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Retired UPDF Soldier Michael Katungi extradited to U.S. in mega Arms & Drug scandal

Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and former African Union policy adviser, has been extradited from Uganda to the United States on Saturday, September...

Tooro at a Crossroads: Let History,Justice & the Will of King Oyo Prevail – Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga

11/09/2026, by Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga. The unfortunate death of His Majesty King Oyo Rukirabasaija and...

SUCCESSION PLAN? Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Abel Kandiho and Charles Bakahumura arrested

The arrest of two former commanders of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) Rtd Maj Gen Abel Kandiho...

Senior Global Citizen Barnabas Taremwa: Tooro Kingdom must survive its King & the King’s wishes must be honored!

By Barnabas Taremwa Bwaniaga, Senior Global Citizen. I have been in great pain since the loss of my...

Over 600,000 people in Karamoja experiencing severe hunger

For the past three years, the Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda has intensified missionary efforts in Karamoja,...

Retired UPDF Soldier Michael Katungi extradited to U.S. in mega Arms & Drug scandal

Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, a retired Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier and former African Union policy adviser, has been extradited from Uganda to the...

PLATINUM CREDIT EXPOSED! Court Fines It Sh11.6M,Bosses Face 10-Year Jail Term as Borrowers Decry Its ‘Dirty Deals’

Shockwaves are tearing through East Africa’s money lending industry after microfinance giant Platinum Credit was ordered to pay a Kenyan mobile subscriber Sh400,000 (approximately UGX 11.6...

SCANDALS & LEADERSHIP CRISIS ROCK AIRTEL UGANDA: MD Soumendra Sahu Faces It Hot as Massive Dossier Reaches Group CEO Sunil Taldar

MEGA SCANDAL.  When Airtel Uganda unveiled its new Managing Director, Soumendra Sahu aka Soum in 2024, replacing the then outgoing boss Manoj Murali, staff across the...

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving with court to terrorize people and...

INSIDE STORY: DID AMAMA MBABAZI ORDER THE ASSASSINATION OF DR. JAMES GARUGA?

On his MK News link, veteran Kigezi journalist Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante a few days ago had a story published, indicating that former Premier John...

MEGA COCAINE & TERRORISM SCANDAL: Ugandan Diplomat Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, 2 Kenyans & 1 Bulgarian Implicated

The United States government has indicted a Ugandan Diplomat, two Kenyan nationals and a Bulgarian for supply of 5 Kgs of Cocaine and arms...