Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Education Ministry Revises Academic Year, Students To Report For Second Term

Education authorities have revised the Academic Year schedule to allow students to report for the second term of school this month, as part of the phased reopening of educational institutions across the country. The Academic Year was prematurely cut short on March

September 8, 2020

Crime

2021 Presidential Elections: Councilor Arrested Over Campaigning For Rebel Joseph Kony

Police detectives in Kitgum municipality in northern Uganda on saturday detained Mr Peter Paul Tabu, the LC III representing Town ward in Central division, on allegations of printing and displaying the ‘presidential campaign’ posters of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel

September 8, 2020

Politics

Robbing From Voters: Tanga Odoi Nullifies Nyabushozi County Results Over Irregularities

The National Resistance Movement party Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi has nullified Nyabushozi County primary election results and warned party candidates and members in Kiruhura District against violence exhibited in the past days. Following a meeting held with the NRM leaders

September 8, 2020

Crime

Grief As Ntungamo Businessman Is Shot Dead

The Police in Kigezi region have initiated investigations to ascertain the circumstances under which a renowned businessman, Silver Turyahikayo, 50, was attacked by unknown gunmen and shot dead on Monday evening. The deceased was allegedly attacked at around 7pm while at Kisasi

September 8, 2020

Crime·News

Big Story: Minister Rukutana Remanded To Kakiika Prison Over Attempted Murder

State Minister for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana has been charged and remanded to prison for his alleged involvement in violence in the wake of the NRM parliamentary primary elections in his home district of Ntungamo. The minister was charged with seven counts of

September 7, 2020

Crime

Breaking: Minister Rukutana Charged

The Minister of State for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana has been charged with attempted murder, malicious damage and theft of a gun. His three bodyguards were also charged with attempted murder and their file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)

September 7, 2020

Uganda

One Feared Dead, Thousands Displaced As Landslides Ravage Three Villages In Mbale

Torrential rains in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale on Sunday triggered off a landslide which has affected three villages leaving one person so far confirmed dead and property destroyed, a relief agency said on Monday. The saddening incident happened in Busaano

September 7, 2020

Crime

Am not Suffering From Bullet Injuries – Rukutana Victim Breaks Silence

Mr. Dan Rwiburingi, a victim of the Saturday shooting incident in Ntungamo that has landed Labour Minister Mwesigwa Rukutana in jail has said he didn’t suffer bullet injuries from the confrontation. In a video circulating on social media, recorded from his hospital

September 7, 2020

Health

Health Ministry Admits 679 People Were Given Wrong Covid-19 Results

Uganda’s Health Ministry has admitted to mismanagement of Covid-19 test results being released by laboratories. The ministry says about 679 people were given wrong COVID-19 results. Some people were both positive and negative. “Some people claim to have received two different result

September 7, 2020

Health

Worry As Uganda’s Covid-19 Cases Surge To 3,667, Death Toll Shoots To 41

Uganda has registered two more covid-19 deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities to 41. According to the Ministry of Health, the victims are from Kampala and Jinja. The Ministry also confirmed 128 new covid-19 cases. This brings the country’s cumulative total

September 6, 2020