Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

NSSF To Spend UGX 50 Billion Each Week For Mid-term Access

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi, the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing

March 5, 2022

Crime

Human Rights Lawyer Ssemakadde Asks Court To Halt Trial For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Award-winning Human Rights Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked Buganda Road Magistrates Court to halt hearing of the case in which he was summoned to be charged with offensive communication until the determination of an application where he is challenging the legality of

March 5, 2022

Crime·Health

Three Remanded Over Theft Of Gov’t Drugs Worth UGX 21 Billion

The Makindye Magistrates Court has remanded three people including employees of Joint Medical Stores on charges related to theft of government drugs worth 21 billion Shillings. The three are: Jane Frances Oling, the Executive Director Women in Development, a community based organization,

March 5, 2022

Crime·Health

Axed Dr. Baterana Petitions Court To Quash State House Health Monitoring Unit Report On Mulago

The interdicted Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, wants court to throw out the evidence and charges brought against him by the State House Health Monitoring Unit on the basis of lack of jurisdiction. This comes after the

March 5, 2022

Crime

Axed Mulago Hospital ED Charged With Embezzlement, Abuse Of Office

Police have preferred charges of fraudulent accounting, abuse of office, embezzlement and causing financial loss to the government against Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the executive director of Mulago National Referral Hospital. According to the State House Health Monitoring Unit, the above crimes were

March 3, 2022

Politics

Parliament To Investigate Naguru-Nakawa Land Saga Again

Parliament is set to conduct another investigation into the controversial Naguru-Nakawa land after conducting a similar investigation into the same subject in the 10th Parliament. The latest investigation was pronounced by Deputy Speaker, Anita Among during the plenary sitting where she announced a

March 2, 2022

Uganda

Electricity Players Back Proposal To Fine Power Thieves UGX 400M

Energy Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda have asked Parliament to approve the proposal by Government to fine people who indulge in illegal power connections Shs400M or have culprits jailed for 10years in order to curb rampant illegal electricity connections. The Association

March 2, 2022

Business·Crime

ANDREW MWENDA: Sale Of Crane Bank To DFCU Will Go Down In History As The Most Fraudulent Transaction By BoU

On February 11, businessman Sudhir Ruparelia won yet another victory in the Supreme Court against Bank of Uganda over the fate of Crane Bank. The central bank closed Crane Bank in October 2016 claiming it was undercapitalised. The latest ruling is a

March 2, 2022

Business

Coughing Sudhir’s Bank Is A Must & Stand Warned Not To Contempt Court Orders! Tycoon Lawyers Pump More Pressure On Staggering Bank Of Uganda

Pressure and panic from Bank of Uganda (BoU) officials continue to leak to the public over the recent Supreme Court ruling in which the Bank was ordered to ‘vomit’ mogul Sudhir Ruparelia’s Crane Bank but also cough to him billions of all

February 28, 2022

Sports

Motorsport Ace Rajiv Ruparelia Vows To ‘Crush’ Senior Rally Drivers In Kaliro Battle

Uganda’s Motorsport Senior Driver Rajiv Ruparelia has vowed to not only ‘slaughter’ the senior drivers in the game but ‘roast’ them ahead of the Kaliro Sugar Rally happening next week in Eastern Uganda. The three-day much-anticipated event is set to take place

February 27, 2022