Digital marketing specialist and General Manager at Hedge Marketing John Birungi Babirukamu has died. Babirukamu died on Friday morning in Kamwokya, in the capital Kampala. Reports indicate that the seasoned adman committed suicide by jumping off Tagore apartments building. “I apologize for being an inconvenience in death as I was in life,” he wrote on […]
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The United States sanctioned five current and former Ugandan officials on Thursday for their involvement in corrupt practices and human rights violations, making the individuals ineligible for entry into the US. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, former Minister of Karamoja Affairs Mary Goretti Kututu, former Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu and Minister of State
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The ex-president was convicted on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his trial on Thursday. “He wouldn’t allow us to have witnesses, he wouldn’t allow us to talk, he wouldn’t allow us to do anything. The judge was a tyrant.” Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony
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What: UEFA Champions League final When: Saturday, June 1, 8pm local time (19:00 GMT) Where: Wembley Stadium, London Who: Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs Real Madrid (Spain) end of list If the hype were to be believed then the 14-time winners Real Madrid may as well be crowned Champions League kings now. The reality is that the 1997 winners, Borussia
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Kenya is on the brink of sending cheetahs to India, following a pivotal visit by a six-member Kenyan government delegation last week. The delegation, focused on appraising India’s ambitious Project Cheetah, also presented a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). This MoU outlines key collaborations in wildlife conservation, capacity
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today expressed serious concern at the recent rise in killings of civilians across Burkina Faso, with allegations of responsibility pointing to both armed groups and State actors. Between November 2023 and April 2024, the UN Human Rights Office received allegations of violations and abuses of international human
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At least three people were killed and scores critically injured in a fatal crash involving the procession of National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi on the Kampala-Masaka Highway on Friday morning, Police have said. According to Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, the accident in Nsangi involved two vehicles including a Toyota Hiace and
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The IGAD Ministers in charge of education have called member states to review the IGAD Regional Education Policy Framework and update the technical and vocation education training strategy for the region to to facilitate training, capacity building, knowledge and experience sharing among member states. This been revealed during the 4th conference on education for all,
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Thursday marked the inaugural event of the International Network for the Utilization of Invasive Aquatic Plants (INIAP), held under the theme “Fostering Research and Development in the Management and Utilization of Aquatic Plants.” The conference took place at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Kampala and was hosted by the Centre for Research in
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The National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB) has successfully conducted an enforcement operation in Kampala, leading to the confiscation of illegal slot machines and related spare parts. Following a series of investigations, the NLGRB identified and raided shops in downtown Kampala that were involved in the sale of illegal gaming machines.The enforcement exercise resulted
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