Turkey blames Saturday bombs by the alshabab in somalia

Close to 20 people among them a deputy minister were killed in multiple bombing attacks in Mogadishu and its environs.

Al-Shabaab militants drove into the Ministry of Labour office block leaving in its wake at least ten dead and ten others injured. Deputy Labour Minister Saqar Ibrahim Abdalla was among those killed in the 11 am bombing.

According to some tabloids,police sources said that about ten bodies had been retrieved from the building which also houses the ministry of public works in Shangani area.

Ambulance service Aaamin Ambulance said it had ferried ten injured people to various city hospitals.


The entrance to the Ministry of Labour building damaged when an explosives laded vehicle rammed into it.
An explosives loaded vehicle rammed into the building followed by heavy gunfire as security forces engaged the militants in gunfire. Three explosions went off within a span of 15 minutes.

Police said all the militants had been killed.
 three other bombings hit various parts of the city today killing a total of 9 people and injuring five. Separate blasts hit  Ex-Control Afgooye area killing 7 people while in Warshadaha street in Daynile district two people were killed in a blast.

The fourth blast hit Hawlwadaq district but there were no casualties reported.

Turkey has today condemned the terror attacks on Saturday in the Somalia capital Mogadishu that killed almost to 20 people including a deputy minister and wounded eleven others.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “We strongly condemn the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Public Works in Mogadishu.”

“We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, a speedy recovery to the wounded and convey our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Government and people of Somalia,” the statement read.

Somali-based al-Qaeda affiliated terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed the responsibility of the attacks.

Android Q developer beta may be launched today

Android Q , the next version of the mobile operating system, could be launching its developer preview later today, thanks to speculation over a date filter in Google’s bug tracker.
A template explaining how to file bug reports for Android Q Beta was spotted by XDA Developers Editor-in-Chief Mishaal Rahman.
The sample (which reportedly could be found here but has since been removed) seemed to be directed at OEMs, and advises reporters to check if the issue has already been filed by clicking a link ( https://goo.gl/qL5TjA , still working as of publication) leading to a repository – which only lists bug tickets created on or after March 11, 2019.
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Expanding beta
This comes hot on the heels of another
revelation that Google will add more phone companies to the Android Q beta, as Iliyan Malchev from Google's Project Treble team said on the Android Developers Backstage podcast.
Adding more phonemakers to the early testing process could help get their devices on newer versions of Android more rapidly. Project Treble itself is dedicated to making it easier for manufacturers to push the latest version of Android to their devices, so this seems like one move in the holistic effort to get the mobile OS’ ecosystem up-to-date more rapidly and in greater numbers.
What will come in Android Q is still a mystery, but an early dev build acquired by XDA Developers suggests a system-wide dark more, more refined permissions and Face ID-style logins could be coming with the next OS version.

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new strain of malware spreading via The Pirate Bay torrent tracker site.
Named after the classic Russian doll , PirateMatryoshka aims to infect users ’ computers with adware and tools that spreads further malware onto the device . It carries a Trojan -downloader disguised as a hacked version of legitimate software used in everyday PC activity.
Torrent services are a popular target for cybercriminals looking to distribute malicious code, not least because users in search of illegal content often disconnect their online security solutions or ignore system notifications in order to install the downloaded content .
PirateMatryoshka is spread using established seeders with no known history of malicious activity. The latter makes for an effective distribution process , because due to the good reputation of the seeder , potential victims have no reason to doubt that the file to be downloaded is safe .
Once the installer is run it shows the victim a copy of The Pirate Bay page that is in fact a phishing page , asking them to enter their credentials to continue the installation . Later this malware uses these credentials to create new seeders distributing more copies of PirateMatryoshka . Kaspersky’ s research shows that so far , the phishing link has been accessed around 10 , 000 times .
Even if user credentials aren ’t entered the infection still proceeds . The malware unpacks further malicious modules including a malicious clicker that , among other things can check the ‘ agree ’ box that triggers the adware installer , flooding a victim ’s device with unsolicited software . About 70 percent of installed programs are adware such as pBot, and 10 percent are detected as malware that can bring other malware onto the PC , such as another Trojan downloader .
“Multi-layered malware is a very common occurrence , and we have found many cases of malicious installers who are installing more than one program on a person ’s device ,” says David Emm , principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab UK . “ When it comes to PirateMatryoshka , however , this process is much more sophisticated. The malware that reaches a victim ’s computer can then introduce additional installers, which in turn spreads even more malware . This is a very advanced type of malware , considering it is an un -targeted, mass attack that carries a phishing component for wider onward distribution . ”

The Gmail Smart Compose feature is a nifty time-saving service that uses AI and machine learning to suggest words and sentences while you compose emails. Those that use it find it to be fairly accurate and legitimately helpful.
However, those that have been using it have been Google Pixel 3 owners, as Smart Compose has only been available on that device. Not anymore, though!
Starting now, Smart Compose is rolling out to everyone, regardless of your smartphone’s make or model. Simply fire up the Gmail app and, assuming you’re on the latest version, you should see the following pop-up:

For reference, that appeared on my phone
Now, when you are typing an email, you should see suggestions here and there that will help you autocomplete your sentence
If for some reason you don’t want this feature, that’s OK: Google allows you to turn Smart Compose off. Just open Gmail, open the flyout menu, scroll down to Settings, choose the appropriate account, and then uncheck “Smart Compose.” Repeat these steps for any other accounts in your app.
If for some reason you don’t see Smart Compose in your Gmail app yet, you can always sideload the latest version from APKMirror. However, it shouldn’t be too long of a wait if you want to tough it out.

TWRP for Samsung s9 and s9+ is now officially available

Many of Samsung's phones, including its flagship Galaxy S and Note series, ship with different processors depending on where they are sold. Some models have the company's own Exynos chips, while others have Snapdragon processors. Almost one year after the phone's release , the TWRP custom recovery now has official builds for the Snapdragon Galaxy S9/S9+.
The recovery image is specifically for the SM-G9600 (S9) and SM-G9650 (S9+) models, which are sold in Hong Kong and Latin America. Those of you with a United States S9 are still out of luck, since Samsung doesn't allow bootloaders on those phones to be unlocked.
Recovery images for the Galaxy S9 ( starqltechn ) and S9+ ( star2qltechn ) are available from TWRP's website

Kagame’s insanity: Rwanda asks Museveni to kick out top tycoon.
By: sadabkk@observer.ug
There are many reasons argued publicly and privately by officials on both sides of the conflict for the current border standoff between Rwanda and Uganda, but government insiders have nailed it down to one: Kampala’s outright refusal to turn against a very prominent Rwandan businessman hugely invested in this country.
Two weeks before Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda on Wednesday last week, the Rwandan high commissioner to Kampala met President Museveni and communicated several requests for action against particular dissidents.
A well-placed government of Uganda source has told The Observer that Maj Gen Frank Mugambage reportedly arrived with, among others, a request that Uganda should close businesses owned by Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, a very wealthy Rwandan national running a string of enterprises in Uganda. The Rwandan government believes Rujugiro is pumping money into subversive activities being carried out on Ugandan soil against Kigali.
Rujugiro is the man behind the Meridian Tobacco Company, a $20 million (Shs 72 billion) operation which opened in the West Nile town of Arua last year. The Arua plant is a subsidiary of Pan-African Tobacco group, the manufacturers of Supermatch cigarettes.
But with Kampala not responding positively to the message delivered by Mugambage, tensions quickly mounted between the two countries. By Monday evening, Rwandan troops were seen deploying along hilltops near the common border. Days earlier, their Foreign Affairs minister Richard Sezibera accused Uganda of torturing and harassing Rwandan nationals here, while at the same time harbouring subversive elements plotting to topple the government in Kigali.
Security sources tell The Observer that Rujugiro switched some of his investments to Uganda in 2013 after he fell out with Rwanda president Paul Kagame. A former close associate, Rujugiro was part of the 12-man presidential advisory council Kagame named in 2009, headed by former British prime minister Tony Blair. The government source said that Museveni demanded for proof from Mugambage that this businessman was indeed fanning activities designed to destabilise Rwanda.
“The president of course asked for credible evidence to prove their claim because we can’t simply close his businesses without a basis,” the source said.
“The president also asked Mugambage what assurance [Rwanda] had that if we close his [Rujugiro’s] businesses, he will not find another channel [of funding the alleged activities] because he is an international businessman.”
Concerned about the 352 direct jobs which Rujugiro has created in Arua, and the 15,000 smallholder farmers plus another 1,600 occasional workers such as transporters doing business with Meridian, Museveni reportedly declined to grant Rwanda’s request. Instead, he reportedly told Mugambage that he needed time to engage Rujugiro.
Museveni is also understood to have said that he would either advise Rujugiro to find a buyer of his choice to take over the tobacco factory, or ask him to relocate the plant to another country. Kigali believes that a retired senior Ugandan military officer (names withheld), with very close links to a high office, holds a 15 per cent stake in the Arua tobacco factory.
The other request Mugambage is said to have brought to the meeting was for Museveni to get an unnamed cattle keeper with a ranch in Bukomero, Kiboga district sent back to Rwanda. The said ranch is said to be stocked with over 1,000 head of cattle.
“If you participated in the NRA liberation war, and you know how cattle keepers and other peasants aided the war, you are right to lose sleep over such a rancher,” the security source said.
Also on Mugambage’s shopping list was a request that the owner of a bus company which plies the Dar-es-Salaam – Nairobi – Kampala – Kigali route be repatriated. Interviewed on Monday, government spokesman Ofwono Opondo declined to speak about the Rujugiro case.
“We don’t discuss particular individual cases, but Rwanda has been engaging the ministry of Foreign Affairs and security agencies with a list of low and high-profile people, some of whom came here as refugees, whom they say are involved in subversive activities,” Opondo said.
But given its adherence to UN protocols on refugees, Opondo said, Uganda has always worked with the UN to facilitate their relocation to other countries such as Canada. Rujugiro himself relocated from South Africa to Canada.
THE FALLOUT
Rujugiro first spoke about his fall-out with Kagame on November 20, 2013 on the Straight Talk Africa show hosted by Voice of America’s Shaka Ssali. According to The News of Rwanda, a Kigali-based publication, Rujugiro’s point of departure with Kagame came after his arrest in London following an arrest warrant issued by the South African prosecution office over alleged tax evasion.
The tycoon allegedly expected Kigali to intervene on his behalf. But when no help came through, he turned against Kagame, linked up with Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) deserters like Lt Gen Kayumba Nyamwasa and the late Patrick Karegeya to form the Rwanda National Congress (RNC). The RNC is one of the groups Kigali says is involved in clandestine activities against it from Uganda.
That same year, the Rwandan government confiscated Rujugiro’s properties as accusations of trying to topple Kagame’s government and tax evasion increased against him. Two years ago, in September 2017, the Rwandan government through Rwanda Revenue Authority, auctioned Rujugiro’s prestigious shopping mall in Kigali. Kigali Investment Company bought the mall at $8 million, $12 million lower than the amount Rujugiro claims to have spent constructing the building.
BUSINESS CHAIN
According to an article published on January 1, 2019, by Forbes Magazine, an American business magazine, Rujugiro owns Africa’s biggest tobacco company that has footprints in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
The magazine describes him as Africa’s largest indigenous producer of cigarettes and other tobacco products, and puts his annual revenue at more than $200 million, with more than 7,000 employees.
Voice of America in 2013 also reported that besides cigarettes, Rujugiro is into tea processing, manufacture of plastic shoes and cement with factories in ten African countries. The radio also said he is trading in 27 African countries and the Middle East.
Rujugiro’s business dealings can be traced to as far back as 1978 in Burundi where he lived as a refugee.
sadabkk@observer.ug

Arrested for selling a gun

The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence is holding an armour man at Kampala Central Police station for selling police guns.
Sgt Hannington Mugungira is being detained at CMI manned Special Investigations Division in Kireka after police guns went missing in February this year.
It is reported that during the audit, guns we discovered missing and further probe discovered that Mugungira had sold two pistols.
A source at Kampala CPS told one tabloid, that the suspect admitted that he sold the pistols which further led CMI operatives to the arrest of a one Akampulira from Maestro Security Company who is the buyer of the said guns.
Luke Owoyesigire the Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson when contacted for a comment said the matter was being handled by CID headquarters in Kibuli.
Owoyesigire referred this online newspaper to SP Vicente Sekate the CID spokesperson for more details but could not be reached by the time of press.
Six Police officers were in 2017 arrested at Kampala Central Police station (CPS) over a break-in at the station’s armory.
The police officers are said to have been guarding the station when unknown thugs raided the station and took off with two AK47 guns and 60 bullets.
The stolen guns and bullets were later recovered in Iganga district.
Details indicated that the guns had been hired out to criminals.
It is alleged that some policemen connived with the officer in charge of the armory to secure the guns and hire them out to criminals at unknown amount. The criminals were expected to return the guns after their mission.
However, the guns were discovered missing on a Sunday when some officers on duty were supposed to use them. Upon realizing that they were about to busted, the implicated officers tried to break the armory lock to make it look like a break-in but it was too late.