Two Ugandan soldiers accused of killing seven Somali civilians in August while serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) have been sentenced to death while three others to 39 years each in jail after being found guilty by a court-martial. AMISOM said the Court Martial which sat from November 1-12 in the Somali capital…
President Yoweri K. Museveni has pledged the country’s continued friendship with India, its people, and the Indian Community in Uganda. He said this in the meeting with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan. During their meeting, the two countries agreed to a partnership to provide affordable solar power and promote rural power…
Former Simbamannyo building has been officially changed to Gender & Labour House-our sources have disclosed. The multibillion building that is under the management of Meera Investments Ltd also a real estate arm of tycoon’s Ruparelia Group, houses the Ministry of Labor, Gender, and Social Development thus the new name. According to our sources, the final…
The Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Member of Parliament, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a, ‘Constitution (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to, among others, remove the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda from being Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively of the Central Bank. According to Hon. Mawanda, the decision making authority is…
The Indian Association Uganda has requested the Indian Government to lower import taxes, especially on coffee and cocoa. They made the call through the visiting state minister for External Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, during a breakfast meeting at Serena Hotel in Kampala. The executive committee chairman of Indian Association Uganda, Rao Mohana said high taxes have…
The Uganda Police has dismissed social media reports making rounds on the appointment of Maj Gen Jackson Bakasumba as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP). In a statement released via it’s socials on Sunday morning, Police clarified that the information circulating via social media and several publications is completely baseless and false as…
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has clarified to Parliament on the status of Government’s 25% shares held in the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo. In a detailed letter to the Clerk to Parliament Parliament, Mr Ggoobi also a leading economist noted that Finance Ministry is at…
Court in Makindye has remanded three people to Kitalya Prison for allegedly attempting to transfer ownership of prime land belonging to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lubowa to themselves. The Capital Times has learnt that the trio, that were charged are Mr. Mohammed Lubowa, 48, a resident of Ndejje Rubugumu, Makindye Division; Mr.…
Speke Apartments Wampewo today hosted Uganda’s first cake mixing ceremony at La Cabana restaurant in Kampala. The much-attended event took place at the Restaurant’s poolside lounge kicking off at 4 pm, East African time. Cake mixing is an activity that follows a definite process of putting the elaborate cake ingredients together, mixing them and then…
Uganda’s leading education hub, Victoria University (VU) has extended classrooms to a fully furnished state of the art Market Plaza and hearty served lunch to over 2000 members of the community. The University says, shifting some lectures to Market plaza was made to help students observe Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs), complying with Ministry of Health,…
