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KCB Bank Uganda has appointed former Chief Executive Officer of Vision Group, Robert Kabushenga to the board of directors. Kabushenga has been appointed alongside the Chief Technical Officer of Trade Mark East Africa, Ms Allen Asiimwe, and Lawrence Kiambi, the KCB Group Chief Finance Officer. “We are so excited to welcome Allen Asiimwe, Robert Kabushenga and Lawrence Kiambi as board members. The bank looks forward to tapping into their leadership and wealth of experience. Welcome to the pride!” KCB said in a statement. Kabushenga welcomed the appointment saying; “I am honored to join KCB Bank Uganda as a Non-Executive Director. I never once thought I would end up in the work of finance. Now here I am. And the company of fine minds I will be keeping!!” Kabushenga brings over 20 years of experience having worked as Vision Group CEO from January 2007 to 2020. He also previously worked as Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, doubling as the government spokesperson.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday confirmed unidentified threat actors have breached one of its email servers to blast hoax messages about a fake "sophisticated chain attack." The incident, which was first publicly diaclosed by threat intelligence non-profit SpamHaus, involved sending rogue warning emails with the subject line "Urgent: Threat actor in systems" originating from a legitimate FBI email address "eims@ic.fbi[.]gov" that framed the attack on Vinny Troia, a security researcher and founder of dark web intelligence firms Night Lion Security and Shadowbyte, while also claiming him to be affiliated with a hacking outfit named TheDarkOverlord. SpamHaus cited its own telemetry data to point out that the email blasts happened over two "spam" waves, one shortly before 5:00 a.m. UTC and another one shortly after 7:00 a.m. UTC.  However, according to Kryptos Logic researcher Marcus Hutchins, the goal appears to be to disc...

Police said Tuesday that they arrested a suspected suicide bomber who allegedly tried to blow up Nansana Town in Central Uganda, moments after three of his colleagues (suicide bombers) killed at least three civilians in a twin bombing in the capital, Kampala. Police spokesperson, Mr Fred Enanga said the force’s Counter-Terrorism (CT) operatives November 16 ‘‘quickly discovered another man only identified as Moze who intended to detonate a fourth jacket-bomb in Uganda.’’ “Although three suicide bombers died in the double bomb attacks, our CT response teams managed to pursue a fourth suicide bomb attacker and intercepted him at Bwaise. They shot and injured him, and immediately after, recovered an unexploded improvised explosive device at Nansana-Katooke B Wamala Ward, at his home, which the bomb squad, were going to neutralize.  We are now pursuing other members of the terror groups,” CP Enanga told journalists at the police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala. Mr Enanga furth...

The Police Crime Intelligence Director, AIGP Brig Christopher Ddamulira has said security will get the people behind the recent Kampala twin blasts. Two blasts went off a few minutes after each other on Tuesday morning near the Central Police Station and at Jubilee building along parliamentary avenue where a yet to be specified number of people were killed and scores injured. Speaking at the scene Brig Ddamulira said security will do everything possible to apprehend the “bad guys. “Tell the public that we shall get the bad guys,”Ddamulira said. Whereas details of the victims are still scanty, it has been said by sources that one of the deceased is a police officer identified as Katongole at the rank of constable who was working at the Central Police Station. At least two patrol vehicles have been ripped apart by the explosive that went off near the police station whereas along parliamentary avenue, several vehicles have been damaged by the blast that was heard as far as two kilometres ...

Magumba got into some legal troubles last year, but luckily the \"real\" thief was caught and police set Magumba free. Early last week, Magumba was moving through the market trying to decide what to buy for his supper when a certain vendor pointed at him and told the police officer that Magumba was an accused person and he must have escaped from the police custody. He was immediately arrested and the vendor kept raising an alarm while Magumba was being carried out of the market. She kept saying that once a thief meant always a thief. Does this mean that Magumba is still an accused person? NO! This is because when a case against a person is closed, then that person cannot be under any suspicion any longer. What is an Accusation? This means an allegation that a person is guilty of some fault, offence, or crime; For example if it is claimed that you stole something, and subsequently brought before a court of law, you will be accused of the crime of theft. However, if you are fou...

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 TAR 158/ 2021-Luwero SINGLE   FATAL  RTA Time and Date: 1635hrs on 15/11/2021. Place:  Kakinzi after Luwero Town to Gulu Direction, along kla -Gulu Highway Involving:   Motor Vehicle UAP 161F Scania Bus of California Bus Company driven by Lukyolo Abdallah. Deceased:  -  Asiku Talsi - conductor california bus. Victims: 1- Ajidribo Albert 23 yrs old of Arua- critical condition. 2- Abba Chris  40 yrs of Arua- critical condition 3- Charlotte Niwamanya 19 yrs - critical  4- Amito Evra daughter of Niwamanya Charlotte 1yr 4 months 5- Jjima Cyrus 61 yrs old of Nakawa 6- Waliya Severino 30 yrs of Masindi 7- John Bwambale 44 yrs Catholic Priest in Gulu. 8- Rhona Nampiima 40 yrs old of Nabweru. 9- Otim Christopher 27 yrs old of Pakwach. 10.Cheka Rapha f/a 27 yrs old of Arua. 11- Abdallah Lukyolo driver of California bus.  More victims to be traced. Police Action:  Scene visited by ASP Asingwire Mable RTO Savannah and  Team of Traffic off...

An ongoing mobile spyware campaign has been uncovered snooping on South Korean residents using a family of 23 malicious Android apps to siphon sensitive information and gain remote control of the devices. "With more than a thousand South Korean victims, the malicious group behind this invasive campaign has had access to all the data, communications, and services on their devices," Zimperium researcher Aazim Yaswant said. "The victims were broadcasting their private information to the malicious actors with zero indication that something was amiss." The Dallas-based mobile security company dubbed the campaign "PhoneSpy." Zimperium did not attribute the spyware to a known threat actor. "The evidence surrounding PhoneSpy shows a familiar framework that has been passed around for years, updated by individuals and shared within private communities and back channels until assembled into what we see in this variation today," Richard Melick, the company...

Nakimuli’s 5-year-old niece came to visit last week her favourite aunt. While Nakimuli was cooking lunch, she heard people screaming and ran out of the house to find her niece lying on the ground after being knocked by her neighbour Baji. Baji has refused to pay hospital bills or take care of any bills because the child was carelessly playing in the road. Nakimuli disagrees and wants to go as far as court to fight Baji. Does she have a case?   Yes, she does. By law, if you put yourself in a position that you know is unsafe, without taking any precautions, then you and the person who created that situation are both to blame for what happened. You will be to blame for failing to protect yourself and the other person will be to blame for creating unsafe circumstances.  For instance, if you decide to pose for a photo while holding your neighbour’s violent and dangerous dog and it bites you, then your neighbour is being reckless or negligent in allowing that dog out in the public, ...

Cyber-Security in Healthcare No business is out of danger of cyberattacks today. However, specific industries are particularly at risk and a favorite of attackers. For years, the healthcare industry has taken the brunt of ransomware attacks, data breaches, and other cyberattacks. Why is the healthcare industry particularly at risk for a cyberattack? What are the unique challenges to cybersecurity in healthcare, and how can healthcare organizations address these? Healthcare at risk Attackers are targeting various industries across the board. However, attackers seem to have a particular affinity for healthcare organizations. For eleven consecutive years, in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021, healthcare had the highest industry cost of a breach. Additionally, Healthcare data breach costs increased from an average total cost of $7.13 million in 2020 to $9.23 million in 2021, a 29.5% increase. However, the tremendous cost sustained by healthcare organizations for data breach events ...

Thursday 11th November The Body comes  to Kagave COU in Garuga, Entebbe at 2pm there after service will be at his residence over night. Friday 12th November The body goes to All saints Church  - Kampala  service starts at 9:30am. After service, Body leaves for Maracha District and spends the night at Kijoro Poo in kijomoro subcounty. Saturday 13th November Body comes to Mvara Congo Zone and spends the night at the home of the Late Semei Osoa. Sunday 14th November Burial Service at Emmanuel Cathedral at 11:00am Prompt and thereafter the body will be laid to rest at Congo Zone at the residence of the Late Semei Osoa. To God be the Glory. Source; EJIKU ROBERT.

  The U.S. government on Monday charged a Ukrainian suspect, arrested in Poland last month, with deploying REvil ransomware to target multiple businesses and government entities in the country, including perpetrating the attack against software company Kaseya, marking the latest action to crack down on the cybercrime group and curb further attacks. According to unsealed court documents, 22-year-old Yaroslav Vasinskyi is alleged to have been part of the ransomware operation at least since March 2019 and deployed about 2,500 attacks against businesses worldwide. Vasinskyi (aka Profcomserv, Rabotnik, Rabotnik_New, Yarik45, Yaraslav2468, and Affiliate 22) was apprehended at the Polish border on October 8 after an international arrest warrant was issued at the behest of U.S. authorities. In another major development, the Justice Department disclosed the seizure of $6.1 million in alleged ransomware payments received by Russian national Yevgeniy Polyanin, who is currently at la...

We have had from the past up to date, a number of senseless wars and fights regarding Political, Social and Cultural governance in our region, with the recent been; 1. a cartel of some people questioning legal process of how MP Denis Lee Oguzu won a bid to develop Barifa forest, 2. MP Songa Lawrence phoning Government agencies not to work with MP Atima Jackson, and the latest is 3. Minsiter Obiga Mario Kania petitioning Minsitry of Public Service over the appointment of retired Ambassador Harold Acema and Rev Cosmas Alule to the District Service Commission of Terego. Such fights are most times ignited by self-centered individuals on baseless allegations. What is our generation doing about such brawls ?. Is it right if we continue keeping silent and abetting these kinds of wars that hamper unity, development and service delivery in our region and Country ?. It is not better we protest through form of writings and publications to airout our discomfort with such greed infested clicks in o...

The territorial Police in Kisoro are holding two suspects for allegedly participating in acts of public nuisance. The duo appeared to be indulging in acts of street sex, along the road in Kisoro Municipality. Elly Maate, the Kisoro territorial Police spokesperson said the arrested include Hafashimana Paskari, 29, a resident of migeshi village in Rwaramba parish and Muhawenimana Colodine Mukamurenzi, 24 of Nyakinama sub-county Kisoro, District. “They will be charged in court with public nuisance due to their acts of annoyance to the public,” he said. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Mukamurenzi and Paskari are seen leisurely walking up the road and then without warning, the two literally hump away, in the middle of a busy road, with little or no care for who’s watching the show. The video shows the two walking up the road chatting away while Mukamurenzi is pushing the man’s bicycle. The man then, slowly but very calculative, pulls back to ensure he is walking right ...

Kitambo was introduced by Kirabo to her family in a customary marriage ceremony and everything went well. When they had their first child, Kirabo started noticing that Kitambo was a bit ‘weird’. He would go out naked at night and sometimes neighbours would tell her that they saw her husband dancing in the middle of the road while reciting some strange words. When Kirabo confronted him, Kitambo informed her that he had decided to ‘go back to his roots’ and her son would soon join him. Kirabo decided at that moment that enough is enough and fled. She wants to divorce Kitambo now.  WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?  Since marriage in Uganda can be religious, civil or customary, the law allows for different reasons for a couple to get divorced. If the couple want to divorce in a customary marriage, they can follow their traditional norms during the divorce or go to a court of law. If it is through their customary practices, Witchcraft can be used as a basis for divorce. A husband or wife can...

A new update to WhatsApp will see the app pull support for thousands of different handsets, meaning many people could be about to lose access to their messages, photos, and contacts on the encrypted messaging app. If you've responsibly cared for the same handset for years, it might be time to upgrade or update as tech companies seem keen to move people onto the latest kit. 43 popular smartphones, including Android and iPhone, will be unable to send messages and pictures or make videocalls on WhatsApp starting today. Any phone with Android 4.0.4 or earlier, or any iPhone with iOS 9, will lose out on WhatsApp access. Some of these phones are over ten years old, with Android 4 first released in 2011. In this photo illustration, the social media application logo, WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of a computer on March 15, 2019 in Paris, France. Social media Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp have been affected by a global outage for nearly 24 hours on March 14, 2019 cutting...

Third Party insurance covers the damage that may be caused by one car to another person's property, not being the owner or driver or of that insured car. Basically, if a taxi has that party insurance (as the law demands all cars must) and that taxi knocks you or destroys your property then you can recover money to compensate you for the damage. After the accident, you need to d the following so that you can recover from the incident;  1. Take pictures and gather as much information as you can at the scene of the accident. 2. Find out whether the person who caused the accident is insured and get his or her contacts. 3. Get the contact details of any witnesses  4. If there are police officers present give them your statement and make sure you get the Crime Reference Number if a file is opened up.  5. Make a note of any other relevant information. If you want to make a recovery you have got to be proactive and keep in touch with the person who caused the accident, also make ...

In the Tenth Parliament (2016 - 2021), we had a one Hon Minister, a purpoted Engineer who was fighting and advising President Museveni not to connect Westnile region to the National Grid. Further Intel revealed that, the Minister was actually pocketing cash bribes from some Petrol station owners and Generator dealers in Westnile region. They believed if Westnile region is connected to the National Grid, it would affect their petrol station and Generator Business! So, the money hungry Minsiter was bribed to misinform the president and subdue the developmental efforts of Westnile MPs in the Tenth Parliament. Again this time 4-Nov-2021 , is another scheme of fighting plotted by Ora County MP Lawrence Songa, as reported by Hon Atima Jackson of Central Division Arua City. It is believed that, Hon Songa informed UNRA not to work with Hon Atima in regards to roads in the region, may it be because Hon Songa Lawrence is now the elected Chairperson for Westnile Parliamentary Caucus. Let's fi...

Bail is an agreement between the accused (including his/ her sureties) and the court that the accused person will be released from custody until his/her trial date and the accused will pay a certain sum of money fixed by the court if the accused fails to attend the trial on a certain date. This is only given by Court. Depending on the seriousness of the case, the bail can be for cash or no cash or the court may refuse to give it to you if it thinks you may flee or interfere with the case.  A police bond is where the police officer in charge of a police station has power to release a person taken into custody without a warrant if it is not practicable to take that person to court within 48 hours of arrest. This is given by the police officer in charge of a police station. This one is free of charge If you have someone in detention, if that person is still at the Police station, then ask for Police Bond, if the person produced before court, then apply for Bail in court. 📷: Unsplash ...

Good evening dear Bretheren. Im sorry to send you this information which i didnt want to,  but because of the magnitude of the subject matter, and also because of the concerns of some of the members about west nile, allow me to inform you that; This afternoon as i was making a follow up with the Executive Director of UNRA, Madam  ALLEN KAGINA about the field visit that we had resolved to carry out with all the MPS of West Nile together with her team of Engineers and the Minister for Works and Transport aftet our engagement with UNRA a month or so ago,to asses the poor state of roads in the entire Region  of west Nile . I was dismayed when the ED of URA told me that she was called by Hon Songa Laurance, the New Caucus Chair that she should not deal with me or any other mp from west nile in as far as that field visit is concerned and that any thing to do with West Nile should be by him since he is now the Caucus chair. I then asked the ED some few quetions which made her fe...

Facebook's newly-rebranded parent company Meta on Tuesday announced plans to discontinue its decade-old "Face Recognition" system and delete a massive trove of more than a billion users' facial recognition templates as part of a wider initiative to limit the use of the technology across its products. The Menlo Park tech giant described the about-face as "one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology's history." The shutdown, which is expected to take place over the coming weeks, will mean users who have previously opted into the setting will no longer be automatically recognized in Memories, photos and videos or see suggested tags with their name in photos and videos they may appear in. Furthermore, the company's Automatic Alt Text (AAT) tool, which creates image descriptions for visually impaired people, will no longer include the names of people identified in photos. Facebook's discontinuing of the program comes in the...

Our own brother Hon Songa Lawrence informed UNRA ED Kagina to not work with Hon Atima Jackson Lee Buti over roads in Westnile Subregion. It should be remembered that Hon Atima Jackson raised a matter on the floor of Parliament leading to a meeting with ED Kagina. As Hon Atima tried to follow up, Madam Kagina informed him of the request he got from Hon Songa Lawrence. This is yet a Developing story... Stay tuned here for more updates.

 Gen Elly Tumwiine on Monday commemorated 40 years since he came face to face with death in the early days of the National Resistance Army war which propelled the current NRM government to power. On November 1st 1981, shortly after the successful raid on Kabamba Military Barracks, Tumwiine was shot in the face during a battle with government forces at Bukomero. He lost his right eye and had to be hospitalized secretly at Mengo and Mulago Hospitals in Kampala. Speaking on Monday 1-Nov-2021 to commemorate 40 years after the incident, Gen Tumwiine said he was grateful to God not just for saving his life but his sight. “When I emerged from surgery the doctors told me I was very lucky because eyes are usually sympathetic to each other in that such an injury to one eye could have left the other blinded as well,” he said.   “I call this (November 1st) my day, because it’s a day I recognize God’s hand and his mighty providence to say that ‘I still want you here.’ My survival was proof...