Swift Daily News

27/08/2024

By Frank Kamuntu

27/08/2024

Big Boost: KIU Guild Union Thrills Kiteezi Landfill Victims With Essential Relief Aid

By Frank Kamuntu

17/10/2023

BREAKING! ADF Terrorists Kill Two Foreign Tourists In Queen Elizabeth, Vehicle Burnt! https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/17/breaking-adf-terrorists-kill-two-foreign-tourists-in-queen-elizabeth-vehicle-burnt/

By Frank Kamuntu Fred Enanga; “We have registered a cowardly terrorist attack on two foreign tourists and a Ugandan in Queen Elizabeth National Park. The three were killed, and their safari vehicle burnt. Our joint forces responded immediately upon receiving the information and are aggressively pu...

16/10/2023

World Food Day: ESAFF Uganda Tasks Gov’t To Ban Importation Of Toxic Chemicals Damaging Quality Of Water Resources https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/16/world-food-day-esaff-uganda-tasks-govt-to-ban-importation-of-toxic-chemicals-damaging-quality-of-water-resources/

By Frank Kamuntu Today, Monday 16th October 2023, the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) Uganda joined the globe to commemorate World Food Day under the theme “Water is Life. Water is Food”. The Day raises awareness about the importance of food security and eliminat...

16/10/2023

Terrible: UPDF Commandos Killed In DR Congo! https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/16/terrible-updf-commandos-killed-in-dr-congo/

By Our Reporter At least two Ugandan soldiers were injured in an ambush by unidentified armed men in the conflict-ridden eastern DR Congo, according to media reports. A convoy of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) came under fire at around 10 AM on Monday, October 16, along the Bunagana-Ruts...

16/10/2023

World Food Day: ESAFF Uganda Tasks Gov’t To Ban Importation Of Toxic Chemicals Damaging Quality Of Water Resources

By Frank Kamuntu Today, Monday 16th October 2023, the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) Uganda joined the globe to commemorate World Food Day under the theme “Water is Life. Water is Food”. The Day raises awareness about the importance of food security and eliminat...

16/10/2023

Fight Against HIV: How MRC/UVRI, IAVI Are Collaborating With Global Agencies To Develop HIV Vaccine https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/15/fight-against-hiv-how-mrc-uvri-iavi-are-collaborating-with-global-agencies-to-develop-hiv-vaccine/

By Frank Kamuntu The IAVI-ADVANCE (Accelerate the Development of Vaccines and New Technologies to Combat the AIDS Epidemic) team on Friday convened in Entebbe at Uganda Virus Research Institute and held discussions with their partners the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit members. The discussion...

16/10/2023

Be Alert! Museveni Cautions Wanainchi As Police Foils ADF’s Bloody Attack On Churches https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/15/be-alert-museveni-cautions-wanainchi-as-police-foils-adfs-bloody-attack-on-churches/

By Frank Kamuntu Ugandan police foiled a bomb attack on churches by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group Sunday about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the capital Kampala, President Yoweri Museveni said. The ADF made two bombs, which they “were planning to plant in churches in Kibibi, Butam...

16/10/2023

Why China Owns So Much US Treasury Bond Debt & Why China Pegs Its Yuan To US Dollar? https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/16/why-china-owns-so-much-us-treasury-bond-debt-why-china-pegs-its-yuan-to-us-dollar/

By Buyinza L.Adam There are two main economic reasons Chinese lenders bought up so many U.S. Treasury securities. The first and most important is that China wants its currency,the yuan, pegged to the dollar and it has always been so for now 70 years. This has been common practice for...

16/10/2023

Deal Goes Bad! S.Sudan Military Boss Detained In Uganda With Fake $40,000 https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/16/deal-goes-bad-s-sudan-military-boss-detained-in-uganda-with-fake-40000

By Our Reporter An alleged South Sudan military trainer Kenneth Nkurunungi is in the custody of the Ugandan police after being found in possession fake US dollars, worth 40,000. Reports have it that the suspect was arrested in Namayiba Bus terminal in old Kampala during an operation led by old...

16/10/2023

Millions Of People Flee As Heavily Loaded Israel Commandos Count Hours To Smash Gaza https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/16/millions-of-people-flee-as-heavily-loaded-israel-commandos-count-hours-to-smash-gaza/

By Frank Kamuntu More than one million people have fled their homes in Gaza in scenes of chaos and despair as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and continued amassing troops Monday in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion. Israel declared war on the Islamist group a day after waves....

11/10/2023

Wayne Rooney Back In England, Appointed As Birmingham City New Manager

By Frank Kamuntu Wayne Rooney has been named Birmingham City’s new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Former Manchester United and England striker Rooney left his role as head coach of DC United by mutual consent on Sunday after they missed out on the MLS Cup play-offs. Birmingham then began...

11/10/2023

Lyantonde Residents Organize Mega Party To Celebrate Gen Kayihura’s Retirement & Withdraw Of Charges Against Him

By Ampaire Patience President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on March 4, 2018, fired Gen Kale Kayihura as Inspector General of Police (IGP) and elevated his deputy Martin Okoth Ochola to succeed him. Few days later, Gen Kayihura and an undisclosed number of his associates were arrested by the military. Gen....

11/10/2023

Wayne Rooney Back At Premier League, Appointed As Birmingham City New Manager

By Frank Kamuntu Wayne Rooney has been named Birmingham City’s new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal. Former Manchester United and England striker Rooney left his role as head coach of DC United by mutual consent on Sunday after they missed out on the MLS Cup play-offs. Birmingham then began...

10/10/2023

Scientists Create Gene-edited Chickens That Are Resistant To Bird Flu

By Frank Kamuntu Researchers have developed gene-edited chickens that are partially resistant to bird flu. Although the birds are not completely immune, the scientists say their work shows it might be possible to block the virus in three years. The latest results suggest that making further changes....

10/10/2023

Warm Your Pockets: Finance Ministry Confirms Ugx3bn For Youth Council

By Frank Kamuntu Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija, has yielded to a Parliament request to finance the Shs3 billion budget of the National Youth Council. Kasaija made the commitment during the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 10 October 2023 as he was responding t...

10/10/2023

Enough Off These Jokes, Go Have Your Comedy At Comedy Store Not Parliament-Furious Tayebwa Tells Off ‘Protesting Opposition’ MPs https://theswiftnews.com/2023/10/10/enough-off-these-jokes-go-have-your-comedy-at-comedy-store-not-parliament-furious-tayebwa-tells-off-protesting-opposition-mps/

By Frank Kamuntu Kampala: The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has told off Members of Parliament of their right to free entry and exit of the House adding that they don’t need the permission of the presiding officer to enter or leave, if they feel uncomfortable conducting business of.....

10/10/2023

By Frank Kamuntu Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic nomination for the White House in 2024. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” Kennedy announced to a crowd of supporters ...