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Police Arrests Singer Gerald Kiwewa Over Nantaba Song

Police have arrested local musician Gerald Kiwewa on allegations of defaming Kayunga Woman MP Idah Erios Nantaba. Nantaba, the former state minister for Information and Communication Technology reported the matter to Criminal Investigations Directorate headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala claiming that Kiwewa had

July 23, 2020

News·Security

Over 3,000 Police Vehicles, Motorcycles Grounded

More than 3,000 police vehicles and motorcycles are grounded. It is alleged that out of 9,226 police fleet as presented in police achievements report, over 3,600 vehicles and motorcycles are grounded. “The figure was based on purchase records for more than 15

July 23, 2020

Business·News

Supreme Court Blocks Trial Of Tycoon Basajjabalaba’s Tax Evasion Case

The Supreme Court has halted an order by the Constitutional Court ordering the trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over tax evasion. The businessman was jointly implicated with his brother Muzamiru Basajjabalaba on several charges including conspiring to defeat tax laws, forgery of

July 23, 2020

Business·News

Activists Petition President Museveni To Stop BoU Officials From Wasting Taxpayers Money On Lost Crane Bank Case

Several activists in Uganda under their umbrella body Uganda Poor Youth Movement, have petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to reign on Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials who are causing the country hundreds of millions in losses as they waste money in a case

July 23, 2020

News·Politics

Just In: M7 Appoints Former Lukwago’s Deputy Sarah Kanyike Minister For Elderly&Distabilities

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Deputy Lord Mayor Hajjat Sarah Kanyike to the Ministry of Gender as a State Minister for the elderly and people with disabilities, a docket that has been empty for years.

July 23, 2020

News·Politics

Face Off: Min.Namuganza Challenges Speaker Kadaga NRM Vice Chairperson Seat

The State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza has picked nomination forms to challenge Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga as the second National Vice Chairperson of the Ruling National Resistance Movement. Min.Namuganza says she intends to drive the youth agenda and mobilize for

July 23, 2020

Crime·News

Pearl Dairy Scandal: Two UNBS Officials Remanded Over Extortion

Statehouse Anti corruption Unit led by Lt.Col Edith Nakalama working with Uganda Police and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), arrested three suspects who were later charged with attempts at extortion by threats to the management of Pearl Dairy Limited. Konde Derrick

July 22, 2020

Crime·News

Two SGA Security Guards Arrested For Hiring Guns To City Thugs

Police in Kampala have arrested two security guards SGA Security Company after getting a tip off that they have been hiring guns to city gangs criminals which been terrorizing people around the country. Deputy Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire identified the

July 22, 2020

Health·News

Panic As Suspected Female Covid-19 Patient Dies In Mbale

The Ministry of Health is currently investigating death of a 34 year old female who passed on 21st July, 2020 at a Clinic in Mbale. The deceased is Kenyan national married to a Ugandan. At the time of her first admission, she

July 22, 2020

Crime·News

DrugLord: Kyengera Woman Arrested Over Robbery,Intoxication of Corporate Men

A woman who has been using sedatives to sedate men before stealing their properties, has been arrested by police officers in Kyengera, a Township in Kampala Metropolitan area. The suspect has been identified as Judith Atukwase alias Elizabeth Amanya after a robbery from a

July 22, 2020