The incident happened in Matete Sembabule district yesterday.

Ssenabulya says his father poured petrol in the house and ordered him to enter before setting it on fire inflicting serious burns on his face.

He adds that his father identified as Eddie Kintu later committed suicide by taking poison.

It is not clear what drove Kintu to act in such a strange manner though according to Ssenabulya his father could have been under the influence of drugs.

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Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched investigations into claims that Private Ernest Kintu of the Defence Forces Air Wing was killed by Al Shabaab allies in Uganda.

Private Kintu, who was guarding the home of one of the Russian army experts training Uganda soldiers in air force fighting, was killed next to the home he was guarding at Oring Crescent Road in Entebbe.

Preliminary investigation reports indicate that private Kintu was shot at night by men who were dressed in tunic and hard beards. They assassins left his body lying dead with bullet wounds on his chest. The army and police are yet to unearth the intentions of the assassins. Reports also indicate that the assassins attacked private Kintu when he was unprepared because there was no scuffle prior to his shooting.

When police arrived at the scene to investigate the incident, UPDF Air force team carried away the body to do their own postmortem and investigations.

The Airforce Spokesperson, Lt. Moses Amayo says that the army will come out with an official report on this incidence when investigations are complete.

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The Nakawa Magistrate court has dismissed all charges against the people who have been on remand in connection to the murder of the former inspector of Police, John Bosco Ariongo. Ariongo was hit with an object along William Street in Kampala and died on spot during a peaceful protest that was organised by the now banned Activists for Change (A4C).

The suspects who have been set free are Kaija Harod, Robert Kavuma, and Kintu Yoweri.

Others are Sharifa Nakitende, Mutwalib Abdul, Malik Nsubuga and Muhammad Sebuggwawo.

The DPP in his submission argued that the state has lost interest in the case so the dismissal.

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Uganda police have charged eight FDC supporters with the murder of an assistant inspector of police, John Boso Ariongo. Ariongo was hit with a big stone on the head and died on spot on Wednesday.

The FDC supporters who have been charged with murder include Catherine Dembe, an LC5 woman councilor in Mpigi, businessman Yoweri Kintu, Robert Kavuma, James Kirya and Harold Kaija.

The police have also charged Col. Kiiza Besigye, Kampala lord mayor Erias Lukwago, Kampala woman MP, Nabilah Sempala, Kawempe division LC3 chairman, Mubarak Munyangwa with organising an illegal assembly.

The police spokesman, Asuman Mugenyi says that the file of the suspects is with the DPP. He says police is waiting for the reply of the DPP before it takes final action.

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Scenes of jubilation and joy played out as hundreds of Makerere University students poured onto the Democratic Party headquarters to celebrate Democratic Party (DP) candidate Ivan Kata’s victory in the Guild Presidential elections.

The students paralysed business and blocked business at city house as they descended from the university through william street.

Kata won the race with 4,932 votes. He was followed by FDC’s John Paul Rubagumya who obtained 1, 974 votes.

NRM candidate, Joshua Nahurira, came third with 1, 752.

Kata Ivan is a second year student of Biomedical Radiography Sciences,

Holding tree branches and Kata’s posters, the students, who were also chanting DP slogan “DP egumire” (DP is strong) had earlier on decorated the party headquarters with green cloths, baloons and they had also mounted a music public address system at city house. The party is said to have been funded solely by Fred Mukasa Mbidde through Mugerwa Robert aka “Park Nkadde”.

In his speech to the media, the Guild President -Elect thanked Councilor Bernard Luyiga and Fred Mukasa Mbidde for the financial boost they accorded him. He was also very appreciative to Norbert Mao’s Assistant Elvis Kintu who took him through the speech induction. He said he would not be appealing to electorates especially ladies if Mr. Kintu Elvis had not inducted him to use slogans like political tedy bear, political pillow and political valu valu. He also thanked the Chairman task force Muwulya Farouk, Winston Nsibirwa and UYD Chairperson Makerere University.

He promised to copy a leaf from former Mak Guild Presidents like Hon. Norbert Mao (1990) and Mukasa Mbidde(2001). He said Makerere has problems ranging from the character of the vice chancellor to sanitation.

After the press conference, a cake was cut in the presence of Party President Norbert Mao and Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga. Kata called on Journalists to move together with him and his journey started by him cutting the cake which they enjoyed together with sodas.

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This is surely some good news for supporters of MP Brenda Nabukenya. The rumour we have got now is that she could be two months pregnant.

Nabukenya won the recent Luweero district woman MP by election polls. Her close pals in DP rumored to us that she could be pregnant and the man responsible if it is true she is pregnant is not yet known to the press.

We are not confirming that the legislator is pregnant. But it is only rumoured that she could be pregnant. DP insiders tell us that if it is true the legislator is pregnant, the man responsible could be one of the vibrant and loaded men in the Democratic Party.

Some of the vibrant and loaded men in the democratic Party include Deputy Lord Mayor, Sulaiman Kidandala, DP Legal advisor and Mukasa Mbidde. Our investigation team is going on to investigate whether really the MP is pregnant. Remember Brenda is not yet blessed with a baby.

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The parliament halted pioneer easy bus project during a meeting with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi and Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago.

The woman MP for Kalungu district, Florence Kintu summoned the KCCA director and Lukwago to explain to MPs the circumstances under which Pioneer Easy Bus Company Ltd obtained a contract to operate in the Metropolitan area which includes Wakiso, Kampala and Mukono.

The MP said that their committee based on the submissions made by the KCCA officials to halt the contract of Pioneer Easy Bus Company.

The parliament launched investigations into the validity of Pioneer Easy bus company contract to operate in Kampala Metropolitan area following a petition to Parliament by leaders of Mukono and Wakiso districts seeking Parliament‘s intervention to inquire the legality of the contract pioneer Easy bus signed with KCCA.

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The district leaders of Wakiso and Mukono allege that pioneer easy bus illegally got the contract to operate in their areas of jurisdiction.

The district leaders of Mukono and Wakiso say that they want Pioneer Bus to operate only inKampalasince they were licenced by KCCA.

According to the programme at parliament, the management of Pioneer easy bus will appear before MPs on Friday to defend themselves against accusation of corruption. The woman MP for Kalungu, Florence Kintu confirms that parliament is probing pioneer easy bus and KCCA. She says that preliminary evidence shows that pioneer bus got the contract to operate in Wakiso and Mukono illegally because there was no advertisement to that effect. She says one can not be given a licence to operate in another district without involving the leaders of the district in question.

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