The treatment King Oyo received was reportedly for ulcers and other conditions linked to excessive gym training, until further evaluation at Nairobi-based Aga Khan Hospital revealed a devastating diagnosis: Angiosarcoma, a highly aggressive cancer that had already spread to several organs. These revelations were contained in his sister, Princess Ruth Komuntale’s speech during his funeral service in Fort Portal city on September 12.
“Competence-based curricula is a sector reform matter that has to be anchored and governed at the inter-ministerial coordination committee level. We are working towards actualising the institutional arrangements with the relevant ministries, departments and agencies,” Driwale said. The reform will affect 44 programmes and introduce new competencies in emergency medicine, critical care and palliative care, as well as training in emerging health-related technologies.
At Masaka High Court, High Court judge Joyce Kavuma granted Kalungu West MP Joseph Ssewungu’s lawyers’ request to have a government laboratory expert examine declaration forms submitted by his election petition opponent Ismael Ssemakula.
“My brother left behind a will, clearly stating that the next heir to the throne was his son. He also left very clear instructions on who may take over in case of Plan B,” Komuntale told journalists. The alleged Will, dated September 14, 2022, was reportedly presented to the 21-member succession committee on Wednesday by Oyo’s long-time lawyer, Michael Akampurira, but it was ignored.
Despite the importance of the term, many parents said they were financially constrained and could not immediately meet the demands from schools. Parents interviewed complained that schools had turned the third term into a fundraising season, demanding not only school fees and additional charges for mock examinations, music, dance and drama (MDD) and farewell parties.
National Unity Platform (NUP) secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya is challenging Minsa Kabanda’s victory in the Kampala Central parliamentary election, citing alleged electoral malpractice. Rubongoya maintains that he won the seat but was cheated.
According to a reliable source, Katungi was picked up from Luzira at about 6:00am on Saturday and handed over to US officials at the American Embassy, where he underwent a medical examination. He was subsequently driven to Entebbe, placed on a chartered aircraft and flown to the US state of Virginia, where he is expected to stand trial.
“I see this as God’s own making. It is Him who has done it. It is not me. People have fought, done a lot, but God did it all,” he said. Nyabongo also referred to the difficulties surrounding the burial of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, saying the challenges eventually ended well.