Mighty Victoria University (VU) on 3rd September 2022 held its 6th Graduation Ceremony at world-class Speke Resort Munyonyo an event that attracted magnitudes of people from various parts of the globe. In his speech, Professor Lawrence Muganga, Victoria University’s Vice Chancellor applauded mogul Sudhir Ruparelia the chairman of Ruparelia Group for taking a right decision…
Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Grace Akullo has bounced back in the police Force after President Museveni renewed her contract. AIGP Akullo, who joined the police in 2001, in a message to her colleagues on July 26, “handed over [the] office of the director of Interpol and international relations” while also “mark[ing] the end…
MPs have continued to demand for the action against Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials who were implicated in the sale and acquisition of seven defunct banks. In 2018, MPs on parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) made the recommendation in their report following a recent probe of BoU on the closure…
The State Minister for industry, David Bahati is not happy that commercial banks in the country continue to raise their prime lending rates blaming it on the ‘rising’ inflation, which he said, is just one of unjustifiable excuses they are using to deny Ugandans credit. “Commercial banks are having a lot of excuses. The excuses…
President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander In Chief of the armed forces has retired 48 generals of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces at a ceremony held at State House Entebbe, Wednesday. General Elly Tumwine, who died last week and was buried on Tuesday was supposed to be the 49th of the retiring generals. Speaking at the…
One of Uganda’s top vocalists, musician Angella Katatumba has partnered with Masters Music studios to release her new incoming music album titled “Masterpiece” as she seeks to yet again take the Ugandan airwaves by storm. Masterpiece album is a fifteen (15) track album that is primarily centred on the life of Katatumba and features top…
Jaro Hospital is in trouble for allegedly detaining Robert Ssentongo, a 15-year-old boy due to failure of his family to clear a medical bill of Shillings 4.8 million. The teenager’s family has dragged Jaro Hospital, Kyaliwajjala to the High Court Civil Division. Sentogo’s father, Raymond Mugerwa, a resident of Kikabya village, Bunyiri parish, Kyampisi sub…
More than 1,000 people have been displaced by floods in Kamutur sub county, Bukedea district. The floods have also washed away 344 pit latrines and more than 12,000 gardens after River Atari burst its banks on Monday. Joyce Chemeri, a resident in Amutur village says she had to seek shelter with her family in the…
Senior officials from Uganda’s petroleum authority (PAU) and Tanzania’s energy and water utilities regulatory authority (EWURA)—the agencies that have regulatory powers over the oil industry in the two countries—have renewed their commitment to secure the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The officials have agreed to jointly cooperate in the regulation and monitoring of the…
The banking industry has defended its changing mode of operation which sections of the public describe as less friendly, saying they have learnt from the effects of global shocks on the businesses and economies generally. In recent times, Bank of Uganda has compelled commercial banks to increase their lending rates even as the demand for…
