Author: John Kamau
Arab media reported on Friday that Iranian forces executed General Esmail Qaani of the Revolutionary Guards, accusing him of being an agent for Israel’s Mossad. According to The National, citing unconfirmed sources, Qaani of the Quds Force was charged with espionage and subsequently executed. Qaani’s name surfaced after reports suggested that Mossad had precise knowledge of the location of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the attack that ultimately killed him. Rumors indicated that Qaani allegedly sent a photo of Khamenei’s body to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who then informed former U.S. President Donald Trump. Qaani had succeeded Qasem Soleimani…
After sleeping in Uganda’s dreaded Luzira maximum prison for more than 150 days, Kampala’s notorious Tik Tok content creator Dean Lubowa Saava finally cracked and agreed to make a deal with the state and his victims. The TV10 Mazima chief content creator was first arrested in August last year. This was after many of the victims he had demonized in his hate speech-filled videos on his social media platforms, reported him to the authorities. He was separately investigated by Uganda communications commission, state house anti-corruption unit, the police and the office of the DPP. It was UCC which arrested him…
She was defamed and, for months, character-assassinated by TikTok bully Dean Lubowa Saava but Deputy IGG Ann T Muhairwe on Thursday had the last laugh inside the Makindye chief magistrates court. Those days convinced he was the most powerful communicator in Kampala, Saava relentlessly attacked Ms Muhairwe and deceptively accused her of things she hadn’t done. He depicted her as this corrupt abuser of public office, who was unfit to be re-appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Government. He claimed he had irrefutable evidence to prove his case but unable to do so when brought before the magistrate, who was…
A cash bonanza of some sort has erupted inside Uganda national drug authority (UNDA) after information emerged that one of the officials from the organization’s procurement unit was recently conned of Ugx200m. After pocketing a fat commission from a certain supplier, the manager in question rang his favorite land broker in Namugongo. He instructed him to get for him land which he said he was ready to pay for immediately. He was led to the land and because he had a lot of money which he didn’t even know what to do with it, the UNDA official paid immediately without…
As US and Israel fighter jets continue raining missiles across Iran owing to a war the two leaders Trump and Natenyahu initiated against the Iranian regime last Saturday, Trump is facing the heat back home to convince the Congress about the war. Several bosses from Trump’s administration led Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed the Congress on the war in Iran that has paralyzed the entire middle East with Freights grounded and oil supply fears after Iran closed the Strait Of Hormuz a passage for several oil tankers headed to different destinations across the world. Much as several Republicans agree…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Uganda has confirmed the death of a senior envoy Ambassador Mary Laker Kinyera who died on Tuesday night while receiving treatment at Mulago Hospital. In a statement confirming her death, the Minister of Foreign Affairs did not reveal the illness but expressed deep sadness for the loss of such a senior envoy who has served in the ministry for 32 years. At the time of her death, Kinyera was the Deputy Head of Mission in Kigali, Rwanda. Tributes from colleagues and members of the diplomatic community continue to pour in, with many describing her…
The countries of the Gulf are burning through their air defence stockpiles at a pace that experts say cannot last, raising the alarming prospect that Iranian missiles and drones will soon face little resistance as they rain down across the region. Tehran unleashed hundreds of ballistic missiles and kamikaze drones after the US and Israeli assault on Iran, and the sustained effort required to intercept them has placed enormous strain on the American-supplied defence systems protecting cities across Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain. A missile expert at the University of Oslo put a number on how long that can continue. “The intensity of…
The airstrike on the Tehran residence of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — one of the opening salvos of the current US-Israeli war with Iran — killed the 86-year-old supreme leader together with large parts of the Iranian command structure. Iran has yet to decide on the next leader. Currently, however, the power vacuum appears to be filled by Iran’s top national security official Ali Larijani, reportedly one of the few people trusted by Khamenei to ensure the regime’s survival in case of the ayatollah’s death. Some 24 hours after the Tehran strike, Ali took to national television and social media to…
Governors have called for 42 per cent of the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund, arguing that counties manage most of the nation’s roads and should receive a larger share to strengthen devolution. Appearing before the Senate Roads, Transport and Housing Committee on Tuesday, the Council of Governors (COG) said the current allocation of five per cent is insufficient for effective county road maintenance and does not align with constitutional responsibilities. “When counties are responsible for over three-quarters of the road network, allocating only five per cent of the levy cannot be justified,” Kiambu County Chief and COG Transport, Infrastructure and Energy…
Investigators have completed retrieving all crucial evidence from the site of the Youth Aviation helicopter crash in Nandi County that claimed the lives of Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ng’eno, four of his aides, and the pilot on Saturday, February 28. A multi-agency team, including homicide detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and aviation experts, spent Monday combing the wreckage, collecting flight instruments and technical components described as a “black box” equivalent. These items are expected to provide insights into the helicopter’s final flight. The wreckage, registered as 5Y-DSB, has now been transported to Nairobi for in-depth forensic and…