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Tunachokijua Claim A circulating Post claims that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba apologised to Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire for his earlier remarks, with Otafiire responding by accepting the apology. What we know •The dispute followed the 30th October Maiden Address to the 12th Parliament as Minister of Water and Environment, in which Otafiire spoke about political tolerance and resolving disagreements without violence. Otafiire, a veteran of Uganda’s 1981–86 bush war, was among the original NRA commanders. Read about Otafiire's remarks on Jamiiforums -Uganda •Gen. Muhoozi interpreted Otafiire’s remarks as being directed at him and demanded an apology, initially giving him one week and later reducing the deadline to three days...
Tunachokijua(What We Know): Christiane Amanpour posted on X that a new king was crowned "in Nigeria this week" with pomp and circumstance, and that his résumé was what stood out. The attached clip is titled "The TV anchor who would be king." Uganda's Tooro Kingdom crowned Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma as its new king on September 29, 2026, in Fort Portal. He took the royal name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I. He succeeded the late King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, and is the 13th monarch of Tooro. Omukama Oyo Nyimba died on August 27 in the United States, aged 34, while receiving cancer treatment. Before his coronation, Kijanangoma worked as a news anchor and editor at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Claim: The post says the...
Kupitia mitandao ya kijamii, kumekuwepo taarifa inayodai kuwa aliyekuwa Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA Taifa, Freeman Mbowe, amejiunga rasmi Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Chapisho hilo linadai: “Rasmi Freeman Mbowe ametimkia Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).” Chapisho lina ujumbe ufuatao:Kwa muda mrefu, zimekuwa zikisambaa fununu zinazodai kuwa Freeman Mbowe alikuwa akisurubuisha au kukisaliti chama chake, CHADEMA. Taarifa hizo zimehusishwa pia na mabadiliko ya uongozi ndani ya chama hicho, ambapo Tundu Lissu alichaguliwa kuwa Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA. Hata hivyo, kupitia ufuatiliaji wa maneno muhimu yanayohusiana na taarifa hiyo, hakuna taarifa rasmi iliyobainika kuthibitisha kwamba Freeman Mbowe amejiunga rasmi na Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Aidha...
Tunachokijua Claim A post circulating on Tiktok by account- @freedomfighter uses an authentic video of Maj. Gen. (Rtd.) Kahinda Otafiire and claims that he said, "Muhoozi can never be president of Uganda when I’m still alive." What we found •The video is authentic and shows Otafiire speaking in Parliament on 1 October 2026. Video as posted 👇 However, Otafiire did not make the statement attributed to him in the caption. •In the video, and on record Otafiire was speaking about how disagreements should be resolved without violence. •He said, “When you see a general who prefers violence as the best means of solving problems, then there is a problem.” He further said that the greatest generals are those who resolve problems “without...
Mchanganyiko wa limao, mchaichai na tangawizi ni chai nzuri ya kusaidia kudhibiti presha (hasa kama sehemu ya mtindo bora wa maisha), ingawa si mbadala wa dawa kama una presha tayari ya muda mrefu. Hivi ndivyo unavyoweza kuutumia kwa ubora zaidi na kupata matokeo ya kudumu: Kwa nini mchanganyiko huu unaweza msaada kwa presha? Limao Linaweza kusaidia mwili kupata antioxidants zinazosaidia afya ya mishipa ya damu. Linaweza kusaidia kupunguza chumvi kupita kiasi mwilini kwa kusaidia ulaji wa maji zaidi.
Tunachokijua(What we Know): Moses Matovu, 77, a co-founder and longtime leader, saxophonist, vocalist and composer of Uganda's Afrigo Band, was attacked by an assailant in Kibuli, Kampala on the morning of Thursday, September 24, 2026. According to police, Matovu was assaulted at around 5:30 AM near Kibuli Market Zone B in Makindye Division. He was rushed to Kibuli Hospital, where he later died of his injuries. On Thursday evening, Uganda Police announced the arrest of the prime suspect: 41-year-old Vincent Nsamba, apprehended in Ochange Ward, Yesu Amala, Nansana Division, Wakiso District, following a joint manhunt by intelligence and task force teams. Claim: A video and accompanying social media post shared by the X account...
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