By Teddy Namayanja The Ugandan journalism community is mourning the loss of one of its own, Justus Lyatuu, a dedicated and passionate journalist who passed away on Wednesday September 04, 2024 at Doctor’s Hospital, Mpererwe. Lyatu was a Business Journalist at the Daily Monitor. He crossed back there last year from the Observer where he…
By Amos Ssemuwemba As the 2024 U.S. Presidential campaign enters its final stretch, fresh polling from CNN/SSRS reveals a tightly contested race across six critical battleground states. Vice President Kamala Harris currently holds a slight advantage over former President Donald Trump among likely voters in Wisconsin and Michigan, while Trump leads in Arizona. The two…
By Teddy Namayanja Uganda’s coffee sector breathed a collective sigh of relief as President Yoweri Museveni announced that the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) would continue to operate for another three years. The decision came after months of uncertainty and anxiety among coffee farmers, traders, and processors, who had feared that the removal of UCDA…
The recent promotions of seven senior police officers to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) by President Yoweri Museveni have been met with mixed reactions from political analysts, human rights activists, commentators and the public. While some have welcomed the move as a step towards reforming the police force, others have expressed…
Located about 6 kilometers southwest of the town of Entebbe, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria, approximately 40 kilometers by road south-west of the central business district of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda is Entebbe International airport, the only international airport in the country. It was founded as a garrison post in 1893…
By Teddy Namayanja Tragedy has struck the Ugandan athletics community with the sudden passing of long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, a talented and dedicated athlete. Rebecca passed on early this morning at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret city where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her…
By Amos Ssemuwemba President Yoweri Museveni has promoted seven senior police officers to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP). The promoted officers include: SCP Frank Mwesigwa: Director of Operations SCP Kafeero Moses: – Director of Human Resources SCP Baryamwisaki Felix: Director of ICT SCP Kataratambi Charles: Director of Human Rights and Legal…
By Amos Ssemuwemba Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has tragically passed away from severe burn injuries following a violent attack by her alleged boyfriend, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, in Eldoret, Kenya. The incident occurred yesterday evening when Marangach set Cheptegei on fire during a confrontation, causing her to sustain 80% burn injuries. Despite receiving medical care at…
Police officers on site claim he stumbled while getting into his vehicle, causing the injury
Opposition unity is growing against the proposed amendments to the Administration of Parliament Act, seeking to change the process of electing the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, proposed by DP’s Mityana South Member of Parliament, Richard Lumu.
