Month: January 2023

Performing at the Smirnoff Fiesta last Wednesday, Robot Boii who appeared on stage a few minutes past 11, got the crowd in a frenzy when he introduced himself with the popular phrase “Roboto Roboto” in his song Salary Salary. Clad in black and his signature bucket hat look, Robot Boii delivered an energetic but rather brief performance that got revelers jamming to Oksalayo and everyone’s favorite, Salary salary. Joined by DJ Lindash, the versatile Robot Boii ably pulled off the show coupled with Amapiano dance moves that only Amapiano lovers danced along to, making his performance worth every minute.

The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kanungu had ordered a woman who refused to marry a man who had paid her school fees, to refund Shs9.4 million spent on her. In 2015, Fortunate Kyarikunda, a teacher who had come to the same school for teaching practice, was introduced to Richard Tumwine, according to court documents. The two eventually fell in love. The two eventually made a commitment to getting married in 2018, and Tumwine promised to pay for the defendant’s Sh9.4 million-costly studies at the Law Development Center. Tumwine testified in court that Kyarikunda rejected the proposal after agreeing to set up an introduction ceremony in February 2022 on the grounds that he was too old for her. The Magistrate Grade One, Asanasio Mukobi, told Kyarikunda to refund the money as well as pay legal c...

Leaders in Mukono district have cautioned the contractor Al- Mubarak Contractors Limited who has been awarded the repair works of the Nkoko bridge on River Ssezibwa in Kasawo Sub County, Mukono district against doing shoddy works. The warning follows a handover of unstandardized work by a contractor of the fish house constructed in Kame valley market in Mukono municipality. The Mukono Resident District Commissioner-RDC Fatuma Ndisaaba Nabitaka tasked the contractor to ensure that they deliver the work that they have pledged to do. “We have seen situations where contractors are given designs for projects and they deliver their own things, I, therefore, expect to see the same design being replicated at the end of the contract next year,” she said Ndisaaba also warned the area chairpersons ag...

The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration has tightened its measures to its staff aimed at curbing the growing vice of extortion of money from travelers as reported by members of the public at Entebbe Airport last week. According to Maj. Gen. Apollo Kasiita Gowa, the Director Citizenship and Immigration Control, they acknowledge complaints and allegations from members of the public about extortion at the airport by staff. “We have taken keen interest in the accusations particularly immigration staff and we are already taking measures to have them addressed justly and swiftly,” Gen. Gowa There was a fury from members of the public who used mostly social media to express their anger towards staff at Entebbe Airport whom they accused of extorting money from ...

Two brothers have been shot dead in Moroto town last night. The incident took place at Kakoliye Close 4 at around 10pm in Moroto district. Julius Watikha and his brother Boniface Wanyama were out trying to fetch water when the gunmen opened fire on them. According to Barbara Nandudu, Watikha’s wife, she arrived at the scene shortly after and described what she witnessed. She said, “After the gunshots, the killers ran away. I came out and held my husband begging him to wake up. He never responded.” The vendors’ chairperson Salim Wambede described the incident as frightening for all who work in Moroto Central Market. He called for increased police patrols as ambushes around the town are on the raise. Joseph Achora, a resident said, “We thought disarmament removed the guns from the region and...

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee in the House. “It’s you people (COSASE) who have failed. We have invested a lot of money in the committee but we have not got results,” calling for an audit into the performance of the committee. According to Among, out of the 111 reports that were supposed to be produced by COSASE, only 4 have been presented before the House making it the worst performing committee in the House. She said Parliament invested a lot of money in the committee but it has not got results because the House had six months to consider and pronounce itself on the reports. She the six months have passed but the reports are not ready. ...