DARK WEDNESDAY; Over 25 Ugandans Die on The Road And More Sad News!!

Death toll hits 26 in double accidents registered in a single day

NEWS – A total of 26 people have today died in two different road accidents.

According to Faridah Nampiima the traffic Police department Spokesperson, at around 10:30 am, 20 people perished in a fatal accident that involved a link bus registration number UBA 003S that was heading to Kampala from Fort Portal.

Nampiima says that out of 20 deaths confirmed in Kampala –Fort Portal nasty accident, at around 2Km from Fort Portal City at a place called Sebitoli, thirteen are adults while 7 are juveniles. Out of the twenty, 11 are male and nine are female whose particulars will be availed in due course according to Police.

23 die during Idd, Labour Day celebrations

Police have said they registered 119 accidents during Labour Day and Idd celebrations across the country. Of the 111 people involved in the accidents, 23 died on the spot while 88 sustained injuries.

Addressing the media at police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala, Ms Farida Nampiima, the traffic police spokesperson, yesterday attributed the accidents to recklessness and failure to observe traffic road signs.

One killed as armed thugs raid two fuel stations

The police have revealed that two aggravated robberies by criminal gangs targeting fuel stations occurred last week.

One person was killed, several injured while items worth millions were stolen.

Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, said the robbers either disguise as clients branching out to refuel their vehicles, then round up the private security guards and other staff on the night shift, before robbing them; or carry out direct attacks on workers at these fuel stations deep in the night, especially between 1-4 am, while armed with weapons.

“For instance, on April 28, 2022, at around 1 am, Total Fuel Station, Semuto Branch, in Nakaseke District, was raided by 5 suspects armed with guns and iron bars,” said Enanga.

BETRAYAL: Why Ugandan Woman Jumped

Monica Karungi, a maid who jumped off a Dubai building to her death, was reportedly disappointed after her Ugandan boyfriend ate the money which she had sent home for development purposes.

On April 30, Ugandans were shocked to watch a video of a girl jump from the ninth floor of a 12-storied building in Dubai.

According to the Agnes Igoye, the deputy national coordinator, trafficking in persons department, it was not readily clear what had prompted Karungi aka Monna Kiz, the 24-year-old woman from Isingiro District, to commit suicide.

Fire burns Chief Justice's office

The office of the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo at the Supreme Court in Kololo, Kampala caught fire on April 27, 2022. However, fire brigade was able to put it out. PHOTOS/ ISAAC KASAMANI

What you need to know:

According to sources, the fire broke out when a woman opened the door next to the Chief Justice's chambers and switched on the light, which triggered a blast

There was a fire outbreak in the Supreme Court building in Kololo in Kampala this morning. The fire broke out in the Chief Justice's chambers on the third floor at around 10:10 am Wednesday morning.

According to sources, the fire broke out when a woman opened the door next to the Chief Justice's chambers and switched on the light, which triggered a blast. The sources claimed that the fire burnt a number of vital documents in the chambers.

This reporter couldn't independently verify the claims. Dozens of Supreme Court staff were seen evacuating from the building, which has been closed to the public. A team of police officers from the Fire and Rescue Service Department are on the ground to try and contain the fire.

By the time the fire broke out, the Chief Justice was not in office. However, Justices Eldard Mwangusha and Mike Chibita had reported for duty. Counter-Terrorism Police have cordoned off the building and were seen stopping members of the public from taking pictures of the burning building.

Both the Police and Judiciary Spokesperson, Jamson Karemani couldn't be reached for comment on the fire incident by the time of publishing this story.

Details to follow….

Karole Kasita’s pants burst as she performs on stage

It was unpaid for drama at one of the recent Comedy Store shows after dancehall singer Karole Kasita stepped onto stage.

The Balance singer wowed the fans with her energetic performance and raunchy dance moves.

She bent down a couple of times and then boom her panties expired leaving everything on display.

Karole who recently celebrated her birthday was only saved by a female fan who came out and told her that everything was being viewed.

She then told the fans how she was going to stop performing but these told her to get boxers from Kalela and continue her show. She did and the show went on.

Hamza Ssebunya Surprises Rema on 31st birthday

Singer Rema Namakula’s husband Hamza Ssebunya threw her a surprise birthday party as she turned 31 – year old over the weekend.

On Sunday 24th April 2022, the singer turned 31 years old.

Rema’s husband and close friend her with love as she celebrated her 31st earth strong at swanky resort at shores of Lake Victoria.

Hamza understood the assignment as he hired a trumpetist, who played for the birthday girl many love songs, but it was Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown’s song ‘No Air’, which blew her away!

In video making rounds on social media platform, Rema, donning a long floral pink dress feel loved as her pals sings for her, before hubby Hamza Ssebunya, looking hot in a white shirt, Maroon trousers supported by marching suspenders and cream hat and shades, comes from wherever he was and gives her a passionate hug.

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62-year-old Singer Halima Namakula Says She’s Single & Searching, Wants A Young Boy To Thrill Her Bed Sessions Bed Sessions

The veteran singer, Halima Namakula, has revealed that she is not in any romantic relationship. However, the self-proclaimed mother of all artists in Uganda went on to add that she is currently open and ready for a relationship.

Halima Namakula is a Ugandan musician, actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian who in 2009 was nominated to represent Uganda in the Mrs. World beauty pageant.

The 62-year-old singer said that she has “employed” her children to get her a rich young man who will save her from the cold and lonely nights she goes through.

While speaking in an interview on local TV over the weekend, Halima revealed that she is tired of being seen alone and people asking her why she has no man.

­“Yes I am searching. People have been telling me to start dating again, and I think it’s time. I want my children to get me a man who is three years younger than me, energetic, and has a lot of money. I am old-fashioned, “Halima said.

Halima Namakula lost her husband, Samuel Semaala Kiwanuuka, in 1994.

Shock: Man Eaten Live By Lion, Eats Mostly His P3nis & Balls

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The body of what authorities suspect was a poacher was found mauled by a pride of lions in South Africa last Friday.

According to local reports, much of the male body was eaten, making it difficult to identify. However, nearby, a hunting rifle and ammunition were found.

The man's body was discovered inside Ingwelala Private Nature Reserve, a private game reserve near the famed Kruger National Park, in northeastern South Africa. Because the man was allegedly intruding on the reserve and found with weapons, authorities believe he was there for poaching.

Whether he was there to specifically poach lions can't be determined without more direct evidence.

Local outlet Sowetan Live quotes a local reserve employee who describes the area as "lion territoy."

The region has historically seen higher levels of rhino poaching, which is a more lucrative animal to kill illegally. In 2017, rhino poaching in the region declined slightly. The Kruger area saw a drastic increase from the 13 rhinos killed in 2007 to the more than 1,000 killed in 2014. In parts of Asia, the horn is in high demand, where it's used as an (ineffective) form of alternative medicine or carved into works of art.

Michael 't Sas-Rolfes studies market influences on poaching at the University of Oxford and was in South Africa at the time the body was found.

"If you look at the economics of poaching, these guys are taking a risk. It's got to be worth their while," he said. "The probability [of being caught] and penalty is about the same... but the price for lion body parts is way lower than rhino horn."

Poachers in the region are also known to hunt for bush meat or elephant ivory.

When lions are poached, Sas-Rolfes says it's sometimes a revenge killing or a matter of opportunistic circumstance.

"The body parts taken are typically teeth and claws. At the moment, it isn't a huge epidemic," he says, though he added that the price of lion fangs may be increasing. Still, he is quick to say he doesn't want to characterize lion parts as becoming more lucrative because this perception can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Of the lions that have been poached in the region, many have been killed at sanctuaries and reserves.

Last October, two rescued lions were poached at their enclosure on a nature reserve. They were found missing their heads, tails, paws, and skins. In addition to being used for decorative purposes, such parts are known to be used in a traditional medicine called muti.

In an interview given to National Geographic last fall, Paul Funston from the big cat conservation group Panthera speculated that the legal trade of captive lion parts could be stoking wild demand. Since 2016, lion poaching has been slowly, but continuously, rising. Often lion parts are found alongside rhino parts.

Just in: Grief Engulfs Entebbe As Oulanyah's Body Lands At The Airport

Entebbe

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