• Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Donate
  • Login
Watchdog Uganda
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • Politics
    • World News
    • Media Outreach Newswire
    • Africa News
    • Tourism
    • Community News
    • Luganda
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Motorsport
  • Op-Ed
    • #Out2Lunch
    • Conversations with
    • Politics
    • Relationships
  • Business
    • Agriculture
    • CEOs & Entrepreneurs,
    • Companies
    • Finance
    • Products
    • RealEstate
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
  • People
    • Showbiz
      • Salon Mag
  • Special Report
    • Education
    • Voices
  • Reviews
    • Products
    • Events
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • WD-TV
  • Donate
  • China News
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • Politics
    • World News
    • Media Outreach Newswire
    • Africa News
    • Tourism
    • Community News
    • Luganda
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Motorsport
  • Op-Ed
    • #Out2Lunch
    • Conversations with
    • Politics
    • Relationships
  • Business
    • Agriculture
    • CEOs & Entrepreneurs,
    • Companies
    • Finance
    • Products
    • RealEstate
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
  • People
    • Showbiz
      • Salon Mag
  • Special Report
    • Education
    • Voices
  • Reviews
    • Products
    • Events
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • WD-TV
  • Donate
  • China News
No Result
View All Result
Watchdog Uganda
No Result
View All Result

PASSPORT SCANDAL: Gen Otafiire distances Internal Affairs from issuing Red Passport to Rugiirwa Katatumba

Minister wants investigation into how late Bonney Katatumba's son acquired VIP travel document

Rheetur N by Rheetur N
1 year ago
in Community News, Court, National, News, Politics
4 0
Rugiirwa Katatumba brandishing a red passport a preserve for a few

Rugiirwa Katatumba brandishing a red passport a preserve for a few

ShareTweetSendShare

Internal Affairs minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has warned the controversial son of the late Bonney Katatumba, now under spotlight for flashing a red passport he’s not entitled to have.

Rugiirwa Katatumba is said to be in possession of the highly valued ‘diplomatic’ passport. However, he’s not in the category of people supposed to carry one.

Rugiirwa, well known for in the night life of Kampala circles has left many Ugandans asking how a person carrying a red passport can show it off in a bar!

The red passport is a preserve of very distinguished persons such as the President, First Lady,  Speaker of parliament, Chief Justice, ministers, permanent secretaries, Bank of Uganda Governors among others.

According to the Daily Monitor, Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Kahinda Otafiire who was a close friend to the late Bonney Katatumba, has said his office has never issued a diplomatic passport to Rugiirwa. He asked for an investigation into how he obtained it.

“I worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now forget that I am the Minister for Internal Affairs. I am a former diplomat. I know how these things are done. Even children of diplomats don’t get diplomatic passports once they turn 18. At 18, they got their ordinary passports, so i was his father’s friend who was a diplomat, not him. I have no idea how he got the passport, ” he said.

Giving diplomatic passports to ordinary individuals like Katatumba lowers the credibility of the Uganda VIP document and therefore it’s important that the authorities do the needful.


Do you have a story in your community or an opinion to share with us: Email us at editorial@watchdoguganda.com
Share1Tweet1SendShare

Related Posts

MP Ssegona
News

MP Ssegona Dismisses Nyanzi’s Political Comments, Calls Him “Just a Kid”

20th October 2025 at 23:13
News

President Museveni pledges renewed cattle restocking program for Acholi sub-region 

20th October 2025 at 22:30
News

“We are not against the salaries of public servants,” says President Museveni as he concludes West Nile campaign trail 

20th October 2025 at 22:02
Next Post

Katikkiro Mayiga assures farmers of benefits from coffee registration exercise

  • NAGRC’s Super Goat Breed Poised to Transform Uganda into a Major Exporter

    3204 shares
    Share 1282 Tweet 801
  • Chris Rwakasisi: From Obote’s Security Minister to a Symbol of Forgiveness in Today’s Uganda

    38 shares
    Share 15 Tweet 10
  • 10 dangerous hotspots known for prostitutes in Kampala

    1294 shares
    Share 518 Tweet 324
  • Col. Samson Mande: Why I fled Uganda and how I reconciled with Museveni

    32 shares
    Share 13 Tweet 8
  • Gen. Chefe Ali: The Silent Storm Behind Uganda’s Liberation and Kenzo’s Legacy

    32 shares
    Share 13 Tweet 8
Facebook Twitter

Contact Information

Watchdog Uganda is a portal for solution journalism, trending news plus cutting edge commentaries in the fields of politics, security, business, tourism, entertainment, technology, agriculture, climate change, environment, public health et al. We also give preference to Ugandan community news and topical discussions. The portal also publishes community news and topical discussions.

Email: editorial@watchdoguganda.com
To Advertise:Click here

Latest News

Minister Milly Babalanda

BABIRYE MILLY BABALANDA: My Nomination Reaffirms My Mission Of Servant Leadership To Budiope West

21st October 2025 at 09:34
MP Ssegona

MP Ssegona Dismisses Nyanzi’s Political Comments, Calls Him “Just a Kid”

20th October 2025 at 23:13

Check out

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest

NAGRC’s Super Goat Breed Poised to Transform Uganda into a Major Exporter

17th September 2025 at 08:52
Minister Muruli Mukasa

LIST: New salary structure for civil servants starting July 2020 out; scientists, lecturers get juicy pay rise

24th May 2020 at 10:45
Sudhir Ruparelia is the undisputed king of Kampala

Billionaire Sudhir’s wisdom on how to invest in real estate

0

How a boy’s destiny turned from cotton grower to communications guru

0
Minister Milly Babalanda

BABIRYE MILLY BABALANDA: My Nomination Reaffirms My Mission Of Servant Leadership To Budiope West

21st October 2025 at 09:34
MP Ssegona

MP Ssegona Dismisses Nyanzi’s Political Comments, Calls Him “Just a Kid”

20th October 2025 at 23:13

© 2025 Watchdog Uganda

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • National
    • Politics
    • World News
    • Media Outreach Newswire
    • Africa News
    • Tourism
    • Community News
    • Luganda
    • Sports
      • Football
      • Motorsport
  • Op-Ed
    • #Out2Lunch
    • Conversations with
    • Politics
    • Relationships
  • Business
    • Agriculture
    • CEOs & Entrepreneurs,
    • Companies
    • Finance
    • Products
    • RealEstate
    • Technology
  • Entertainment
    • Lifestyle
  • People
    • Showbiz
      • Salon Mag
  • Special Report
    • Education
    • Voices
  • Reviews
    • Products
    • Events
    • Hotels
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • WD-TV
  • Donate
  • China News

© 2025 Watchdog Uganda