Army court-martials Kawooya’s tormentors,
The UPDF on Friday tried in the General Court Martial, soldiers that were filmed by a Record TV journalist tormenting, Yusuf Kawooya, a member of the Uganda Young Democrats at Christ The King Church in Kampala.
According to the UPDF spokesperson, Brig. Richard Karemire, Daniel Senkungu, Moses Rwamwenge, one only identified as Omara and two others appeared before the Unit Disciplinary Committee (UDC) sitting at the CMI headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala on Friday and all pleaded guilty.
Bobi Wine’s Kyarenga concert hangs in balance as government organs play him syndicate
The Kyarenga concert that was initially scheduled for October 20 at Namboole Stadium was a no-show after both the police and the stadium’s management failed the clear it saying that the venue was booked by a wedding on the said date.
After a series of negotiations, Bobi Wine’s management signed an agreement with the stadium Managing Director, Jamil Sewanyana to host the album launch on November 9 only for the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) to raise concerns about the state of the stadium considering that the Uganda Cranes have a return fixture against Cape Verde the subsequent weekend.
The result was for Namboole to cancel the agreement with Bobi Wine’s team advising that they find “an alternative venue” but according to Bobi Wine, these are nothing but government machinations to block his concert vowing that the show will go on, hook or crook.
Read more about the Kyarenga Concert here
Museveni launches new Jinja ultra-modern bridge
The all-new Source of the Nile suspended bridge in Jinja is currently open to the public following the official unveiling on Wednesday last week.
The bridge cost more than US$132 million (Uganda shillings 350 billion) majorly funded by a concessional loan from the Japanese Government through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni.
Find the bridge’s specifications and special features here