Day: September 6, 2022

Police in Wakiso have arrested six Local Defence Unit (LDU) guards in connection to recent armed robberies reported in the district. According to police these were arrested following an investigation into an incident in which a popular businessman was robbed of unspecified amount of money at gun point on September,2. They are identified as Saidi Ayume, Julius Okoboro, Mathew Aguma, Adia Ikal, Stephen Tabara and Siraj Luyima all attached to Namusera army detach. “Investigations have indicated that the these rogue UPDF soldiers and some other rogue civilians, stage unauthorised night roadblocks and rob people,” said police spokesperson Fred Enanga. Enanga revealed that on September 2, the suspects staged a roadblock at Kyoja swamp at around 9pm and robbed a businessman called George Turahabw...

Former FDC president Dr Kizza Besigye and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi have congratulated Kenya’s president elect William Ruto after the Supreme Court upheld his victory. Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the election petition filed by Raila Odinga seeking to overturn Ruto’s August 9 victory. In a statement, Besigye congratulated Ruto for successfully going through the long and hard contest, asking God to favour him with the wisdom and strength to steer Kenya to greater heights and prosperity that’s shared by all. “The highly competitive and closely fought Kenyan presidential election is finally over. H.E. William Ruto is conclusively the president elect. Congratulations also to H.E. Raila Odinga, George Wajackoyah and David Waihiga for offering...

This happened many years ago when Jaramogi was chairing a Ford Kenya meeting in a room. Raila interrupted the meeting after he walked in with some young men he had hired and started heckling the members of the party which paralysed the activities of the meeting. Jaramogi tried to cool him down and send away the young men but he did not listen to him. Raila believed that his father had become old and it was time to take the leadership of the party by force. This made Jaramogi very angry that he cursed his son. “Amollo, it’s good that you have found it worth to disrupt this conference”….. Jaramogi continued, “My son Amollo, remember I started this struggle since independence, way before you were even born. I have fought Kenyatta and Moi but never succeeded, am still struggling now to be the ...