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@kampalasun Sun, 05 Nov 2023 08:09:39
Apostle Lubega tips university students on attaining influential status
By Sarah Nabakooza Apostle Grace Lubega has encouraged university students to embrace the influence they carry within themselves through the Holy Spirit. Speaking at…
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@kampalasun Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:34:25
UNCC holds mindset change festival for Ugandan creatives
By Alfred Byenkya The Uganda National Cultural Centre(UNCC) held its 5th annual arts and culture festival on Saturday 4th,April,2023 at the National Theatre,Kampala The two day…
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@kfm Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:54:03
Sam Ssimbwa named Cranes assistant coach
The newly appointed Uganda Cranes head coach, Put Paul Joseph has named Sam Ssimbwa as his assistant. The decision was made after the Belgian tactician was officially unveiled as the new Uganda Cranes head coach. Ssimbwa, a CAF-certified coach will start his role with immediate effect according to the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) communications director, Ahmed Hussein. “FUFA has duly accepted the appointment of Sam Ssimbwa by Uganda Cranes head coach and he will start serving in his new role with immediate effect,” he confirmed. Hussein however said other Ugandan officials who will serve as part of the backroom staff shall be announced in due course. Coach Put was unveiled on Thursday at FUFA Complex on a two-year […]
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@kfm Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:42:52
Heavy rains disrupt final day of British royal tour in Kenya
By AFP King Charles III’s final day in Kenya on Friday was disrupted by heavy rains and floods as he toured the historic heart of the Indian Ocean city of Mombasa. The inclement weather derailed plans for Charles and Queen Camilla to ride in an electric tuktuk to Fort Jesus, a 400-year-old Unesco World Heritage site in Mombasa’s Old Town. Instead, the royal couple briefly posed for photographs inside the three-wheeler vehicle, which was decorated in a bold African pattern and a Union Jack logo. Kenya’s coast and other parts of the country have been battered by torrential rains and sometimes raging floods in recent days. The UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, said last month that eastern Africa would likely encounter […]
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@kfm Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:55:29
Sam Bagenda: Upclose with the legendary actor
Brian Mulondo hosts legendary Ugandan actor Sam Bagenda commonly known as Dr. Bbosa on KFM’s D’Mighty Breakfast show. Bagenda is best known for his role in “That’s Life Mwattu”, among other films. Listen to the show below;
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:00:21
Diaz implores group to release father after scoring on return
By AFP Colombian international Luis Diaz begged the guerrilla group which kidnapped his parents on October 28 to release his father after scoring on his return to action for Liverpool on Sunday. Diaz’s mother was rescued within hours of her capture last week, but the search goes on for his father Luis Manuel Diaz. After heading in a stoppage-time equaliser to prevent Liverpool suffering a shock defeat at Luton in a 1-1 draw on Sunday, Diaz displayed a t-shirt saying “freedom for Dad”. “I ask the ELN for the prompt release of my father, and I ask international organisations to intercede for his freedom,” Diaz said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. On Saturday, the head of Colombia’s […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:09:11
Israel hits Gaza hard as US focuses on aid
By AFP Israel said Sunday it was pounding Gaza with “significant” strikes after cutting it in two, as America’s top diplomat pressed a Middle East tour focused on humanitarian aid for the Palestinians. Israeli forces “have encircled Gaza City… Now there exists a south Gaza and a north Gaza”, army spokesman Daniel Hagari said. Shortly before the strikes, internet and telephone lines were cut, and the strikes would continue over night and in the days to come, he added. He spoke after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the occupied West Bank, Iraq and Cyprus Sunday on a whirlwind tour with the focus on aid for beleaguered civilians in Gaza and preventing attacks by Iran-backed groups on American troops […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:26:34
Let fees defaulters also sit for exams, minister says
By Jane Nafula The State Minister for Higher Education, Mr John Chrysostom Muyingo, has warned that school administrators and proprietors who will attempt to block fees defaulters from writing their final examinations will be arrested. Speaking to journalists after presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of Prof Celestino Obua, the newly appointed chairperson of Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) held in Kyambogo on Friday, Mr Muyingo said all registered candidates must sit for examinations. “Don’t lock them out because if you do, the consequences may be tough. Many of you will end up in prison,” Mr Muyingo said. “I want to repeat that please head teachers, chairpersons of school management committees and owners of schools help us to keep our children […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:59:41
Joan Kagezi suspected killers expected in court today
After eight years since the brutal murder of the Senior Assistant DPP/ Head International Crimes Department in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Joan Kagezi, DPP Jane Frances Abodo has sanctioned charges of terrorism and murder against four key suspects. According to a statement issued by the DPP’s Public Relations Officer, Jacquelyn Okui, the four key suspects are expected to be produced at Nakawa Magistrates Court today for formal charging. Kagezi was gunned down by unknown assailants on March 30, 2015, in Kiwatule, a Kampala suburb on her way home. Okui says, in December 2022, a prosecution-guided investigation was directed by the DPP to establish facts that surrounded the case. As a result, a joint team led by […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:30:39
Lawyer petitions Works ministry over digital number plates roll-out
Precious Delilah A lawyer has petitioned the Ministry of Works and Transport to halt the ongoing fitting of the digital number plates with tracking devices on vehicles. The fitting aims at facilitating security agencies electronic monitoring of all vehicles to stamp out criminality in the country. In his petition dated November 2, Hassan Male Mabirizi contends that there are two pending cases he filed before the East African Court of Justice in Arusha, Tanzania, contesting the exercise. He added that the cases haven’t been determined by court and that it would be unwise for the government to continue with this exercise, which is still under contestation. “You have gone ahead to launch the same impugned programme well aware of Article […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:18:42
Four suspects in Kagezi murder charged, remanded
Four suspects accused of killing senior state attorney Joan Namazzi Kagezi in 2015 have been charged with murder and terrorism before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Nakawa. They were not allowed to take plea because the court has no jurisdiction to hear capital offences. The suspects were on Monday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Elias Kakooza who remanded them until November 20, 2023, for mention of their case. Sstate prosecutors under their umbrella organisation, the Uganda Prosecutors Association, and the children of the late Joan Kagezi showed up to witness the moment. The suspects have been identified as Kisseka Daniel Kiwanuka, Kibuuka John, Nasur Abdallah Mugonole, and Musajagge John. The quartet faces two counts including terrorism and murder of Kagezi on […]
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@kfm Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:37:13
Kampala land boss granted bail
The chairperson of Kampala District Land Board Mr. David Balondemu has been released on bail by Kampala City Hall Court after spending three weeks on remand at Luzira Prison. Balondemu, 52, and 3 others are charged with obtaining money by false pretence after allegedly conning a Korean investor Hyun Uk Kim about 600 USD or (Shs2.5 billion) in a fake gold deal. He has been released by Grade One Magistrate Rehema Nassozi together with his fellow lawyer Eric Mkwe Geofrey. Each has been ordered to pay Shs20 million cash and each of their sureties ordered to execute a non-cash bond of Shs200 million. Additionally, they have been asked to deposit their passports in court. Their two co-accused persons: Mugisha James […]
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@matookerepublic Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:37:41
Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all African nationals
President Paul Kagame has declared that Rwanda will open its doors to visa-free travel for all Africans, a move aimed at fostering unity and expanding tourism across the continent. The announcement was made during the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council, where Kagame emphasized the potential of Africa as a unified […]
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