Month: April 2023

By Muhimbise George. Looking at the ongoing conflict in Sudan that has left hundreds dead and properties worth billions destroyed gets me to think deeply about the future of Uganda especially the post Museveni era. What pains most is that even the international community - the so called "development partners" are evacuating their people from Khartoum leaving the Sudanese people to taste the ugly part of this conflict! As I ponder about this I remember the crisis that followed the post Gaddafi era in Libya, post Mubarak era in Egypt, post Siad Bare era in Somalia, post Compaure era in Burkina Faso, post Habyarimana era in Rwanda and post Mobutu era in DRC! Indeed in Africa we seem to learn nothing and forget nothing! The bitter truth is that leaders who overstay in power leave behind very w...

Eid Al Fitr 2023 is expected to fall on Friday, April 21 in Bahrain, according to a calendar from the country’s Ministry of Justice, Religious Affairs, and Waqf. The calendar shows that Ramadan this year is expected to be 29 days long. The exact day of Eid Al Fitr will be confirmed after the moon sighting. Eid Al-Fitr is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslim communities worldwide. The day marks the end of the month-long fasting in Ramadan. As the Islamic calendar is lunar, the day of Eid Al Fitr varies depending on the observation of the moon in each country and is only confirmed after the moon sighting the day before. Muslims celebrate the day with a special Eid prayer performed in local mosques in the early morning. As mosques cannot accommodate the influx of worshippers, the prayer i...

Police in Kampala are investigating circumstances under which fire gutted their sister station in Ntinda. Accordingly, the incident happened at around 9:45 PM, before the fire prevention and rescue services responded put out the fire. “Investigators have moved in to ascertain the exact cause of the fire,” said Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson. Owoyesigyire noted that preliminary findings have revealed that the fire started from the barracks as a result of negligence and spread to the nearest traffic office. “It is alleged that two children set a fire inside the barracks that came in contact with electric cables. The full extent of the damage has not been fully ascertained, however, no injuries or fatalities have been registered,” he said in a statement...

Efforts are underway to move towards injectable treatment for HIV/AIDS, relieving HIV patients of the burden of taking drugs daily. This was revealed by the Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI), Dr Andrew Kambugu during a press briefing on Wednesday, 19 April 2023. Kambugu said researchers from IDI, Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) are on course with the invention and that preliminary results are promising. “Researchers from IDI, JCRC and other entities are doing work to see that we move to an injection every two months. The results are not yet out but they are promising; we would like you to know that there is work going on to make the lives of our friends easier,” said Kambugu. He noted that injectable treatment had proved in the USA arguing that there is no ...

A 38-year-old man from Along “A” Village in the Chegere sub-county in Apac District was ordered to return a puppy that he admitted to stealing along with one cow as a fine. Last week, Tonny Odic allegedly stole a puppy from his neighbour’s house and sold it for Shs5,000 to a friend. “When his neighbour inquired about the puppy, he denied stealing it; however, when we interrogated him, he admitted stealing it and agreed to pay the owner one cow as a fine,” said Luzino Omara, the area chairman. Reports indicate Odic was also asked to pay “sitting” allowances to the residents that attended the village court. The allowances totalled Shs300,000. “Thieves have stolen a goat, a pig and chicken from that home. So, the fine was as a punishment and also a warning to other people who want to steal fr...

The Anti Corruption Court on Wednesday committed State Minister for Karamoja to High Court for trial over her role in the swindling of iron sheets meant for Karamoja. In the evidence presented before the court on Wednesday, the Director of Public Prosecutions details how Nandutu got sulked into the scandal that has seen over 10 senior government officials implicated. In the indictment signed by Chief State Attorney, David Bisamunyu on behalf of the DPP, the Ministry of Karamoja in 2021 received a shs39.9billion supplementary budget which was meant for disarmament and community empowerment program in Karamoja. “The money was to be used to procure goats and iron sheets for the reformed youth warriors known as Karachunas and other vulnerable groups like the elderly and women in Karamoja sub-...