Arim Felix, a complainant in a criminal case No. 292 of 2022 (Uganda Vs Mehmet Ozgur Bilir) has dragged Grade I Magistrate of Nakawa Court to the Inspectorate of Courts over professional conduct. Arim is battling Bilir, the country manager of Gulsan Construction Company undertaking construction work with government of Uganda. In the criminal case,…
Controversial local businessman Eriya Mubiru has been in the news for weeks now following his arrest in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mubiru was arrested after extorting Shs 2 billion from a UAE businessman. He is still under detention pending investigations into fraud allegations. Mubiru known for obtaining mega contracts from the Ministry of Defense,…
Bilir, the Country Manager of Gulsan Group of Companies, a construction firm was on Friday arrested and charged before Nakawa Magistrates Court for assaulting an I.T specialist. According to a Police statement Vide 63/31/05/2022 of Bugolobi Police Station, on Thursday 26th May 2022 at 2:36pm, Arim Felix, was called by Bilir to go to their…
Information reaching us indicates that controversial local contractor, Eriya Mubiru has been reportedly arrested in Dubai for extorting over Shs 2 billion from a businessman in United Arabs Emirates (UAE). Mubiru known for obtaining mega contracts from the Ministry of Defense, was in 2017 put on spot over shoddy works and inflating the Kaweweta…
Construction of the Justice, Law, and Order Sector-JLOS house has commenced at Naguru. Two contractors, Seyani Brothers Limited and Semion Uganda Limited are undertaking the construction of the over 256.5 billion Shillings facility on 5 acres of land along Katalima Road. The construction shall be in three phases, with the first phase expected to be…
Two Health workers at Ntara Health Centre IV in Kitagwenda District, are on the verge of being arrested for neglect of duty that led to the death of a patient identified as Tracy Biryomumaisho. Information attained by this website indicates that Biryomumumaiso reported to Ntara Health Centre IV at 11:00Am on March 29th, 2022 with…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has re-affirmed to Ugandans that it’s only National Resistance Movement – NRM that can find solutions to Uganda’s problems. Museveni says they developed the country’s vision since joining the struggle in the 1981-86 guerilla war, which is still jealously protected. This was contained in his speech read for him by the…
Bank of Uganda has for the first time in the last two years raised the central bank rate by 1% percentage point to 7.5% to tame inflation, setting the pace for commercial banks to raise interest rates. The country’s commercial banks had in the previous months owed to coronavirus pandemic and slow-down in the economy…
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in liaison with Police have arrested two top members of the Departed Asian Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over fraud-related charges. George William Bizibu, the executive secretary of the board together with his accountant were on Wednesday evening arrested for allegedly obtaining money from various persons purporting to allocate…
The High Court in Apac has sentenced a woman in Kwania district to 15 years in jail after she pleaded guilty of killing 2-year-old baby over food. Winny Alwedo,24, a resident of Acambu Village in Kwania District told court that she killed Daniel Okot, a neighbour’s child, and asked the court to give her a…
