Author: Wamala
Wamala Sipirian is an Editor with high interest and knowledge in the entertainment space, an industry he has been actively part of since 2022. Leads to breaking stories are welcome!
Police have detained a woman who was with legendary Afrigo Band singer Moses Matovu shortly before his death in Kibuli as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Racheal Kawala said the woman is in custody and assisting investigators as police pursue a male suspect who allegedly confronted Matovu early Thursday morning. According to police, Matovu went to his girlfriend’s residence in Kibuli at around 5:30 a.m. on September 24, 2026. Preliminary information indicates that as Matovu and the woman were leaving the residence, they were confronted by a man who police say had…
Moses Matovu, also known as Papa Moi, has died, prompting an outpouring of condolences from celebrities, politicians, musicians and media personalities. News of Matovu’s death emerged on the morning of September 24, 2026. According to the supplied report, he died in Kibuli, although the circumstances surrounding his death were described as controversial without further details being provided. Tributes have since emerged from different figures in Uganda’s public and entertainment circles, with messages shared online as friends, colleagues, fans and family members mourn his passing. The condolence messages come from a broad group of public figures, including politicians, musicians and media…
Singer King Saha has criticized the Ugandan government over security concerns following the death of legendary Afrigo Band musician Moses Matovu. Matovu died on Thursday, September 24, after an attack in the Kibuli area of Kampala. Police have opened a murder investigation, with authorities yet to publicly establish the motive or identify those responsible. Saha addressed Matovu’s death in a video shared on TikTok, arguing that Ugandans are increasingly vulnerable to criminal gangs and calling for stronger government action. The singer claimed that some gangs have been “empowered by the government,” a serious allegation that he did not substantiate in…
Rev. Fr Charles Lwanga Ssewava, a senior Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Kampala and former National Director of Radio Maria Uganda, has died at Lubaga Hospital. Fr Ssewava died on the evening of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, according to an announcement from the Archdiocese of Kampala. He was serving at Kiwatule Parish at the time of his death. Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere confirmed the priest’s passing on Wednesday evening, while the Archdiocese asked Catholics to pray for Fr Ssewava, his family and the Kiwatule Parish community. Burial arrangements had not yet been announced by the Archdiocese. Fr Ssewava was widely…
Uganda Police are facing questions over Bebe Cool’s Land Cruiser after social media users pointed to the singer’s black SUV amid an ongoing traffic operation targeting vehicles without registration plates and those fitted with unauthorised sirens and flashing lights. The questions intensified as police continued the Tekeleza Sheria operation, which has targeted motorists accused of concealing number plates, driving without plates and using unauthorised emergency-style equipment. On September 23, Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura said officers had arrested 18 additional drivers during an operation along the eastern route in Mukono. Police said the motorists were accused of using vehicles fitted…
Veteran Ugandan musician Moses Matovu, the singer, saxophonist and longtime leader of Afrigo Band, has died aged 77 after an attack in Kibuli, bringing an extraordinary music career spanning nearly six decades to an end. Matovu died at Kibuli Hospital on September 24, 2026, after unidentified assailants reportedly attacked him at Kibuli Market Zone B in Makindye Division, Kampala. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachael Kawala said Kabalagala Police had registered a case of suspected murder, with investigators visiting the scene and beginning a search for the attackers. Police had not disclosed the motive, number of assailants or weapon used at…
By Wamala Sipirian Published: September 24, 2026 KAABONG — A sorghum variety developed by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) is showing potential to help farmers in drought-affected Karamoja maintain food production despite increasingly difficult climatic conditions. NARO Sorghum 2, commonly known as NAROSORG2, was developed to withstand harsh climatic conditions and has performed well in demonstration gardens established across the Karamoja sub-region. One of the demonstration sites is a five-acre farm in Katile Sub County, Kaabong District, where farmers recently gathered for a field day to assess the crop’s performance. Drought-Tolerant and Early Maturing Dr Walter Odongo, Director of…
By Wamala Sipirian Published: September 24, 2026 A Ugandan national has been charged in the United States with assaulting a federal officer after allegedly attempting to escape while being deported to Kampala. Kiiza Donald Atuhairwe was charged on May 30 following an incident at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport two days earlier, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. US prosecutors said two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were escorting Atuhairwe on a commercial flight from El Paso, Texas, to Phoenix, where he was scheduled to connect to another flight bound for Kampala, Uganda. Alleged…
By Wamala Sipirian Published: September 24, 2026 JUBA — South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dissolved the country’s Transitional Government of National Unity and appointed a caretaker administration as preparations continue for general elections scheduled for December 22, 2026. The changes, announced in Juba on Tuesday, September 22, removed the country’s five vice presidents, substantive national ministers and deputy ministers, dissolved the Transitional National Legislative Assembly and Council of States, and ended the existing state governments and administrations of the three administrative areas. The transitional government was established under the 2018 peace agreement that brought together forces aligned with…
By Wamala Sipirian Published: September 24, 2026 Uganda will immunise an estimated 7.5 million children against measles and rubella during a five-day national vaccination campaign scheduled for October 1 to 5, 2026. The campaign will target all children aged nine months to 59 months across the country as the Ministry of Health seeks to curb increasing measles infections and strengthen routine immunisation. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of State for Health in charge of Primary Health Care, the Director General of Health Services, Dr Charles Olaro, said the campaign is intended to protect children against measles and rubella while…