The Minister of state for Fisheries Hon. Hellen Adoa represented Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries at the handover of 23 motorcycles and 106 surveillance kits to 23 District Local Governments in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The project targeted areas that were affected and at risk during the Desert Locust…
Police in Kampala has arrested suspected criminals who have been terrorizing city dwellers plying around Clock Tower Area. According to KMP Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, the arrests were made in a Tuesday operation conducted by territorial police at Katwe. At least 13 suspects have been arrested. These are said to have been targeting motorists and…
Speke Resort Munyonyo & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited are this week hosting the Ministerial meeting of the African Union Committee on the reform of the UN Security Council. The Capital Times have learnt that the AU Committee ministerial meeting is happening this week from Wednesday, 19 January to Friday, 21 January 2022. The hotel through…
Members of Parliament have quizzed officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over the skyrocketing fuel prices in the country. The MPs on the Committee of Finance believe that the ongoing fuel crisis would have been averted if the county’s oil reserves were full. Apparently, the oil and gas sector is among…
The Capital Times would like to clarify on a news article we published basing on an informer who alleged that the Executive Director of the PPDA Mr Benson Turamye was corrupt and was under investigation. The informer claimed that the Executive Director of the PPDA was influencing public procurement and taking bribes from contractors. Our…
The Government of Uganda through the Minister of Security Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi has banned hawkers from moving around villages saying they are source of insecurity in country. According to the directive issued to Resident District Commissioners, District Police Commanders (DPCs), and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) through the Minister for Security Maj Gen Jim…
February, the world over is a month of love and Valentine’s Day and it is here with us. But to get the best out of Valentine’s Day, you need to plan ahead. This planning prepares you to give your lover the best experience there is that you can afford to offer. In Kampala, Uganda’s Oldest…
The minister of works and transport, Gen Katumba Wamala has revealed that some government officials have applied to be exempted from paying toll fees to use Kampala – Entebbe expressway. As a result, MPs also want to use the road at a zero cost. The minister made the revelation recently while appearing before the parliament’s…
Former presidential candidate John Katumba has announced his intentions to hold a peaceful protest over the continuous increase of fuel prices in Uganda. In a letter addressed to the Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, Katumba says they will be practicing a constitutional right of holding a peaceful protest on the situation for the…
President Yoweri Museveni has called for a second cabinet meeting to find a lasting solution to fuel companies that have deliberately refused to lower their the hiked prices. On Monday, during the first meeting, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa informed the cabinet that fuel prices were hiked because of the covid-19…
