The Entebbe Municipality National Resistance Movement (NRM) Bosses on Friday launched the Museveni No-Age Limit Campaign, that has become contentious and talk of the town. The NRM Party Bosses who were among others led by Ahmed Kizito, Figo Matovu, Abbas Mugerwa, Jimmy Mutabazi and Mariam Nalwonga held cow skins “Amaliba” to give President Museveni a go ahead to rule for life until his creator calls him. Speaking during a press conference that was held at the Children’s Park, Kizito Ahmed said that the older President Museveni grows, the wiser he becomes and that Parliament should expedite the removal of…
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Over 10 passengers who were heading to Kampala from Entebbe in a commuter Taxi registration number UAB 610R survived meeting their creator on Friday afternoon after a Grader that was coming from Akright estates in Namulanda and was joining the Entebbe-Kampala highway suddenly developed mechanical problems and rammed into the Taxi that was parked by the roadside. Witnesses have disclosed that after the Grader developed mechanical problems, the driver failed to brake and because of the slope, the grader came at a terrific speed and smashed the Taxi. Luckily, there were no fatalities though the passengers sustained several injuries…
On Thursday Hon. Rose Tumusiime warned fishermen operating at the Bugonga Landing Site in Entebbe Municipality against illegal fishing. MP Tumusiime who was accompanied by the lower madi county Member of Parliament in Arua District Hon. Ogama Alli Ismail stormed Bugonga Landing site following several reports that the UPDF Marines Fisheries Task force only cracks down and arrests fishermen mainly from the Lugbara community against illegal fishing. The Lugbara fishermen accused the UPDF Marines Fisheries Task force of discrimination during the arrests adding that fishermen from other tribes walk scot free and yet they also engage in illegal fishing.…
The life of 18 year old Norah Wanyana, a senior five (S.5) student at Airforce Secondary School in Entebbe Municipality and a resident in Nkumba Central, Katabi Town Council in Wakiso District came to a tragic end on Thursday after her body was discovered naked and dumped in a banana plantation a few meters away from her home. According to Eric Mpagi, a young brother to the deceased disclosed that Norah Wanyana returned in the evening from school and between 7pm and 8pm she left home to go and buy food and that was the last time he saw…
The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has thrown the future of Laico Lake Victoria Hotel into limbo after they vowed to demolish part of the hotel premises to give way for the construction of the Entebbe Expressway project. During the Entebbe Expressway Project affected Persons (PAP) awareness meeting that was held on Wednesday at Entebbe Municipal Council, UNRA’s Entebbe Expressway Land valuer Moses Kintu stated that part of Lake Victoria Hotel premises are in a road reserve and therefore will have to be demolished. Kintu Moses revealed that according to the survey data UNRA obtained from survey and mapping…
A crime preventer identified as Philip Musasizi has been jailed 2years for severely beating up his landlord who demanded him rent arrears for two months amounting to Shs 400,000. The convict who is attached to Entebbe police station was convicted by Entebbe Chief Magistrate Mary Kaitesi Kisakye after he pleaded guilty to brutally caning his Landlord Vincent Saabera whom he accused of over demanding him rent arrears yet he had no money at that time. In her verdict, the Magistrate also gave the convict an option to pay Shs 1m to court or serve two years in jail. The…
A boda rider identified as Sayid Mucunguzi, who knocked president Yoweri Museveni’s lead car at Muzinga Park near Entebbe State House has been jailed 2years in prison or alternatively pay a fine of Shs1.5m. The convict was sentenced by Entebbe Chief Magistrate Mary Kaitesi Kisakye after court found him guilty of committing the offence. According to prosecution, on 26, April 2017 at Muzinga Park, the convict failed to stop when he heard an alarm from the president’s first lead police car and eventually he ended up colliding with the lead car. During the accident, the convict sustained severe injuries…
Saddam Kavuma, a city businessman and real estate developer is breathing behind bars at Entebbe Police Station after he was arrested on Monday over encroaching on the Kyewaga forest reserve land located in Nkumba- Kisembi zone in Katabi Town Council, Wakiso District. Armed with certificate of title Busiro Block 447, Plot 286 that he acquired in 2012 at the Wakiso Land Registry offices, Saddam Kavuma who was in company of his lawyer Katongole Muhammad stormed the 12 ares piece of land on Monday that he claims he legally purchased from Makindye East Member of Parliament Hon. Ibrahim Kasozi in…
Vijana Na Foundation Uganda, a non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Rubaga Division in Kampala and Human Rights awareness and Promotion Forum have vowed to defend the rights of over 50 arrested prostitutes operating in Abaita Ababiiri, Katabi Town Council over prostitution and Public Nuisance charges. The two organizations that work under the Most At Risk Population Initiative umbrella claim that the arrested prostitutes have no case to answer and should released immediately by Entebbe Police. “We are here at Entebbe Police to make sure that our clients get bond because prostitution isn’t a crime. We want our clients to…
23 year old Jane Namara’s life came to an abrupt end on Monday afternoon after she was knocked dead by the NRM Party Secretary General Kasule Lumumba’s convoy heading to State House Entebbe. Speaking to entebbenews on phone, the Police Traffic Spokesperson Charles Ssebabulinde disclosed that Jane Namara was crossing the road at around 1pm in Lweza on Monday when she was knocked dead by Kasule Lumumba’s Black V8 fuel guzzling monster machine. Ssebabulinde disclosed that Jane Namara died on spot and the body was taken to City Mortuary. After knocking dead Jane Namara, the traffic police officers plucked…