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News

KISU, Delhi International Schools Start Staff Covif-19 Testing Ahead of Re-opening

Kampala International School Uganda (KISU) and Delhi Public School International (DPSI) staff has undergone Covid-19 testing ahead of schools reopening. The testing exercise took place at DPSI in Naguru on Thursday. The schools owned by businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, a few days ago

September 18, 2020

News

Job Slot: Over 50 Skilled Jobs Up for Grabs At Meera Investments Amid Covid-19 Crisis

As several Ugandans continue to wallow in poverty, partly due to unemployment and retrenchment during this Covid-19 lockdown, Meera investments has announced more than 50 vacancies for job seekers. The vacancies are both managerial and technical. They include Project manager (20) slots,

September 18, 2020

Health

Just In: Parliament Bus Carrying 25 Covid-19 Patients Catches Fire

A parliamentary Bus registration UG 0391H which was carrying about 25 Covid-19 patients from Gulu to Kampala has caught fire. It is said that the bus caught fire at Koro along the Gulu-Kampala highway. Aswa region police spokesperson Patrick Okema revealed that

September 17, 2020

Crime

Seeta Cab Driver Stabbed To Death,Body Stuffed In Car Boot

Police has started investigating murder case where three suspects hired a special hire driver one Batte Christopher, 58, a resident of Nyenje and stabbed him to death. According to the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire, suspects hired a cab driver

September 17, 2020

Politics

Breaking! Kibalama Takes Back His NUP Party After Failed Shs18.5 Billion Deal With Bobi Wine (Watch Video)

Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the man who sold National Unity Platform (NUP) party to Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has made a u-turn to take back his party saying that the latter failed to stand by his word. In a video making rounds

September 17, 2020

News·Politics

Court Okays CID To Grill Gen.Tumukunde Over Meeting Army Veterans

High Court in Kampala dismissed an application for a temporary injunction in which presidential aspirant, Lt.Gen. Henry Tumukunde sought to have criminal summons against him by the Criminal Investigations Division halted. The former security sued CID director, AIGP Grace Akullo and the

September 17, 2020

Crime

Police, People Power Activists Lock Horns In Kamwokya

There are running battles between Police and People Power activists in Kamwokya city suburbs in Kampala protesting the continued provocation by music promoter, Charles Orema alias Sipapa. Police moved in to disperse the activists when they blocked Old Kira road right from

September 17, 2020

Business

Joint Committee Rejects NSSF Direct Lending To Gov’t

A joint team comprising members from the finance and gender committees in parliament has rejected proposed direct lending by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to the government. The committee members say that this is intended to avoid abuse of member’s funds

September 17, 2020

News

Seven Recaptured, Three Killed Out Of 217 Prisoners Who Escaped From Moroto Prison

Last evening news broke that prisoners from Moroto Central Prison had escaped and disappeared through Mountain Moroto. The incident happened at 4.30pm. Several reports made rounds about the escape. Frank Baine, the spokesperson of the Uganda Prisons has given account of the

September 17, 2020

Business

Meera Investment Sues City Architects FBW Ltd For Shs9.8Bn Over Breach Of Contract

Meera Investments Ltd which is part of Ruparelia group has dragged city architects FBW (U) Ltd to court, demanding for over USD 2,672,579 in damages and a refund of USD132,750 (approximately Shs 9,818,651,500 in total) which is money his company paid them

September 17, 2020