The financial troubles surrounding Uganda’s flagship pharmaceutical project have moved from the courtroom to the auction block. A debt collection firm, Jald Uganda, has published a notice advertising several high-value properties belonging to Dei Industries International Limited, Dei Natural Products International Limited and businessman Dr Mathias Magoola for sale by public auction or private treaty. The notice, issued under the Registration of Titles Act and Mortgage Act, follows instructions from a financial institution over outstanding loan balances, accumulated interest, fees and disbursements. The properties on the list are not marginal assets. They include an industrial establishment on approximately 20.673 acres…
Author: Oki Bin Oki
In 2026, a child known only as “Baby Oyo” was a rumor. A redacted birth certificate. A whisper in Fort Portal. The alleged son of a beloved king, hidden away in America while his cousin took the throne. The palace denied him. The clan rejected him. The world moved on. But the world has a long memory. And so does a kingdom. Twenty years from now, in 2046, that child will be a man. He will have a name, a face, and a story. And if the winds blow the right way, he will walk back into Tooro not as…
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom lived a life that sounded like a fairy tale—except it was real. He became a king at three years old, grew up in front of his people, and died still holding the throne. That alone would make him unforgettable. But what made him truly beloved wasn’t the crown. It was the way he wore it. Oyo was born in 1992 and ascended to the throne in 1995 after his father’s death. Guinness World Records recognized him as the world’s youngest reigning monarch. For the next 31 years, he ruled…
Team Kenya records another milestone on Day Four of swimming competition at the Youth Olympic Games, taking place at the Complexe Tour de l’Œuf Stadium in Senegal, as Jeremy Mutwii Rieck becomes only the second Kenyan swimmer to reach a major international swimming final. Day Four of swimming competition at the Youth Olympic Games delivered another memorable moment for Team Kenya, with Jeremy Mutwii Rieck making history after qualifying for the men’s 50m butterfly final and securing an impressive sixth-place finish. Jeremy booked his place in the final after finishing third in Heat 5, recording a time of 25.05 seconds…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended the Kenya Kwanza administration’s human rights and security record, claiming it has done more to combat kidnappings and abductions than any previous government. Murkomen told the National Assembly that cases of kidnappings and abductions had declined sharply since President William Ruto took office in 2022, insisting that all reported incidents were investigated seriously, including cases that eventually turned out to be self-abductions. The CS said the government had demonstrated its commitment to ending enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, arguing that the security situation had improved compared to previous administrations. “This government’s policy was…
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the 29-year-old youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was arrested alongside four other men, according to reports published on 4 November 2026. The four other suspects were identified as Munashe Mubawu, 43; Terrence Johannes Chinyemba, 42; Fredson Peter, 33; and Solomon Pamire, 34. The arrests relate to an alleged assault on a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigator during an operation to seize two vehicles allegedly smuggled from South Africa. The incident allegedly occurred on the evening of 3 November 2026 at The Brompton Guest Lodge in Highlands, Harare. The two vehicles targeted in the…
This weekend sees the final round of the 2026 Rob’s Magic Rally Raid Championship, which will roar into action on Saturday at the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy. An entry of 25 competitors, on bikes, quads, cars and buggies are entered for this 220km cross country motor race. The top 4 competitors, Ian Duncan (the reigning champion), Ross Field (a multiple champion on bikes and cars), as well as Robbie Calder and Chinu Matharu, are all separated by only a handful of points. The strategy is simple – the winner takes the title! The 2026 Rob’s Magic Rally Raid Championship has taken…
The Democrats have swept to victory in the US midterm elections, taking control of Congress. While the incumbent president’s party generally tends to have a bad night in these elections, the scale of the Republican defeat is being viewed as a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s two years in the White House. From angry voters to an unpopular president, here are five reasons why the Republicans lost so many seats. 1. Soaring cost of living From coast to coast, voters across the US have been grappling with the soaring cost of essentials. That anger was palpable on the ground in…
A police Inspector was charged with the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso, who was assassinated on July 29, 2026, in Upper Hill, Nairobi. Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang was charged with murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya. According to the particulars of the offence, on the morning of 29th July 2026 at about 9:30 am along Mawensi Road in Kilimani Sub-County within Nairobi County, the accused, jointly with others not before court, murdered Dr Mutiso. The accused was presented before the court to answer the charge before Justice…
Soon after Hakeem Jeffries arrived in the House in 2013, one of his earliest mentors approached a group of senior Black Democrats with a message. “I think he is the one,” former Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson told lawmakers at the time, including Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who recalled she was seated in her long-time perch on the House floor when she made the prediction. Within months, that same bloc of Black Democrats began meeting regularly over dinner to discuss Jeffries’ future — drawing up plans to ensure that he would replace then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she retired and hoping to cement…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda’s army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the NBA has revealed the reasons behind the APR’s removal. The association was responding to complaints by two US senators, who sent a letter asking them to reconsider their partnership with the Rwandan team. The US placed sanctions on the Rwandan army, accusing it of fuelling…
Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US has said that Americans have “said NO TO WAR”, after President Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffered a stunning defeat in the midterm elections. “We endorse this message,” parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. “If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare,” he warned. Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that the poor results for Republican congressional candidates were partly due to the war and the related surge in petrol prices. But he insisted that he did not…
British celebrity hairstylist and beauty brand entrepreneur John Frieda has died aged 75. Frieda became a firm favourite with celebrities throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and is known to have cut hair for clients including British model Twiggy, US First Lady Jackie Kennedy and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. He was also known for the range of hair products bearing his name, and the iconic Purdey bowl cut which he created for The New Avengers actor Joanna Lumley in 1976. His death was announced by his hair salon in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “It is with heavy hearts that…
UFC Fight Night 293 has a new main event, and it came together late. Sean Brady was scheduled to meet Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight headliner on Nov. 7 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. On Oct. 29, Brady withdrew due to a staph infection in his knee, and the bout was canceled. The UFC then booked a heavyweight fight that had not originally been scheduled — Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker — as the event’s new headliner. That makes UFC Vegas 124, also known as UFC Fight Night 293, a card defined by adjustment. The original main event…
Police confirmed the recovery of a second female body from the rubble of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi. In an update issued on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the police said the multi-agency rescue team retrieved the body as the search-and-rescue operation continued. The NPS further revealed that four survivors have so far been pulled alive from the rubble. “So far, a total of four survivors have been pulled alive from the rubble. Unfortunately, the multi-agency team retrieved a second female body from the site today, 3 November 2026. Police extend heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of the…