Uganda will reopen the Karuma Bridge on Monday morning after completing essential repairs. The Works Ministry announced Saturday that workers finished installing expansion joints that help the structure adapt to temperature changes. The 62-year-old bridge connects northern Uganda with the southern regions along the busy Kampala-Gulu highway. Officials closed it last month to rebuild the aging structure despite briefly reopening it earlier.
The bridge serves as a crucial link for trade between coastal ports like Mombasa and countries like South Sudan. Workers will continue with additional improvements, such as adding guardrails, lights and painting structural components beneath the bridge. According to ministry statements, these ongoing...
Police are looking into an armed robbery that happened Thursday evening in Lweza Cell A, Wakiso District. Two men riding a red motorcycle attacked a parked car outside a salon, breaking windows with an AK-47 rifle before stealing two bags.
As they tried to escape, the robbers shot two people who confronted them - Tumwesigye Peter, 27, a boda boda rider, and Abdul Swabur, 18. Both victims received medical care, with Swabur transferred to Mulago Referral Hospital for treatment.
Deputy Police Spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said community members, motorcycle riders, and officers teamed up to chase the suspects. Their efforts led to one suspect being neutralized during the pursuit. Police recovered several items, including the weapon...
President Ruto urged leaders to abandon divisive tribal politics for national unity. He blamed political divisions for hindering development across Kenya during a funeral service for Raila Odinga's aide in Siaya county. The president praised Odinga for joining his broad-based government, saying the former prime minister set aside personal interests for the country's benefit. He called on other politicians to follow Odinga's example, putting citizens' needs before their ambitions.
Ruto highlighted government achievements, including stabilizing the Kenyan shilling, reducing inflation, expanding electricity access nationwide, allocating Sh1.2 billion to connect 15,000 Siaya households, with Sh60 billion planned for road improvements. He...
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen criticized the High Court for declaring the police reforms task force unlawful. He argued that the ruling hurts officers facing challenges that the Maraga-led task force aimed to address.
Murkomen expressed concern about police welfare after Justice Lawrence Mugambi ruled that President Ruto violated constitutional provisions when forming the team. During his recent coastal tour, officers shared numerous welfare issues with the CS, making the court decision particularly troubling to him.
Speaking in Mwatate on Saturday, Murkomen called the ruling irresponsible, warning it might delay needed reforms. Since taking office, he has pushed for improvements in police housing, equipment, technology adoption, and...
Kenyan President William Ruto praised former Prime Minister Raila Odinga for consistently putting national interests first. At a funeral service on Saturday in Ndori, Saiya county, Ruto highlighted how Odinga chose to work with him for Kenya's benefit rather than personal gain. The president expressed pride that their paths crossed despite their political history.
Ruto attended the burial of George Oduor, who served as Odinga's bodyguard since 1995. Oduor passed away on April 2 at age 57 after a brief illness at a Nairobi hospital. The president reflected on his complicated relationship with Odinga during the ceremony.
He acknowledged never expecting that someone he once worked under would later become both a political rival and a...
Gigabyte recently increased prices on several graphics cards in China, perhaps showing the early effects of trade tensions. The company raised costs for four different GPU models, including NVIDIA's RTX 5090D, RTX 4060 series, and AMD's RX 9070 lineup.
Price jumps range from 50 RMB for the RTX 4060 Ti to 500 RMB for the RTX 5090D models. The RX 9070 cards saw middle-range increases of 200 RMB each. These changes represent about 3-4% higher prices compared to March levels.
The company hasn't officially explained the increases. Market watchers believe supply chain problems or recent tariff announcements might be causing these adjustments. Actual store prices might differ from these manufacturer-suggested prices, depending on local...
ASUS just launched a new motherboard series called MAX Gaming to bridge the gap between its TUF and Prime products. The company hopes this will help it compete with more affordable options from MSI, Gigabyte, and ASRock. Their first release, the X870 MAX Gaming WiFi7, comes in black or white color schemes.
The board works with AMD Ryzen 9000 processors and offers modern features despite its mid-range position. It includes four PCI-E x16 slots, with the main one supporting Gen 5.0 speeds. The primary M.2 storage slot also runs at Gen 5.0 speeds, with three total M.2 slots available alongside four SATA ports.
Users will find WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connectivity. The board provides several USB ports but lacks an optical...
Bungie revealed Marathon today, its first new game in over a decade. This extraction shooter reboots the studio's original title from years ago. Fans saw actual gameplay during a live stream featuring the development team, including game director Joe Zeigler.
Marathon launches September 23, 2025, on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Players can join the official Discord server to access a closed alpha test later this month. A 20-minute video showing content creators playing the game offers the clearest look at gameplay mechanics.
Players will choose between four characters called Runners: Void, Glitch, Blackbird, and Locus. Each Runner has unique abilities for different playstyles, but weapons remain available across all characters. The...
A popular modification called NaturalVision Enhanced will soon make Grand Theft Auto V look even better. Developer Razed shared new screenshots showing impressive visual improvements coming to the game. The mod enables an unused feature that creates additional shadows from all light sources, adding depth to most scenes. Though no release date exists for this free modification, a trailer is currently being produced.
GTA V Enhanced Edition remains the best way to experience the fifth game before Grand Theft Auto VI arrives later this year on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. The enhanced version likely previews some technology that players can expect in the upcoming sequel. However, based on how current consoles handle the enhanced...
