The Chairman of Ruparelia Group of Companies, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has been inducted as Honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kiwatule. Dr. Sudhir, a leading philanthropist in Uganda through his Ruparelia Foundation which is the charity arm of the Ruparelia Group of Companies has for years extended a helping hand to individuals and entities…
Parliament has denied that there was vote rigging during last month’s East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Chris Obore, the director for information at Parliament said their records show that there were neither unauthorized persons who participated in the election nor MPs voting more than one time. Declaring the results of…
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and the Attorney General have asked the Constitutional court to dismiss with costs a petition filed by Supreme Court Justice, Dr. Esther Kisaakye saying it’s a disguised attempt to frustrate an on-going inquiry into her conduct and abscondment from duty. In response to the petition, they accuse Justice Kisaakye of wrongly…
1. Who is Sudhir Ruparelia? Sudhir Ruparelia is a Ugandan business magnate, philanthropist and investor. He is the Founder and chairman of Board of the Ruparelia group which invests in all businesses in Uganda. 2. When was Sudhir Ruparelia born? Sudhir Ruparelia was born on 17thJanuary 1956, in Kabatoro, Kasese district in Uganda where his father…
The Parliament of Uganda has vetted former Burahya Member of Parliament Rtd. Col. Stephen Basaliza aka Omudumiizi a Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Last week, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni re-appointed Basaliza back to the Commission together with former Kassanda South Member of Parliament Simeo Nsubuga and Omara Apita, a former Commissioner for Sports…
Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RDC) Jacqueline Kakunda and other area security officials have maintained their Friday resolution where they agreed that Spenah Beach boss John Asiimwe should respect Court, Police directives and vacate former Entebbe Mayor Stephen Kabuye’s land by Thursday this week. Kabuye had rented the said land which has been housing John’s…
The Parliament of Uganda has approved the National Local Content Bill, 2022. The private member’s bill by Kassanda North MP, Patrick Nsamba Oshabe was passed last week. The bill was first tabled before parliament in January 2019 during the 10th parliament, processed, and eventually passed. Its objective was to impose local content obligations on persons…
The European Parliament’s criticism of oil projects in Uganda failed to “respect the fundamental principles” of democracy, TotalEnergies has said. The company’s chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné had been due to speak to the European Parliament today. Total said it would provide a letter instead. The French company will not be represented at the hearing…
Lira: Bongobongo Uganda Advocates, a company operating a gaming franchise in Uganda, seeks to extend its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) over the coming years to ensuring that sports betting and online gaming remain socially responsible and fun activities. However, in a bid to expand their Corporate Social Responsibility, the company has also taken a move…
The Uganda Development Cooperation (UDC),a government body responsible for spearheading Industrialisation and developing economy has created more than 1 million jobs within a space of just 6 years. As Uganda is celebrating her 60th independence ,one of the celebrant Ugandans UDC Executive Director Dr Patrick Birungi speaking at their head office based at Soliz house…
