Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

What You Missed In President Museveni’s ‘Securing Your Future’ Speech At The Launch Of NRM’s Manifesto 2021-2026

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday launched his five-year re-election manifesto for the 2021 general elections. Museveni, ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate, said the 2021-2026 manifesto, under the theme “SECURING YOUR FUTURE” focuses on five priority areas which include,

November 6, 2020

Politics

The Reckless Sub-Plot Behind The Shenanigans Of Our Presidential Candidates

By David K Mafabi StateHouse: I have watched and listened in utter amazement as leader after leader (of all shades and hues), the Oppositionists who go by the sobriquet of “civil society”, etc.- lambast Police over alleged brutality. For avoidance of doubt,

November 6, 2020

Politics

Appointed & Approved: Kampala District Land Board On Cloud 9 As Concerned Citizen Withdraws Case Blocking Their Approval

The Kampala District Land Board has been duly approved and given greenlight to officially do their work following the withdraw of the case from Court questioning their appointment. Earlier this year, names of the appointed members from Uganda Law Society and all

November 6, 2020

Business

Court Trashes Nzeyi’s Case Involving Sale Of NBC To Crane Bank

The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by city businessman Amos Nzeyi in which he challenged the winding up and sale of former Minister Amama Mbabazi’s National Bank of Commerce (NBC) by Bank of Uganda, which later sold it to tycoon

November 6, 2020

Crime

Equal Opportunities Top Boss Ntambi Expected Before Anti-corruption Court Today

The chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo, Kampala, today and plead to corruption charges brought against her about a month ago. Ms Ntambi is among others, accused of

November 4, 2020

Politics

Drama: Presidential Aspirant Arrives At Nomination Venue 2hrs After Closure Of Exercise

One of the Presidential aspirants, Matsiko Dan has just arrived for nomination two hours after the closure of the nomination process. He says the electoral commission gave him a wrong time for nomination. He claims to have all the necessary documents too.

November 3, 2020

News·Politics

Faruk Kirunda: Museveni Deserves A Medal For Restoring Cultural Institutions

By Faruk Kirunda This year marks 27 years since the restoration of cultural institutions in Uganda. It was a fulfillment of the pledge made by liberation fighter, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to bring back those institutions that had been abolished in 1967 by

November 3, 2020

News

Principal Judge Zeija, Lawyer Kiwanuka On Hot Spot For Arm-twisting Ham-DTB Case

High Court Principal Judge Justice Flavian Zeija and city lawyer Kiryowa Kiwanuka, of K.K Advocates, have come under attack for allegedly arm-twisting the judicial system, in a bid to frustrate the case involving tycoon Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham and Diamond Trust Bank

November 3, 2020

Crime

Sex Pest: Police Arrest Sheema Man For Mercilessly Drilling Brother’s Waterlogged Wife

By: Nayebare Syrus The Sheema Central Police is having in custody two people for allegedly having sex in a very unpleasant way. The arrest came when Richard Katambira 45 years, a resident of Rushorooza Zone3, Kitojo Ward in Sheema municipality reported to police

November 2, 2020

Politics

NUP Candidate Zaituni Babikola Withdraws From Sembabule Woman MP Race

Zaituni Yahaya Babikola, the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for the Sembabule Woman parliamentary race has withdrawn from next year’s general elections. Babikola who is also the NUP Sembabule district coordinator communicated her withdraw from the race in a letter to the

November 2, 2020