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Top Buganda Land Board Officials In Hot Soup Over Conflict Of Interest, Alleged Fraud As Kigo Land Saga Rages On

Kiham Enterprises Uganda Limited, a company partly owned by city businessman Hamis Kiggundu has insisted that it still legally owns the 140-acre Kigo land that has been under contention between Buganda Land Board and the company. Kiham, through its lawyers led by

May 20, 2022

Politics

Deputy Speaker Stings Activists Seeking To Block Construction Of Oil Pipeline

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has warned environmental activists opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that no amount of pressure will deter the government of Uganda from developing the Oil and Gas Sector. Tayebwa

May 20, 2022

Crime

Asian Driver Survives Lynching For Knocking Dead Late Abiriga’s Driver

A man of Indian origin survived being lynched by angry residents in Arua city after he knocked dead a pedestrian last night. The deceased, Ismail Uriama, was a former driver of late Ibrahim Abiriga, the former member of parliament for Arua Municipality who

May 20, 2022

Education

Disgruntled Makerere University Staff Petition Tribunal Over Dismissal

The former Director of Legal Services at Makerere University has appealed to the staff tribunal over his dismissal. Javason Kamugisha and Davis Malowa Ndanyi, the Director of Human Resources were dismissed early this month after serving for a year. They were appointed

May 20, 2022

World News

NATO Chief Vows To Settle Turkey’s Concerns Over Expansion

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday pledged to address Turkey’s concerns on Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join the military alliance. “We are addressing the concerns that Turkey has expressed,” he said at a press

May 20, 2022

Business·Politics·Uganda

Parliament Enacts Shs48.1 Trillion First Post-lockdown Budget

Parliament has passed the Shs48.1 trillion budget for financial year 2022/23 with post Covid-19 economic recovery high on the agenda. Under the theme “Industrialization for Inclusive growth, Employment and Wealth Creation,” projected revenue base is Shs48.1 trillion to finance the budget. On

May 20, 2022

Sports

Ugandan Athletes Set To Bag Shs7.1Bn From Govt For 2022 Commonwealth Games

Government is set to provide Shs7.1 billion to support Ugandan athletes who will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth games due to take place between 28 July and 08 August 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The State Minister for Sports, Hamson Obua made

May 20, 2022

Crime

55 Year Old Man Arrested Following Attempted Rape On 9-year-old Girl

A 55-year-old man in Kitgum is in police custody for attempting to rape a 9-year-old girl. Thomas Okeny, a resident of Gweng Ajut village in Pagen Parish, Labongo Layamo sub-County allegedly tried to commit the offense last evening. David Opiyo, the LC

May 20, 2022

Crime·Politics

Nakawa-Naguru Land Probe: Parliament Cites Fraud In Nakawa-Naguru Land Saga

Parliament has observed that the variation in the acreage of land allocated to different investors at Nakawa-Naguru by Uganda Land Commission (ULC) connotes the existence of intentional fraud. The Adhoc Committee of parliament, which has been investigating the distribution of 82.05 acres

May 20, 2022

Politics

Parliament Approves More UGX 618Bn Supplementary Budget

The Parliament of Uganda has approved a supplementary budget of 617.97 billion Shillings for the 3rd June Martyrs’ day activities, classified expenditure, and Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF operations in Congo. The approval followed a request by Henry Musasizi, the Minister of

May 20, 2022