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Star source television News Updates Jan 30, 2022 Bank of Uganda (BoU) deputy governor Michael Atingi-Ego has revealed the last words fallen governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile asked him to share with staff at the central bank before he died. Mutebile died in Nairobi at the weekend. His burial will cost millions. Speaking at a funeral service held at Mutebile’s Kabale home, Atingi-Ego said that Mutebile had sought assurances from him, four times, on the delivery of his message to staff. And, as it has now emerged, the governor’s last words to staff were communicated by his deputy as a New Year’s Message. On his hospital bed, Mutebile had told Atingi-Ego that he was “in pain” and “suffering.” He further quoted the fallen governor as telling him: “When you go back, tell my staff that I am going away for medical review but I will be back and come to office. Most importantly, extend my New Year wishes to the staff; wish them a bright, prosperous and a happy 2022.” That in order

Kusasira and President Museveni Songstress Catherine Kusasira has pleaded for financial rescue from President Museveni for the commitment and services she has rendered to the party leading up to the January 2021 presidential elections. In a lengthy Facebook post, Kusasira says she sacrificed much of her money to fund youth projects in a bid to woo the youth to denounce National Unity Platform (NUP) under Robert Kyagulanyi and join NRM. The ‘Sonyiwa bano’ adds she took loans to fund some of the projects with hopes she would be paid in turn only to be forgotten. “I really sacrificed a lot during the last campaigns where I even went for bank loans and started projects as a way of motivating the youths as a tactic of fighting the pressure group that had arose(NUP),” Kusasira said. The singer turned presidential advisor regrets working for the ruling party. She says working for the party has only left her sinking in debts, cost her friends and music career. The singer wonders wh

Faded socialite Bad Black and boyfriend Asha are wanted by Police for assaulting an STV journalist known as Martin. It’s said the issue of Martin getting beaten arose when he asked a man who was close to him whether he can be intimate with Bad Black. This was asked in the presence of Asha Bad Black’s boyfriend and did not please the couple. Meanwhile this was all being recorded and the renowned thigh vendor asked Martin to delete all that he had recorded. The journalist refused because he was not ready to take orders from the Masolo queen. Bad Black and her boyfriend rained blows upon the journalist damaging his phone leaving him with injuries. This happened during a birthday party at Roots resort in Entebbe where Martin was allegedly asking unpleasant questions. Martin after being thumped to pulp ran to Katwe police station where he filed a case against Bad Black and her boyfriend Asha Panda.

What Exactly Killed Ex-Minister Lokodo While Representing Uganda In Geneva? Jan 29, 2022 Former ethics and integrity minister Fr Simon Lokodo has passed on this January 29 morning. According to Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), where he served as a commissioner, Lokodo died in Geneva, Switzerland. In Geneva, Fr Lokodo was representing Mariam Wangadya, the UHRC Chairperson during the Universal Periodic Review working group that is currently reviewing Uganda’s human rights record. UHRC did not reveal the cause of Lokodo’s death nor details of the circumstances leading to his demise. But some reports indicate that the defrocked priest had collapsed on his way to an intensive care unit (ICU) in Geneva. The same reports, whichthis publication couldn’t independently verify, further claimed that the ex-minister had succumbed to Covid19. It is also understood that Lokodo previously suffered from stroke and hypertension. In 2018, he was airlifted from the island district of Kalangala to Mu

Jan 26, 2022Read original One person is dead following an accident in Mityana involving Mv Reg. No UBE 235Z (Tata lorry) and a motorcycle Reg. No UFJ877R TVS. The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at Wabiluuko Swamp, along Mityana-Mubende highway. The deceased is the motorcycle rider whose particulars are not yet established, while two passengers on the motorcycle (all female), were critically injured and were rushed to Mityana hospital. Rachel Kawala the PRO Wamala says the ladies were workers at Route 45 club Naama. The deceased’s body was conveyed to Mityana hospital mortuary pending postmortem. Both the Motor vehicle and motorcycle have been taken to Mityana Police Station pending IOV inspection, while the unidentified truck driver is missing. The cause of the accident has been attributed to reckless riding by the cyclist.

REVEALED: How Kagame, Muhoozi Kainerugaba Sealed Maj Gen Abel Kandiho’s Fate in Kigali Meeting Jan 26, 2022 President Paul Kagame, fired CMI commander Maj Gen Abel Kandiho and Museveni's son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Fresh details are emerging on the sacking of Maj Gen Abel Kandiho, the hitherto Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). On January 25, it emerged that Gen Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, the commander-in-chief of armed forces, had fired Maj Gen Kandiho as CMI commander. Museveni appointed Maj Gen James Birungi. Maj Gen Kandiho will now go to South Sudan to monitor the assembling, screening, demobilization, and integration of the armed forces on behalf of the guarantors. It is this job that Maj Gen Birungi has been doing. Birungi had previously served as the commandant of SFC. Maj Gen Kandiho’s demotion comes a few months after the US slapped sanctions against him. It also comes a few days since President Paul Kagame of Rwanda met President Museveni’s son, also

Maurice Kirya Confirms Breakup with wife, Girls Celebrate Singer Maurice Kirya has excited Kampala girls after announcing that he is single again following a breakup with Dutch wife, Lisa Gceverbeek. The couple moved to the Netherlands two years ago, and they share a daughter. “It’s already been over a year since we mutually separated. We’ve learned how to co-parent and are doing a great job at it. Our friendship will always remain, as will the undeniable bond we have as the parents to our dear daughter,” he tweeted. Many Kampala girls were disappointed when he found love, but he has reignited their hope once again. Former radio & TV presenter, said “We are glad you are single again. Welcome back to the streets. Where do we drop our applications, sir?” Glamour girl, Chantal Uwimbabazi also expressed her interest, “Good afternoon Maurice. I am sorry to hear this. Life happens, but at least the co-parenting is going well. Wishing your family all the best. Meanwhile, I

COVID-19 restrictions still stand – Kirunda Jan 24, 2022 NEWS – The Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Faruk Kirunda has clarified that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni directives on COVID-19 as of December 31st 2021 still stand. According to social media tweet shared by Kirunda, the public is urged to continue observing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) as the economy resumes to full operations. Kirunda said that any revision in the Presidential directives on COVID-19 will be be formally communicated and therefore the general public should not bother to relax on the guidelines. While addressing the nation on December 31st 2021, President Museveni said that the government would open the economy two weeks after the reopening of schools. The two weeks have since elapsed and the general public was today gearing up to throw mega parties by opening bars since today marks the end of the two weeks. However Faruk Kirunda said that no one is allowed to bend the presidential

Kayunga archdeacon dies in road accident Jan 24, 2022 Venerable Jesse Ssendege. PHOTO | COURTESY The police in Ssezibwa region are investigating circumstances under which the archdeacon of Bbaale archdeaconry, in Kayunga District, Venerable Jesse Ssendege was knocked dead by a speeding bus. According to Ms Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa region police spokesperson, Venerable Ssendege was riding a motorcycle from Buikwe District when a speeding Kenya bound bus knocked him dead at Buloba Village along the Kayunga-Jinja highway on Sunday night. According Ms Butoto, the accident occurred at the traffic police check point as both the bus driver and the deceased tried to maneuver through the police block. "The bus driver was over speeding and when he reached the check point where part of the road was blocked, he instantly turned to the side where the road is not blocked and in the process knocked Venerable Ssendege who was also at the time maneuvering through the blockage,"

WE’RE NOT MARRIED: Pastor Bujjingo, Suzan Makula Finally Appear Before Court; Deny Each Other.  Jan 21, 2022Read original Pastor Aloysious Bujjingo and Suzan Makula Nantaba in court. Courtesy Photo Pastor Aloysius Bujjingo of House of Prayer Ministries International (HPMI) and Suzan Makula Nantaba have finally appeared before Entebbe Magistrate’s Court on Friday, January 21, 2022. Bujjingo and Makula face charges of bigamy and accusations of contracting marriage by customary law when already married under the Marriage Act. Today they were formally charged before Entebbe Magistrates court. Appearing before Grade One Magistrate Stella Okwang, Bujjingo and Makula denied the charges. Their accuser, private prosecutor Hassan Male Mabirizi, has asked court to deny Bujjingo bail. (Read story here ). Details follow… See summary of our previous reporting and the twists in the Bujjingo-Makula Mabirizi case 

  STAR SOURCE TV NEW UPDATES 21, Jan, 2022 A missing World War II plane has been identified in India's remote Himalayas nearly 80 years after it crashed with no survivors, following a treacherous search that led to the deaths of three guides. The C-46 transport aircraft was carrying 13 people from Kunming in southern China when it disappeared in stormy weather over a mountainous stretch of Arunachal Pradesh state in the first week of 1945. "This aircraft was never heard from again. It simply disappeared," said Clayton Kuhles, a US adventurer who led the mission after a request from the son of one of those on board the doomed flight. The expedition took months and saw Kuhles and a team of guides from the local Lisu ethnic group ford chest-deep rivers and camp in freezing temperatures at high altitudes. Three guides died of hypothermia at an initial stage of the project while camped out during a September snowstorm. But the team finally stumbled upon the plane on a snow-cla

 STAR SOURCE TV NEWS UPDATES 21 Jan, 2022, Friday The Ministry of Education and Sports on Wednesday released the COVID-19 school surveillance report indicating that 45,298 students had shown symptoms while 1,251 learners had been isolated in schools. 775 schools reported suspected cases to the ministries of education and health that promptly sent teams that screened 470,910 individuals. The report was released nine days after schools across the country opened following almost two years of no physical classes due to the closure of education institutions in June 2020. The government said the closure was one of the interventions to curb the spread of COVID-19 following the resurgence of the Delta variant. On January 6, 2022, the Ministry of Health in a letter to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education halted the requirement for learners to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing before accessing school premises. At around the same time, there was a surge in COVID-19 cases register