Search Results

Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

Cheptegei was killed despite her efforts to protect herself

On the morning of Sunday Sept. 1, Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was preparing to go to church from her home in the highlands of western Kenya. Her ex-boyfriend called a friend of his to ask if he could borrow a lighter.

Ultimate Uganda

About 100 school-going children stranded after Kiteezi disaster

About 100 school-going children stranded after Kiteezi disaster

About 100 children, who were victims of the Kiteezi landfill garbage collapse that killed over 35 people, are still stranded with no basics and fees with the final third term few days away, authorities have said.A

Ultimate Uganda

When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

When Your Phone Becomes Your Enemy: Loan Apps Feast on Desperate Ugandans

(Kampala) – In a country where the price of a rolex (the edible kind) now rivals that of a boda boda ride, the cost of living is pinching harder than a kameeza wife eyeing her husband’s thin wallet. And as Ugandans grapple with the ever ascending prices of k

Ultimate Uganda

PRIME Rebecca Cheptegei’s death: Why danger lurks for athletes in troubled unions

PRIME Rebecca Cheptegei’s death: Why danger lurks for athletes in troubled unions

On Thursday morning, the world woke up to the news of the death of top Ugandan marathoner, 33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been undergoing treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. 

Ultimate Uganda

Why the community supports anti-corruption protests

Why the community supports anti-corruption protests

Police and UPDF soldiers arrest more protestors in Kampala as Ugandans began a March to Parliament youth led anti-graft protest on July 23, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWAWe love our country, but we detest the deafening silence of our leaders, who publicly co

Ultimate Uganda

Ugandan romance scammer wanted for conning S. African Policewoman of Shs 600M

Ugandan romance scammer wanted for conning S. African Policewoman of Shs 600M

South African police are hunting for a Ugandan man who allegedly conned a South African Police Service (SAPS) officer out of nearly R3 million (about 614 million) by feigning a romantic relationship.The suspect calls himself Dr. Kalvin SofikaThe su

Ultimate Uganda

Museveni to courts: No bail for corruption suspects

Museveni to courts: No bail for corruption suspects

President Museveni has asked the judiciary to include corruption on the list of unbailable cases“We should easily defeat the corruption. The only support we need from the judiciary is no bail for those accused of murder, treason, terrorism, rape, defile

Ultimate Uganda

Prince Harry's Legal Battle: Accusations, Revelations, and a High-Stakes Trial

Prince Harry's Legal Battle: Accusations, Revelations, and a High-Stakes Trial

Prince Harry is embroiled in a high-profile lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm, News Group Newspapers (NGN). Accusations of unlawful activities by journalists and private investigators have led to contentious legal proceedings. NGN's lawyers accu

Ultimate Uganda

3 Confirmed dead as Bobi Wine’s convoy proceeds to political rally in Masaka

3 Confirmed dead as Bobi Wine’s convoy proceeds to political rally in Masaka

The police at Nsangi are currently investigating a fatal road accident in which three people died as National Unity Platform president, Robert Kyagulanyi, proceeds to a political rally in Masaka City.According to police, the accident involved a Toyota Hia

Ultimate Uganda

Is Kampala City and its suburbs calling for the return of Gen. Elly Kayanja and his Operation Wembley?

Is Kampala City and its suburbs calling for the return of Gen. Elly Kayanja and his Operation Wembley?

When Kampala City was governed by the Kampala City Council twenty-two years ago, it was far from secure. There were pickpockets everywhere, and criminal groups had taken over areas, much like American mobsters owned streets.Even for commuters, there was a

Ultimate Uganda