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Court Orders KACITA To Cough Shs215m After Losing Case Against Kampala Landlords

Crane Management Services Ltd have slapped Kampala City Traders Association (KASITA) with a bill of over Shs215m as compensation for legal costs incurred during during a case filed against City Landlords. The bill followed dismissal for want of prosecution of the suit

August 4, 2021

Business

Mogul Hamis Kiggundu Shocks Arcade Tenants With Rent Pardon

As most traders continue crying to their landlords and land ladies to forgive them rent for the months spent in lockdown, tenants at City Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s buildings have a reason to smile after the proprietor called off rent for the month

August 4, 2021

News

Bean Weevils: 15 Police Officers Charged Over Corruption, Extortion During Lockdown

Over 15 Uganda Police Officers have been charged for engaging in acts of corruption, extortion and misconduct during the Covid-19 lockdown and over 30 others are reportedly under scrutiny and investigation. Those charged by the police’s disciplinary unit and pending trial are

August 3, 2021

Health

Covid-19: Police Step Up Strigent Enforcement After M7 Easing Partial Lockdown

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on 30th July 2021, eased the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, allowing the partial re-opening of selected businesses, sectors, movements, sporting activities. This follows a reduction in the average daily cases of COVID-19, and the necessity to balance the various

August 3, 2021

Crime

9 Police Officers Charged For Professional Misconduct

A total of 9 police officers have been charged in 4 separate disciplinary court hearings at West Nile Region, in Arua, Rwizi Region, at Mbarara and at Police Headquarters, Naguru on different allegations of gross misconduct. At Rwizi Region, the disciplinary Court

August 3, 2021

Sports

MPs Task VP Alupo To Provide More Funds For Sports

Members of Parliament have urged Vice President Jessica Alupo to lobby from government and improve funding to sports in a bid to enable the country’s nationals teams compete at local, regional and international level. Legislators highlighted limited funding to the national teams

August 3, 2021

Crime·News

Police To Punish Errant Officers For Participating In Mukama Nayamba Advert

Uganda police leadership has come out to strongly condemn the use of its image as content in a controversial Commercial Advert of an energy drink popularly known as “Mukamanayamba”. According to Police spokesperson Fred Enanga told Media that the advert deceptively shows

August 3, 2021

Politics

Kenyan Authorities Block Deputy President William Ruto From Flying to Uganda

The office of the Deputy President of Kenya William Ruto is protesting a decision by the Kenyan government to block Ruto from visiting Uganda, The Tower Post reports. Ruto who was travelling together with a business entourage was reportedly coming to Uganda

August 2, 2021

Politics

Exposing Political, Media War Against Ambassador Aceng

“Even if your position on a political issue was wrong yesterday, once you changed to a correct one and you take good position, I welcome you,” President Yoweri Museveni once said while closing the first National Resistance Movement conference held on July

August 2, 2021

Politics

Leaders Irked By Delayed Construction of Masaka-Mutukula Road

The long-awaited plan for the rehabilitation of the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road has been deferred as the government, awaits funding from the African Development Bank. The rehabilitation project will be funded by an AfDB grant under the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). According to

August 2, 2021