Tag: Threats

Court Sentences Two to Death, Seven to Life Over Susan Magara Murder

Court
The kidnappers held her captive for nearly three weeks, demanding up to $1 million before accepting about $200,000 (approximately UGX 700 million). During her captivity, they cut off two of her fingers and sent them alongside a video of her pleading for help to pressure her family into paying the ransom.

UPC Attributes Two Million Stunted Children to 1980s Livestock Losses

National News
Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
Business

Ambassador General Balya Calls Upon Ugandans in S. Sudan...

The government has over the years attracted huge foreign direct investments to the economy, which has led the GDP to grow very fast with inflation being at single-digit 3%, which is a sign of a stable economy.
Security

EA Standby Force Convenes in Uganda to Enhance Functionality...

The EASF, which was established in 2007 and reached full operational capability in December 2015, is the product of several factors that have defined regional integration in the field of peace and security in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, including long-standing and continuing tensions between countries of the region and the threats to peace and security with internal wars, environmental degradation, terrorism, and unconstitutional changes of government notwithstanding. 
Crime

Police Warn of Crime Threat from Motorcyclists with Obscured...

The suspect was on his motorcycle, a red Bajaj with the registration number UGD 297 P, but its number plates were twisted and concealed, which drew the officers’ attention.
Security

Uganda Condemns Trump’s Shooting during Presidential Campaigns in Pennsylvania

“As freedom fighters and peace-lovers, we condemn political violence because it threatens democracy wherever it manifests.”
Politics

Mpuuga Vows not to Quit NUP Despite Threats

The former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has declared that he will not leave the National...
Sports

Nigerians in S.A Cautioned against Ferocity Ahead of AFCON...

The High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Pretoria, South Africa, has warned its citizens living in South...

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