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Controversial  Presidential advisor Full Figure has asked his boss, President Museveni, to relinquish power.  Full Figure said this while venting about the massive corruption and favoritism at NIRA in Kololo. “I was recently charged 1M to get a birth certificate at NIRA. How can you charge me 1M? How about the downtrodden women who can not raise even 10? This government is frustrating,” Full Figure said in an interview. She asked the President to find a successor who can fix the issues of corruption if he has failed to organize the institution. Source; Howwebiz

Jose Chameleone gifted his young brother, Weasel Manizo with Land Cruiser V8 a few weeks ago. This came after the legendary singer got a brand new Range Rover by one of his fans known as Emma.  Well, the latest on our desk indicates that Weasel is struggling with fueling the guzzler. Insiders at Neverland in Makindye claim that Weasel only drives the car once in a while because he can’t afford to buy fuel. It should be noted that the car was donated to Chameleone by a South Sudanese tycoon known as Achai Wiir. Source; Howwe Biz

A woman from Argentina appears to have rid herself of HIV without drugs or treatment – the second documented case of its kind in the world. Doctors believe the patient’s immune system cleared the virus on its own. Tests on more than a billion of her cells found no viable trace of the infection,  Archives of Internal Medicine  reports. If this process could be harnessed, it might offer a way to wipe out or effectively cure HIV, experts say. Eliminating HIV The findings are further proof a few people are born with natural resilience to HIV. Some have genes that prevent infection. Others – including “the Esperanza patient”, who wishes to remain anonymous – appear to catch but then eradicate the virus. But most people with HIV need life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART). And if they stop taking these drugs, the dormant virus can reawaken and cause problems again. In recent years, however, there have been reports of “elite controllers” who can suppress the virus, with help but no H...

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...