Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the late Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, the former Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), for his outstanding contribution to Uganda’s peace, stability, and prosperity. “The country has lost a true patriot. He did a commendable job as …
Read More »Brig Gen Oluka burial on Sunday
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late Brig Gen. Charles Oluka will be laid to rest on Sunday. Oluka, the Director General of the Internal Security Organization-ISO, died on Wednesday at Seguku Hospital. According to the burial program announced by Col Emmy Katabazi, the chairperson national organizing committee, there will be …
Read More »Internal Security Organization boss Oluka dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka, has this evening collapsed, and died. The cause of death is not yet known, but Chris Obore, head of communications at Parliament, said on X “Oh no! Brig Oluka why …
Read More »Minister Babalanda tasks new board to restructure UPPC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidency Minister, Milly Babirye Babalanda has tasked the newly appointed Board of Directors of the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation– UPPC to urgently consider restructuring the entity. She made the call while responding to accusations against her raised by the Public Accounts Committee of …
Read More »Uganda’s head of counter intelligence sacked
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Internal Security Organization- ISO director, Frank Kaka Bagyenda, has been sacked. A source at ISO who preferred anonymity said they have been notified that Kaka is no longer ISO director. “You know it’s the minister of security supposed to speak to you …
Read More »Need some insurance? No thanks
Last month, Benon Oluka, a journalist with The Observer newspaper, penned an article to narrate his experience with Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA), an insurance company, which had refused to compensate him as a third party after he was injured in a nasty accident in Kibaale District last year. …
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