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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The case against controversial former Buyende District Police Commander ASP Muhammad Kirumira took yet another twist, when prosecution withdrew two charges of torture against him at the Police Tribunal. Prosecution told the tribunal at Naguru that they did not have witnesses to enable them …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed 14 judges, four of whom who will serve at the Court of Appeal and 10 to the High court. Onto the Court of Appeal are Justices Christopher Madrama who has been serving at the Commercial Court, Steven Musota who has been …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Godfrey ‘Troy’ Wamala was Wednesday arraigned before Entebbe Magistrates Court and remanded to Kigo Prison on Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio murder charges. Troy is a businessman and a resident of Kyengera LC1, Nsangi Town council in Wakiso district, the same place where security operatives …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Reports from Nairobi indicate that Kenyan government critic Miguna Miguna was last night forced on a flight to Canada. Miguna Miguna’s lawyer John Khaminwa confirmed the development. Kenya’s official government newsroom tweeted soon after that ” Miguna is headed home. The court ordered he gets …

  Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  Fr. Deogratias Kiibi Kateregga the priest who preached at singer Mowzeys Radio’s requiem mass at Rubaga Cathedral has urged his fellow preachers to speak out on the evils that continue to afflict the Ugandan society. Speaking with brutal candour during the service, Father …

  VIDEO: Fate of Bridge Schools uncertain as new term starts  Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  The Operators of Bridge international Academies have promised to defy the directive by the education ministry to keep their schools closed. Speaking to NTV, the country Director Morrison Rwakakamba said all their schools …

Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA |  The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has said it is ready to be part of the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The army’s commitment to the Standard Gauge Railway was reiterated during a ceremony to unveil 10 UPDF engineers who had just …

Nakawuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio of the Goodlyfe Crew was on Saturday laid to rest by thousands of fans at his ancestoral home in Nakawuku, on Kampala-Entebbe road. Africa’s top musicians earlier took to social media to hail Mowzey Radio as one of …

Kampala, Uganda | COMMENT | John Ssewava | Social media is awash with remarks of all kinds, the usual after the death of a Ugandan star at home or abroad. Many seem to be blaming alleged negligence at Case Hospital for the demise of Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The requiem mass for Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo aka Mowzey Radio was held Friday at the Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala. Leading politicians and musicians are attending the mass at which Rev Fr Deogratius Kateregga Kiibi told Ugandan artistes to learn how to handle fame. He …