Daniel Kibet

Kampala, Uganda

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Anglican Church celebrates Archbishop Janani Luwum’s legacy

4 days ago | anglican.ink | Daniel Kibet

Forty-eight years ago, Archbishop Janani Luwum was reportedly assassinated on the orders of the former President Iddi Amin Dada. Luwum was at the time the leader of the Church of Uganda. But his legacy lives on after Uganda declared the 16 of February a public holiday to celebrate the life of Luwum. DANIEL KIBET brings us the tales from the Northern Uganda Diocese of the Anglican Church, where Luwum once served as the bishop, and how people there remember him.
Church of Uganda finalizes preparations for Martyrs Day celebrations

1 week ago | anglican.ink | Daniel Kibet

Preparations for the Church of Uganda to host this year’s Martyrs Day celebrations are nearly complete. The Northern Uganda cluster of the Church of Uganda is leading this important religious event, set to take place at the Anglican Martyrs site in Namugongo, Wakiso District, on Tuesday, 3rd June. The cluster is made up of six dioceses. Each diocese was assigned specific tasks to ensure the success of the event.
25 years of unfulfilled pledges: The plight of Teriet Ndorobos

2 months ago | monitor.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

What you need to know:They were evicted after the government gazetted Mount Elgon forest. For 25 years, the Teriet Ndorobos, a minority group, who are part of the Sabiny tribe in Bukwo District, Sebei Sub-region have entirely depended on well-wishers to survive. They were evicted by the Ugandan government in their cradle land in Mt. Elgon forest in Sebei Sub-region in eastern Uganda after it was gazetted as a national park, nearly three decades ago.
Widow awarded Shs60m after husband’s murder

2 months ago | monitor.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

Fifty two-year-old Phyllis Chepkwemoi will never forget what befell her husband on November 4, 2004. She vividly recalls how 17 soldiers of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) attached to Senendet army detach walked to her home in Kapsiywo Village, Chepkwasta Sub-county, Bukwo District in eastern Uganda, and asked her husband, Gilbert Cherotwo, to hand over a gun.
Uganda extends term of LCs amid logistical challenges

Jul 3, 2024 | ntv.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

The government has once again extended the term of office for local council one (LC1) and two (LC2) chairpersons by six months, starting from July 4, 2024. This decision marks the third postponement of elections for these positions, initially scheduled last year and again earlier this year. State Minister for Information, Geoffrey Kabbyanga, while speaking to NTV, cited logistical challenges as the reason for the extension, without providing further details.
IGP Abbas Byakagaba announces major police reshuffle

Jul 1, 2024 | ntv.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abas Byakagaba has made significant changes within the Uganda Police Force just one month into his tenure, marking his first major reshuffle since assuming office. In a notice dated June 30, 2024, reviewed by NTV, IGP Byakagaba informed the Deputy Inspector General of Police and all Police Directors about the appointments and transfers affecting over one hundred gazetted police officers, effective immediately.
NUP starts nationwide registration drive amid concerns of government interference

May 4, 2024 | ntv.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has initiated a comprehensive registration campaign aimed at registering all its party leaders and members across Uganda. The campaign kickstarted with a formal ceremony held in Gayaza, marking a significant step following the recent launch to register party members nationwide. However, amidst the enthusiasm for this initiative, NUP leaders have voiced apprehensions about potential government interference.
Central Bank moots sanctions on errant mobile money agents

May 3, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

The Bank of Uganda has said it could take legal action against mobile money operators who do not heed the directive that requires them to ask for valid identification documents of individuals who make transactions of Shs1 million and above. The directive was expected to take effect on April 19, but a survey conducted by Nation Media Group - Uganda in Kampala on Monday found that the majority of the mobile money agents are not enforcing it.
How Ugandan student survived war in Sudan

Apr 29, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

When the bullets started flying in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on April 15, 2023, Nahiya Faisal Faruku was in her apartment with her friends. She was a mass communication graduate having studied at the International University of Africa in Khartoum, and one of the few Ugandans who were in Sudan at the time. Twenty-seven-year-old Faruku says she was not scared at first because there had been a series of demonstrations in Khartoum weeks before the actual war started and she was used to bullet sounds.
Govt to sign labour export deals in Europe, Canada

Apr 11, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Daniel Kibet

The government through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is planning to expand the labour export market by signing favourable bilateral labour agreements with more countries so that more Ugandans can be employed there. These countries are Oman, Somalia, Lebanon, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and Canada.