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COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  Kenyan police have exhumed over 100 of bodies from graves that have since been connected to a Christian pastor, who is being investigated on allegations that he directed his congregants to starve themselves to death. Many of the victims are believed to have been members of …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On 26th Nov 2020 at 08:08hours, I sent an email to Eng. Samuel Sserunkuma of KCCA complaining of the unmotorable road between Entebbe road at Kenjoy supermarket, through the valley crossing Salama road via Calendar Pub up to current Makindye traffic lights. Those days my children …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | I first visited Karamoja in 2000 just before the elections the following year. After Soroti town, we hit the 148 kms murram and potholed road for a journey of nearly 18 hours. What I saw on the way stunned me. In almost every trading centre, I …

If buildings can collapse on their own in calm Kampala, what would happen if a 7.0+ earthquake visited Uganda? COMMENT | Samson Tinka | A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast and neighboring Syria on February 6, killing more than 47,000 people and leaving more than a million people homeless along …

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COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Police reports indicate that at least 10 people died at Freedom City Mall in Kampala after a stampede as the world ushered in New Year. Investigations are underway, but all reports inidcate a failure by organizers to manage the crowds. Unfortunately, as I have mentioned …

Do not lose it all in the last 10 days of the year COMMENT | Samson Tinka | As we enter the final bend to Christmas and New Year ’s Day celebrations, a lot is at stake including life, cars and other valuables.  End of year festive celebrations in Uganda as …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | The week ending 21 Aug 2022 was a turbulent one for the Uganda Airlines family. The top leadership was summoned to attend to parliament committee COSASE to answer Auditor General Audit queries. Ideally, this should be alright. Legally, COSASE parliamentary committee is mandated to interface with …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  It is now close to a month since over 21 people died in a bus accident that took place a few kilometers on Fort Portal Mubende Road. While there have been variations on the possible cause of this 4th May 2022 accident, it is undisputed that …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka | A discussion about the controversial Lubowa specialized hospital on CBS FM’s ‘kiliza oba gana’ program moderated by Medi Nsereko, caught my ear recently. The guests in the studio included an MP from Rakai district who was not shy to describe what was going on at Lubowa …