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- October 21, 2024
The 2021 Pen Pinter Prize International writer of Courage award winner -Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been detained again despite court order for release. On Tuesday the 25th of January, 2022; a release of the novelist was expected after a court order for bail was granted. Kakwenza was arrested on the 28th of December 2021 on charges
READ MOREPrivate Ronald Arinda of the UPDF, attached to the SFC(Special Forces command) was released on Saturday from Rwanda after the visit of Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to Rwanda. The commander land forces was in Rwanda to have a meeting with president Paul Kagame. Arinda was arrested in Rwanda in November, 2021. The private was arrested
READ MOREThe nation of Uganda on the 23rd of January awoke to the saddening news of the death of one of its greatest economists – Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who was also Governor- Bank of Uganda. The governor died at Nairobi Hospital where he had been admitted after collapsing due to complications related to diabetes. The announcement
READ MOREMabirizi, a city lawyer has sued Bobi Wine, also NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi again, accusing him of obtaining a driving permit by false pretense. It has been more times that Mabirizi Male is suing Bobi wine over age discrepancies. In 2020, when Bobi Wine declared interest to run for presidency, he discovered that the aspirant’s
READ MOREThe not to affect cargo flights suspension by Kenya took effect on the 10th of January, 2022. Kenya has put a ban to the in bound and transit passenger flights to and from Dubai for an initial period of 7 days. Kenya opens up that they are doing this to reciprocate(pay back) a ban on
READ MOREA shattering world record as the United States of America registers more infections of the COVID-19 virus, up to 1.35 million new cases a day, the highest any country in the world has ever registered. From 1.03 million cases on January 3rd, the US reported 1.35 million cases on Monday, January 10th. This surge has
READ MOREAs schools eagerly open following presidential directive to open schools after almost two years of closure due to Covid-19 lockdown, the Makerere Highway secondary school students remain stranded at their school gate. The school placed along Makerere Hill Road, stands on rented property which has caused rent accumulation during the lockdown which the school administration
READ MOREFormer Bushenyi -Ishaka Municipality MP , Gordon Arinda died on Sunday in Mbarara Regional Hospital, the cause of death is COVID-19. The former MP fell sick during the Christmas season which caused his admission later on , on Friday 7th, in the Intensive Care Unit in the same hospital. Mary Karooro Okurut , former general
READ MOREKakwenza Rukirabashaija is a33 year old Ugandan novelist, political activist, poet, journalist. He is known for writing courageous novels like; Banana Republic: Where Writing is Treasonous and the satirical ‘The Greedy Barbarian’, a novel that won him a prestigious price this year for courageous writing. Kakwenza was arrested on the 28th Dec, 2021 from his
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