Day: March 15, 2023

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama, has today officially handed over the former EC premises to the leadership of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The official handover ceremony was held at the former EC head office on Tuesday morning. UNRA is set to demolish the facilities on the land at plot 55 Jinja Road, Kampala, to pave way for the ongoing development of the Kampala Flyover Construction and Road Upgrading Project (KFCRUP). Byabakama has commended the leadership and staff of the Commission who he said have shown resilience over the past 27 years and managed to serve and successfully deliver five general elections since 2001 using these improvised premises as the head office. On December 16, 2022, the Commission embarked on the process of...

The joint armed forces of UPDF and Congolese FARDC have killed Elias Ssegujja, one of the most wanted and top Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) commander. Ssegujja, alais Fezza, Feeza and Mulalo was killed in Shuja the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during clashes with the joint forces that are part of Operation. The UPDF spokesperson, Brig Felix Kulayigye confirmed the news. “We have been hunting these groups because they are small and so you bump into one and exchange fire and if you are lucky, you get a big catch like this Ssegujja. That is well and good,” the UPDF spokesperson, Brig Kulayigye said. The Ugandan army spokesperson described Ssegujja as a big fish in the ranks of the ADF rebel group which has since been designated as a terrorist outfit. “He has spent ma...

Gov’t has launched a team which will be responsible to reduce and are found on cyber security to reduce on fraud. Digital fraud has become a growing concern costing Ugandans billions of shillings, with estimates of lost income close to Shs 100 billion mark in 2022 alone, many Ugandans have been left vulnerable to the vice. As such the government has launched a task force on cyber security, a move which it believes will be critical in fighting cybercrimes in the country. This was revealed by the Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organisation, Colonel Emmanuel Katabazi as Next Media, in collaboration with various Ugandan televisions and radio stations and critical players in the digital economy launched a campaign dubbed “Beera Steady Be Better,” to sensitise Ugandans on finan...

Malawi has diverted flights and suspended schools in its southern districts due to Cyclone Freddy, which has killed at least 40 people, according to the country's disaster management agency. Cyclone Freddy hit Malawi on Friday and has caused damage in at least 10 districts in the country's south. The government in Lilongwe suspended schools in southern Malawi until further notice. In Blantyre, authorities suspended flights at the Chileka International airport for much of Sunday and Monday. "Our officers have been deployed to rescue and provide other services to people who need rescue and we are in each of the districts because we also have police stations in these districts," said Peter Kalaya, spokesman for Malawi's Police Service. "But suffice to say our efforts are being hampered by the...

A man in Mitooma has been burnt to death by an angry mob for stealing a bunch of banana. The deceased is Hanningtion Turyasingura, was a resident of Ryengyerero C in Mitooma district. Turyasingura was ready handedly caught stealing a bunch of banana from the Garden of Geresum Namara. The suspects are Geresum Namara, Wilber Nuwagaba, Miriam Kyomugisha, Tumuhimbitse Dimyano, Peron and other 3 known by their appearances. It’s alleged that on March 12th, 2023 at around 11:30pm, the suspects found the deceased stealing a bunch of banana from the garden of Namara Geresum (suspect) and they assaulted the deceased by beating him using a plastic Jerrycan near the home of Namara and he died shortly after the assault. Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson SP Martial Tumusiime confirmed the incident ...