Resident City Commissioners have blamed the increasing corruption on the unwillingness by the chief administrative officers to fight against the vice. According to the RDCs, their efforts to fight the vice have been frustrated by the CAOs who have failed to implement recommendations given by various offices on technocrats who have been implicated in corruption…
The Land Division of High Court in Kampala has issued a temporary injunction stopping government, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, and any of their agents from carrying out any activity on Old taxi park land. The Old taxi park was closed for renovation in May 2020, and the Deputy Registrar Land Division, Janeva Natukunda has ordered…
At least 8 out of 10 women in Uganda have experienced some form of violence at their places of work, according to a new study done by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). The study was conducted between February 2020 and February 2021, on women aged between 15 to 59 years working in the formal…
City Mogul, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia through the charitable arm of The Ruparelia Foundation and Victoria University has donated Shs10m to the ongoing Uganda Para Badminton International Tournament. The tournament which kicked off on November 15, 2021 attracts Persons with Disability. It ends 21 November 2021. “With teams from all over the world competing for the…
The Commercial Court has ordered Simbamanyo Estates Limited and its proprietor Peter Kamya to pay Shs 1.3 billion in legal costs to Equity Bank Uganda Limited and two business firms; Meera Investments Limited and Luwaluwa Investments Limited. In the ruling, the Commercial Court Registrar, Mr Elias Kisawuzi ordered Simbamanyo and Kamya to pay Shs 600…
Real Estate Agents of Uganda have requested President Yoweri Museveni to address their issues that have seen them battle a couple of financial consequences. They aired their outcry during the the 9th annual international conference and annual general meeting in Kampala held under the theme: ”Fast forward to the future”. They argued that the sector…
The Parliament of Uganda has passed a supplementary budget of 3.81 trillion Shillings, mostly for stimulating the economy hit by COVID-19 and security-related interventions. The Capital Times has learnt that Of this, at least 1.3 trillion Shillings was already spent within the 3 per cent legal limit which the government can spend and seek approval…
Following the recently contested 2021 General Election, where the opposition politicians lost miserably to NRM candidate Yoweri Museveni, several militant and political criminal gangs and so-called vigilante movements are “aggressively stepping up the search for new members by recruiting youths in Kampala slum areas with an objective of disrupting the swearing in Ceremony of H.E…
Yolesa ekitone is a Multi-Cultural national talent show that started in 2019 and is sponsored by our youthful brand; SKYVIEW. It aims at searching and uplifting talents in all spheres of life i.e. Comedians, Magicians, Dancers, Karate, Bodybuilders. This year’s season was launched on 22nd March, 2021 at Pearl of Africa hotel and it steered…
A section of legislators have called on government to prepare comprehensive constitutional amendments to avoid the current trend where Members of Parliament are moving private members’ bills. These concerns were as MPs debated a motion to grant Igara County East Representative, Hon Micheal Mawanda, leave of the House to introduce a Private Member’s Bill. The…
