Author: Simon Mbago
On Sunday, police in Jinja district intercepted a football match organised by foot soldiers of the National Unity Platform (NUP). Teargas and live bullets were fired at Buyengo Town Council playground to disperse the angry supporters who were demanding the progress of the match. During the shuffle, three individuals were arrested, one vehicle, Tata UPF 583 and a motorcycle UDM 418V, were impounded, which NUP leaders accused police of using teargas against the nonviolent locals. Those in police custody include Stephen Ochen, Fred Lutaaya, and Bashiru Kabaseke. Police accuse the group for reportedly organising unlawful assembly, which they used to…
In a Friday disturbance in Jinja city, Police rescued a one-year-old girl from a fire outbreak that gutted a house where she had been abandoned by her mother. The confusion happened in Masese 1 cell, in the Southern division of Jinja city in the wee hours when the residents could not manage to save the life of the young girl from the intensified burning fire that was hitting a residential iron-sheet house. The minor was only identified as Tet, while her mother was identified as Veronica Nabanjja. It is said that Nabanjja left for work in the morning, leaving her…
Jinja: Asia Musubika, 16, had slowly started settling to the fact that she had become a waitress in a low-price roadside local food restaurant in Mafubira village, Jinja City. A fifth born in a family of 8, all school drops and engaged in third grade jobs around Jinja and Kampala, Asia lost her father when she was in upper primary before her mother got as mental brake down and later went on to, in Asia’s words remarry. At her father’s burial, a good-hearted friend of her father promised to educate her. However, he took her to work in a restaurant…
The Source of the Nile Entertainment awards (SONEA) are back in the Busoga capital with several competitions and as well featuring enormous participants. The vibrant musical festival and tournament that attracts many in the art and sports communities was established in 2021. Organized by the Nile Awards Company Limited based in Jinja, the 2024 edition returns with new styles, attracting singers, comedians, Disco Jokers (DJs), Music promoters, Music producers and song writers in the region. Additionally, this edition is also emphasizing the need for inclusivity of sports industry including rugby and football to raise the young talents in the sports…
Cycling out poverty Uganda (CooP-Uganda), a nonprofit organisation promoting a nonmotorized transport system in the country, is committed to facilitating the travel of Jinja city technocrats to Netherlands underscore the mode of transport. Charlse Nampendo tye City’s Physical Planner, David Eremye (city Engineer) and Hanest Nabihamba (city environment officer) are among the group the preparing their passports and visas for a notable visit to the European country to study the relevance of nonmotorized transport and implement the system in the Busoga’s capital, Jinja. It is confirmed that the important persons shall set off on April 12, and by April 20,…
The fire outbreak on Monday, March 18, 2024, at around 8 am gutted 8 residential block houses in Masese one in the southern division of Jinja City. The fire spread to the neighbourhood as the nature and closeness of the buildings aided in the easy transmission. Kiira regional police fire brigade made a swift response, but the efforts were futile as the fire truck could not access the scene of crime. Fire rescue and prevention service officers, together with the local people, resorted to using buckets and successfully managed the fire after a number of challenges. Police said the exact…
Cities, municipalities, and division mayors across of areas surrounded by lake victoria are leading a significant campaign of ensuring sustainable and effective utilisation of national resources in Uganda and across the region for a better future. Under their umbrella, “Lake Victoria Regional Local Authorities Cooperation (LVRLAC), the local leaders converged at Jinja City Hall on Friday to for their 19th Annual General Assembly to review and strategize for the effectiveness of the campaign. Operating in the three East African countries that house lake Victoria and River Nile, LVRLAC, which was established in 1997, has regional chapters like the Uganda Chapter…
In a devastating turn of events, the home of Kevin Kwagala in Jinja City has become the center of a police investigation following the brutal murders of the 41-year-old woman and her 12-year-old granddaughter. The gruesome discovery was made on Thursday when their lifeless bodies were found in Kwagala’s residence, located along Bidco road in Walukuba Masese Division. Residents, stunned by the tragic incident, alerted the police after finding the victims lying in a pool of blood within the house. The young girl, identified as Kevin Kwagala Jr., had been living with her grandmother prior to the horrific incident. According…
Bugisu cultural institution for Bamasaba remains disturbed for close to five years since the unfortunate death of Sir. Bob Mushikori Omukuka II, as their cultural constitution, lacked clauses justifying the transition processes of power. Mbale High Court has on Wednesdays, March 13, 2024, set two months period for mediation between the two controversial parties in the Izu Ya Masaba cultural leadership case. While appearing in court presided over by Her Worship Nankya Nusula, the unlawfully enthroned Umukuka III. Jude Mike Modoma was represented by his lawyers of Wakosese and Company Advocates led by Counsel Massa begged court to grant them…
Police in Jinja district have arrested and detained Emmanuel Okori, a 45-year-old sugarcane cutter for allegedly engaging in a sexual affair with a 4-year-old girl. Guarding Madhivani sugarcane plantations, the shameless Okori is facing charges of aggrevayed defilement after he was got practising the evil against the innocent young girl in his rented room. The chocking incident happened Tuesday, March 12, at around 3pm when the accused person suduced the minor with a chapati of five hundred shillings and grabbed her into his rented house located in Nairo cell in Kakira Town Council Jinja district. Police say that the incident…