Several motorists in Fort Portal city, Kabarole District, have vowed to stage a peaceful demonstration on October, 15, 2020, to express their discontent about local authorities who are extorting millions of shillings from them under the guise of managing traffic in the city. Led by Thomas Kakuru and David Musinguzi, the motorists have since written…
Many times, businesses owned by families or transitioning into family businesses fail and die but with proper planning, this can be averted, Gideon Kirumira, the chairman of Trigger Enterprises Ltd said during a Webinar broadcast organized by Victoria University. “If you are a leader who founded the family business and took it to a certain…
Retired Col. Steven Basaliza aka Omudumizi, who is also the former Member of Parliament for Burahya county, in Kabarole District, has honorably stepped aside from the Western region Member of Parliament seat, in favour of Bishop Zebedee Masereka. Bishop Masereka, who will contest for the said position in the 2021 general election, was endorsed during…
The Kampala High Court has temporarily blocked the execution of the recent ruling against Diamond Trust Bank by the court’s commercial division. The Commercial court Judge, Henry Peter Adonyo had ruled last week that DTB Kenya (DTBK) acted illegally in lending money to Ham Enterprises owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu, through Diamond Trust Bank Uganda.…
On 1st October 2020, Uganda reopened Entebbe International Airport and other entry points after President Yoweri Museveni eased on COVID-19 restrictions. The news about reopening of borders threw players from various sectors of the economy in a frenzy of excitement as it brought a new ray of hope to many, hoping that it was time…
Police have confirmed that one of their own who was captured on video flogging an elderly woman is an Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) Sam Okiror and has since passed on. Okiror was attached to Mbale Central Police Station as the Field Force Commander. A video has gone viral showing a police officer purported to…
Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the Head of Covid-19 Case management team in Masindi…
Ivan Kituka, the Senior Manager Branch Performance and Customer Experience at Housing Finance Bank, (HFB) is living in danger after a very jilted and cuckolded husband who only identifies himself as Sozi, has threated to shoot him in the head and chest for bonking his wife. In a letter written by the said Sozi, titled…
La Cabana Restaurant, a multi-cuisine bar and restaurant serving Brazilian, Continental, Chinese and Indian cuisines is joining the rest of Uganda to celebrate this year’s Independence Day. The fashionable restaurant located at plot 19 -20, Speke Apartments, Wampewo Avenue is offering what they have called All You Can Eat Independence Weekend starting this Friday,…
The Uganda Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the cyber attack on the country’s two leading telecom companies and banks over the weekend. The two suspects are attached to Pegasus Technologies, a company that provides financial and billing solutions for various companies in Uganda. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday by the Criminal…
