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Dispute Erupts on Where Tamale Mirundi Will be Buried

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A major dispute has erupted in the Tamale Mirundi family after his death. This is about where he will be buried and his family which has 3 women and several children has failed to harmonize on where to lay him to rest, and when to do the burial.

Initially, it was suggested by John his elder son that he be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Kalisizo, Kyotera District. And some other family members objected the suggestion immediately. This happened when the family members were still at Kasubi hospital.

This is when singer Bebe Cool who had already reached at the scene advised the family members to first hold a family meeting at home in Zana and harmonize. Bebe Cool’s suggestion was backed by Tamale Mirundi Junior who said that the family should sit first and decide.

Meanwhile, Bebe Cool has embarked on chasing to see that Tamale Mirundi is accorded a state funeral. He told the family that he will chase after that but the major requirement is to get a postmortem report as he said that the president will need to have a look at it first.

Bebe Cool further helped the family of Tamale Mirundi to harmonize with the accounts as he left where family had converged with John, Mirundi’s son and they went and cleared the bill. That is after the bill was settled that the body of Tamale was released and he was taken to Mulago for postmortem.

But as it stands, higher changes are that he may be buried in Kalisizo since he himself decreed it in his podcasts he used to make with journalist Kasuku. In what appeared to be a Will, Tamale Mirundi once said that when he dies, his body should be taken to the houses of all his three women, and then be taken to Kalisizo for burial.

Full Burial and Funeral Program for Tamale Mirundi Revealed

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Tamale Mirundi

Political critique Tamale Joseph Mirundi died today morning from Kisubi hospital in Entebee, and a lot has been said about his death and what caused it. Media is flooded with videos of him talking about his death, will and how he was poisoned several times. Here is the final burial program and arrangements.

Today, the body will sleep in his first home, in Kansanga at his first home and at his officially wedded wife. The vigil will take place there, and tomorrow at 10am, the body will be taken to Bunamwaya at church for prayers.

Then later, the body will be taken to Zana at his other wife where he has been residing for body viewing and vigil. Mass will be conducted at his Zana home and in the morning on Friday, Tamale Mirundi’s body will be taken to Kyengera at his other home.

Then on Saturday the body will be taken to Kalisizo, Kalagala for burial. There will be another vigil at the night of Saturday and burial will happen on Sunday 18th 2024. This is done perfectly as his last words were saying. He demanded his body to be taken to all his three homes and a bull should be slaughtered at each venue for people to celebrate his life.

The only thing that has diverted from his will is that, he had demanded that his body should never be taken to church for prayers as he said that he believed in the African culture than religion. More so, he had demanded that no one should talk about State House in their speeches since it is where his life began to fall backwards.

And now, we are reliably informed that, singer Bebe Cool has started to lobby for Tamale Mirundi to be accorded a state funeral. Furthermore, it is the State House that spent the ambulance which picked his body from Kisubi hospital for postmortem.

WAVE IN THE FAMILY

An expected wave is expected to shake the family of Tamale Mirundi after it has been informed that out of the 10 children his parents produced, only two are remaining namely; Nantongo and Ssali. His mother is over 100 years and she has not been told about the death of her son yet for fear to break her since she has blood pressure and other illnesses.

Tamale Mirundi was the last born and it is said that his mother loved him the most out all of her children.

Political Analyst Tamale Mirundi Dead

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Yozefu Tamale Mirundi

Political analyst and veteran journalist Joseph Tamale Mirundi is confirmed dead. This is a sad time and the rest of Uganda is covered in shock after his family announced him dead. This comes after he spent over a month in the hospital on complicated medical grounds.

News reaching us indicate that, Tamale Mirundi breathed his last exactly midnight from Kisubi hospital where he has been admitted for over three weeks. The real cause of his death is yet to be made public by his family, but for now he is confirmed to be no more.

It should be noted that, Tamale Mirundi has been so outspoken on political issues, and has had many political enemies since he used to step on their tables. He first used to conduct political talk shows on various televisions including NBS Tv where he did the the One on One show, and he could be fired from each of them.

More so, the former Presidential Advisor on Media Joseph Tamale Mirundi was fired from State House after he was allegedly said to be working against the president’s will. He since then became a ‘rebel’ and an enemy of the few people who thought he was exposing their deeds.

At some point, he appeared on a certain show and announced how he survived being poisoned thrice, and informed that he was slightly poisoned and he never died then. He started having ailing health and complications until his time of death.

What is Tamale Mirundi’s Cause of Death?

Well, as for now we have not yet established the clear cause of his death, but we shall keep you posted.

Brief Biography

He was born in 1964 and was a Ugandan journalist, author and political analyst who appears on the STV political show Sharp Talk with Tamale Mirundi. He is a former presidential press secretary, and a media advisor.

In 2015, his first wife called Juliet Nassimbwa wanted to divorce him due to political differences and he alleged that he was poisoned in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE: Tamale Mirundi Cause of Death Shocking and Revealed

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Tamale Mirundi

It is a very trying and hard time as Uganda mourns the death of Tamale Mirundi, a political analyst, veteran journalist and author who died a few minutes into 14th August 2024. He died from Kisubi hospital where he had spent weeks admitted.

Funeral preparations have already begun as his wife, son Tamale Mirundi Junior and a few other family members left Kisubi hospital at 01:30am and headed to their home in Zana. It is further known that, there will be a family meeting in the morning at 7am to arrange more of the funeral.

More to this, State House has sent an ambulance from Uganda Funeral Service to transport Tamale Mirundi’s body to his home in Zana. Now, we can head straight to the cause of death of the former Presidential Advisor.

Exclusively, we have been informed that Tamale Mirundi was admitted initially on high blood pressure related issues. Then recently, doctors diagnosed he had developed Pericardial Effusion (in layman’s language it is called water on the heart) in the side of the heart. This is a buildup of too much fluid in the double layered saclike structure around the heart (pericardium).

It is further informed that, after this issue was diagonised, doctors decided to remove this fluid so that he would normalize. When they started, unfortunately something unusual happened, instead of the fluid coming out, it was the blood that came out.

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From this, he was transferred to ICU and several scans were made to ensure he was okay. And after a few hours of this exercise, he died. His wife was besides him, and by the time our reporters reached at Kisubi hospital, most of his children had arrived.

Lives Lost and Property Destroyed as Lusanja-Kitezi Landfill Collapses

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Yet to be known lives have been lost amongst other properties after the Lusanja-Kitezi landfill collapsed and covered several houses. It should be noted that Kitezi landfill located in Mpererwe is Uganda’s largest and only sanitary engineered landfill.

Turned into an engineered facility in 2001, it has been receiving and processing over 1500 tons of garbage. However it reached its capacity a few years ago. KCCA was looking to fully close it sometime ahead before this tragedy happened.

In the morning of 10th August, the dumping site collapsed after heavy rains and ended up claiming several lives of people and other livestock. Animals’ such as cows could be seen lying dead in the garbage that eroded almost a kilometer from the accrual site.

Underneath the garbage there were houses buried under and people within since the tragedy happened in the early morning hours. Other properties such as excavators, trucks among others were also buried under the heavy garbage.

It’s not yet clarified how many people have lost their lives. The collapse has been likened to the infamous Bududa landslides that claimed hundreds of lives several years ago. One of the residents of the area, an elderly woman was seen wailing as she revealed that four of her children and a relative had been buried underneath the garbage.

She said that she woke up early in the morning to go to work and left them asleep. Apparently she doesn’t think that any of them survived. Additionally, she faulted the slow response of the authorities saying that if they had hurried, some lives could have been rescued.

Lives Lost and Property Destroyed as Lusanja-Kitezi Landfill Collapses

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Yet to be known lives have been lost amongst other properties after the Lusanja-Kitezi landfill collapsed and covered several houses. It should be noted that Kitezi landfill located in Mpererwe is Uganda’s largest and only sanitary engineered landfill.

Turned into an engineered facility in 2001, it has been receiving and processing over 1500 tons of garbage. However it reached its capacity a few years ago. KCCA was looking to fully close it sometime ahead before this tragedy happened.

In the morning of 10th August, the dumping site collapsed after heavy rains and ended up claiming several lives of people and other livestock. Animals’ such as cows could be seen lying dead in the garbage that eroded almost a kilometer from the accrual site.

Underneath the garbage there were houses buried under and people within since the tragedy happened in the early morning hours. Other properties such as excavators, trucks among others were also buried under the heavy garbage.

It’s not yet clarified how many people have lost their lives. The collapse has been likened to the infamous Bududa landslides that claimed hundreds of lives several years ago. One of the residents of the area, an elderly woman was seen wailing as she revealed that four of her children and a relative had been buried underneath the garbage.

She said that she woke up early in the morning to go to work and left them asleep. Apparently she doesn’t think that any of them survived. Additionally, she faulted the slow response of the authorities saying that if they had hurried, some lives could have been rescued.

How to hire a car in Uganda for Self drive

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There are pretty several car rental options in Uganda. There is an option of hiring a car with a professional driver-guide. There is an option of hiring a car with a driver who is not a tour guide, and there is also an option of hiring a vehicle for self-drive.

It is important to note that most car rental agencies in Uganda do not rent their vehicles for self-driving hires for less than five days. Therefore, if your intention is a trip of three days, you might have to consider hiring a car with a driver. But if your trip is five days or longer and you intend to self drive in Uganda, here is the process of hiring a car.

Identify your Budget 

In most cases, many companies will require you to consider a 4×4 car rental in Uganda due to the poor condition of none highway roads in Uganda. But what if you do not have to budget for that car? It is better to approach a car rental agency with a budget in mind. Therefore before contacting any car rental agency in Uganda, decide what you are willing to spend.

Google For Car rental Agencies in Uganda 

Once you have your budget made up, you can go ahead and do a Google search for car rental agencies in Uganda. Google will list you several options. You can filter them out by looking at their Trip Advisor or Google reviews. However, it is also important to note that new car rental agencies (the ones with few or without reviews) will likely make better offers than the established ones.

Contact Agencies That Fit Your Selection Criteria

With a short list of car rental agencies in Uganda, you can contact them with your travel dates and budget instead of making a general car rental in Uganda inquiry. This is because car rental agencies already have their set rates, which are usually pretty uniform if you hire a similar car. It is, therefore, wise to let them know what you are willing to pay instead of asking them what they want you to pay.

With this kind of inquiry, you will have room for bargaining, unlike when you first get their rates. Bargaining based on the car rental agency rates gives you less room for negotiation than when you provide the car rental agency a round figure instead of a daily rate.

Compare Rates 

Car rental agencies will reply with the rates they are willing to take. At this point, you start screening the agency you are going to hire the car from and asking technical questions, such as about the insurance policy.

Once you have answered the technical questions, you can choose your preferred car rental agency in Uganda. At this point, you will reply with an email informing the car rental agency that you wish to confirm your reservation.

Confirmation Of Car Rental Reservation

Most car rental agencies ask for a down payment at this stage. Once you make the down payment, your rental is confirmed with either a reservation note/ invoice stating the outstanding balance that you will likely clear at the start, the end of the journey, or closer to the beginning of the trip. It all depends on the car rental agency’s payment terms.

Agree On the Pick-Up Details 

Once your car rental reservation is confirmed, the next thing is to agree on where to pick up the vehicle. Sometimes, the pick-up is at the car rental agency’s office. On other occasions, the car rental agencies offer to deliver the car to your preferred location in Kampala or Entebbe at no extra cost.

Depending on what you find convenient, you can confirm your preferred pick-up location with the car rental agency.

Suppose your reservation was months before your hire date. It would be best if you got in touch again with the car rental agency at least a week before your trip. There are instances where your reservation could be lost due to issues such as a data breach. Contacting them closer to your trip help you ensure that everything is moving according to plan.

Facts About Uganda’s Shamirah Nabadda at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Shamirah Nabadda

Shamirah Nabadda is one of the 89 match officials from 45 countries that is officiating in the Olympic Football Tournaments in Paris in 2024. It should be noted that the football games have already started although the Olympics formally begin on the 26th of July 2024. There are 21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video assistant referees (VAR), and six support referees.

Along with Diana Chikotesha from Zambia and Bouchra Karboubi and Jermoumi Fatiha from Morocco, she is one of four female match officials that are from Africa. The focus of discussions over Uganda’s participation in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, tends to be on the athletes fighting for gold and glory.

However, Shamirah Nabadda representing Uganda will be representing the Pearl of Africa off the pitch. In Wednesday’s Group B opener, which saw Iraq overcome Ukraine 2-1, Nabadda was the fourth official.

How did she start her Refereeing Career?

Shamirah Nabadda became the youngest female centre referee to ever officiate a top-tier Ugandan football match at the age of 23. This was after she was chosen to officiate in the crucial game between KCCA and Masavu FC which was fighting to stay in the Uganda Premier League in 2018.

Since then, she has officiated a number of top flight league games since her breakthrough and was chosen to officiate at the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League and the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Football Interest and Academic Journey

The famed Nabadda graduated from Bishop Stuart University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. However, her football career began during her secondary education at Masaka S.S. Nabadda was part of the school team while there. She enjoyed playing football, but she was also very interested in the regulations, which frequently confused her teammates.

Later on, she joined Western United which was playing in the women’s top flight league. Abbas Sendyowa, a close family friend and former FUFA delegate for Mbarara, suggested that she enroll in a refereeing course at the FUFA technical facility in Njeru in 2015.

Shamirah Nabadda started officiating low-level football events when she was still a player for Western United. She had made a name for herself in the sport by 2016, officiating in both the elite women’s league and the Copa Coca-Cola schools competition.

Present day status and Accolades

She has had several noteworthy turning points in his career as a player and referee. Her present position at the 2024 Olympics highlights her pioneering influence in Ugandan football for female referees. Besides Shamirah Nabadda’s niche is one of commitment, enthusiasm, and breaking down obstacles as she continues to represent her nation on the international arena.

Ugandans Vow to Continue Their March to Parliament Protests

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Uganda’s youth population dubbed Gen Z has vowed to continue their March to Parliament protests against corruption. It should be noted that protests were organized on the 23rd of July. These however were unsuccessful as only a handful of these youths marched onto the streets.

Even those who did were met by stiff resistance from the different security agencies who had been deployed in different spots of Kampala two days earlier. According to these youths, they are going to give it another shot and won’t just back down.

Information shows that another March to Parliament protest is planned to take place on the 25th of July which will be on Thursday. They vowed not to stop until their protests yielded something positive. Some of the demands these youths made include the Speaker Anita Among.

They have dubbed her the mother of corruption in the current Parliament. They also want the number of MPs resized among other demands. These youths have now taken to social media to call out several personalities of influence who have failed to support them.

They have launched attacks against musicians and sportsmen saying that these are selfish. They however vowed to wait for them when they need their support too. Some of the musicians who came out to express support to these protests include the likes of Allan Toniks, Azawi, A Pass, and Ykee Benda among a few others.

Reacting to these protesters being blocked from accessing Parliament, the Deputy Speaker, Hon Thomas Tayebwa said that he wasn’t notified by these youths. He also got the information from social media. Therefore, there is no way he could have assisted them.

Besides, there seems to now be a split of opinion on how these protests should carry on. Some have suggested that youths to march to their MPs in their constituents while others are suggesting to wait for the 2026 general elections.

The 7 Demands of the March to Parliament Protesters Want

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KAMPALA: Different Ugandans have taken to the different streets of Kampala to express their dissatisfaction with the rampant levels of corruption at Parliament. In a protest dubbed ‘March to Parliament’, they have highlighted seven demands that they want to be done by the government.

Among these 7 demands listed, they want the Speaker, Hon Anita Among to resign. Additionally, they also want the four Parliament Commissioners who were implicated in corruption a couple of months ago to resign and they include former Leader of Opposition, Hon Mathias Mpuuga.

Furthermore, they expressed their desire at the reduction of the number of MPs. It should be noted that there are over 500 MPs in Uganda’s Parliament which means more resources are lost to facilitate them. You find that a district has North, South constituencies, the a Municipality and a Woman Member of Parliament. Four legislators from the same district!

Besides that, the protestors also want all the Members of Parliament who have been implicated in corruption scandals to resign as investigations go on. On top of that, there should be an audit on the lifestyle of all the MPs which should then be publicized.

Furthermore, the salaries and allowances of these legislators which are abnormal should be reduced to just Shs3m. Lastly, these March to Parliament protesters want Ugandans to be left alone while exercising their right to peacefully demonstrate without being blocked by the police and army.

Although security has been beefed up in different parts of Kampala City, the protestors so far spotted haven’t been many. Only a handful so far have shown up with placards expressing their dissatisfaction and many of those have been arrested.

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