early hours of Monday morning. Following reports of the arrest, Gen. Kainerugaba…
Regional News
UPDF rescues ex-LRA abductees from Sudan
GULU CITY — The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has rescued another 45 former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighters and abductees from South Darfur in Sudan, bringing the total number of returnees rescued over the past month to 70. The development was revealed by Maj. Gen. Richard Otto, the Chief of Defence Intelligence and Security, during the burial of veteran broadcaster Johnny Baptist Oryema in Gulu City. According to Maj. Gen. Otto, the latest group of returnees is currently being processed through South Sudan and is expected to arrive in Uganda within the next 48 hours. "The returnees are currently…
