Napak district local government has given Sumadhura Company limited a week’s ultimatum to drill two new boreholes, or refund Shillings 48 million they received for the work. It all started after the company drilled two boreholes in the district two weeks ago, but they did not produce any water. The company drilled one of the…
Mbarara City Council has started the process renaming and naming of 400 old and new roads and buildings within the city. Mbarara City has 330.19 kilometres of roads. Current roads have a diversity of names include Marknsighn, High-street, Mbaguta road, Independence road, Victor Bwana, Ntare Road, Bananuka, Buremba, Garage street, Bishop wills Street, Galt road,…
With the Covid-19 curfew, this year’s Halloween celebration will not be the same. The bars are closed and people are supposed to be home by 9pm. In, comes Speke Resort Munyonyo with a Halloween Family Fun weekend “staycation”. According to the event organizers at Speke Resort hotel and Munyonyo Common Wealth Resort hotels, there are…
There is heightened surveillance by Kanungu district health officials at the common border with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. On October 8th, 2021, DRC’s Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda confirmed the outbreak of Ebola in Butsili health area, Beni North Kivu…
Science teachers say they are finding it hard not to blame UNATU for the interference with the salary increment process for the scientists in the teaching profession. Under their umbrella body, Uganda professional science teachers Union -UPSTU, they are convinced that the Uganda National Teachers Union -UNATU has been on the forefront of blocking them…
Lawmakers and human rights defenders have condemned ministers for backing what they have called “draconian laws” that seek to curtail freedoms and take away the discretion of judicial officers to grant or deny bail. Those against the Executive decision to tinker with bail for capital offenders have warned that when the dust finally settles, “the…
Police in Rubanda District is investigating circumstances where a twenty year old disgruntled youth committed suicide by hanging. This website has identified the deceased as Ayebare Celestine a resident of Mumparo cell Nyarubanga Rubanda Town Council. Elly Maate the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson said the deceased spent Saturday evening drinking alcohol from Nyamiyaga trading center.…
The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control of Uganda has launched an e- service portal that aggregates all their services. Mr Jacob Siminyu, the spokesperson for Internal Affairs ministry, said the aggregated portals used to sit as separate units for visa, passport, and work permits, among other ports. “We have now launched a consolidated e-service…
Uganda’s property mogul, and Forbes Billionaire Dr Sudhir Ruparelia will be one of the key note speakers at the Uganda Revenue Authority’s e-BOMBA YA BUSINESS summit to be held on Friday. The Capital Times has learnt that Dr Sudhir Ruparelia will be part of the panel to deliberate on – “Investing in Real Estate: What…
Kampala: Uganda Police Force with sister security agencies are investigating the mysterious death of a prominent lawyer, Kanalo Ngobi Tony, whose death is linked to a bar brawl. According to sources, Ngobi a resident of Lungujja, Rubaga, in Kampala city, and a partner at WAGABAZA & CO. ADVOCATES, passed on in the wee hours of…
