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@observer Sat, 30 Mar 2024 09:29:31
Bukedea brothers hack mother over cheating on their father
Police in Bukedea are hunting for two runaway brothers; Andrew Onenge and Ivan Opio after they attempted to hack their mother for allegedly cheating on their father.
Onenge and Opio, both residents of Akaramai village in Bukedea district in eastern Uganda, allegedly attempted to murder their mother, Asikeit Melidah, after she invited her boyfriend, Joseph Omerikol into their father’s marital bed.
Their father, Isaac Ogwang, is a teacher, who is always stationed at his workplace. The facts gathered indicate that the two siblings returned home on Wednesday last week at around 10 pm, and found their mother and Omerikol already sleeping in their father’s house, which angered them.
They allegedly picked up pangas and attacked their mother and Omerikol, critically injuring them. The two victims were rushed to Bukedea health centre IV for treatment.
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@observer Sun, 31 Mar 2024 07:47:23
Moroto police officer Songok shot dead by Karimojong warrior
The incident happened on Friday at around 8:15 pm when the deceased, together with two teenagers, Tamuhid Chemonges aged 18 years old, and Wadudu Mwanga aged 15 years all residents of Nakiloro were heading back to the barracks from Nakiloro trading centre.
The suspect only identified as Apule, a resident of Nakiloro village was also returning home when he met with the trio. Michael Longole, Mt Moroto Regional police spokesperson said that Apule who was armed, later ordered the three to move towards the bush before shooting Songok.
Longole added that the two boys managed to restrain the warrior and disarmed him. Apule was yesterday Saturday discovered also dead in the bush during an operation by the joint security forces. He suspected that the warrior could have succumbed to injuries he sustained during the scuffle.
"A joint force of ASTU and UPDF led by officer in charge Nakiloro searched for PC Songok and found that he was shot in the chest by the warrior and he was rushed to UPDF health facility at 3rd Div. headquarters for medical attention where he was pronounced dead," Longole explained.
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@observer Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:16:46
Uganda starts early preps for Continental Water Congress
Buoyed by the recent success in hosting two major international conferences, Uganda has started early preparations for the forthcoming African Water and Sanitation Association International Congress and Exhibition (Afwasa ICE2025) that will be hosted in Kampala in February 2025.
In January this year, Uganda successfully hosted the NAM and G-77 + China summits at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Last year, the African Water Association (AfWA) granted Uganda’s National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) the rights to host Afwasa ICE2025. The event is slated for February 16-20 but organizing officials have started early preps to achieve maximum success in staging this conference.
Speaking at a colourful launch function held on March 26 at the NWSC Resource Center in Bugolobi, Sam Cheptoris, the minister of water and environment who was the chief guest, said hosting the Afwasa conference is a timely opportunity for Uganda to lead discussion challenges in the water and sanitation sector.
Cheptoris noted that Uganda is one of the African countries in sub-Saharan Africa lagging in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Six, which declares the importance of providing clean water and sanitation for all in 2030 as set by the United Nations Assembly.
“I am sure that bringing together experts to share knowledge, experiences, and breakthroughs during the congress will provide the necessary impetus to accelerate the access to water supply services if the SDG Six 2030 target is to be met,” he stated.
NWSC managing director, Dr. Silver Mugisha said they are expecting more than 2,000 delegates to come to the country for the event. “These delegates will be here to learn and benchmark but also this is a great opportunity for our tourism and other service sectors to make money,” Mugisha said.
Mugisha added that during the congress, AfWA will also inaugurate the African Water Academy to be hosted in Kampala as a model institute for Africa on water innovations.
Previously, Uganda hosted the 2010 and 2020 AfWA conferences in Kampala. The 2020 event, which was held in February before the Covid-19 lockdown in March, brought in 1500 delegates. It was hosted at the Kampala Serena hotel.
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@matookerepublic Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:14:00
Guinness announces Shs400m partnership with Kobs, Rhinos, Warriors, Legends Rugby Grounds & Pitstop
Guinness Uganda has officially announced its groundbreaking partnership with rugby sides Kobs, Rhinos and Warriors. The announcement was made at a press briefing that took place on earlier today at Pitstop Sports Lounge in Jinja during the annual Guinness Fun Rugby tournament that is currently ongoing. The brand is taking on the sponsorship of the […]
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