Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Crime

Mitooma MP Thomas Tayebwa Faces Arrest For Assaulting UMEME Staff

Mitooma member of parliament Thomas Tayebwa has come under fire and faces arrest for assaulting an employee of UMEME on duty. In a statement from UMEME Ltd today, a case of assault against the MP has been opened at Katwe Police Station

August 28, 2020

Security

UPDF Distances Self From ‘Besigye’s Possible Coup’ In Uganda

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has distanced itself from comments made by former presidential candidate Col Dr Kizza Besigye, who on Friday predicted a military led overthrow of the current National Resistance Movement Government under President Yoweri Museveni. Besigye, citing other

August 28, 2020

Crime

Sad! Primary Teacher Commits Suicide Over Covid-19 Debts

A primary teacher in Kamuli district has taken his own life allegedly due to accumulated debts. Jimmy Buyonga, 32, a teacher at Kasambira Preparatory primary school in Bugulumbya sub-county in eastern Uganda hanged himself at the school premises. Rose Namukose, a resident

August 28, 2020

News

Tough Times Ahead As Police Director Orders For Enforcement Of Curfew, Covid-19 SOPs

The Uganda Police Operations Director, AIGP Edward Ochom has ordered all territorial commanders countrywide to strictly enforce the Covid19 guidelines given by the Ministry of Health and arrest whoever violates them without fail. He communicated through a memo seen by this website

August 28, 2020

News

Video: City Tycoon Kalungi ‘Billgates’ Police Officer Lock Horns

City businessman Moses Kalungi Alias Bill Gates the proprietor of Kalungi Plaza has exchanged bitter with a Uganda Police Force Force Officer for arresting him and family on allegations of evicting a tenant from his building. The worse happened yesterday evening after

August 28, 2020

Health

Charms Uganda Donates To COVID-19 Frontline Health Workers

When Uganda announced the first case of Covid-19 in March, companies continuously donated food, cash and relief items to help meet the needs of those who have been denied an opportunity to earn a living due to the limitations imposed by the

August 27, 2020

Politics

MP Luttamaguzi Remanded To Wanyato Prison For Flouting Covid-19 SOPs

Nakaseke South MP Paulson Ssemakula Lutamaguzi has been charged and remanded to Wanyato government prison up-to September 3, 2020. On Wednesday, police arrested Luttamaguzi and scores of his supporters over a planned political rally.He has been charged with doing an act likely

August 27, 2020

News

Museveni Declares August 29 National Prayers Day As Covid-19 Cases Surge

The president of Uganda HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has declared the national prayer day a public holiday all over the country. In a statement released on his social media platforms on Thursday, August, 27, the president noted thus.. A certain Ugandan came to

August 27, 2020

Crime

Grief As Family Of Five Drown In Lake Bunyonyi

Police is Investigating circumstances where Five more people have drowned in Lake Bunyonyi, barely a week after three people drowned in the same lake. Mr. Elly Matte the Kigezi region police spokesman identified the deceased as Grolia Tuhimbise, her children, Shanitah Ruhangariyo

August 27, 2020

Health

Panic As Troubled Dfcu Bank Closes Branch After Recording 5 Covid-19 Cases

The troubled commercial DFCU Bank of Uganda, is nursing five (5) COVID-19 infections from its staff at Lugogo Branch leaving both the management and customers at high risk of contracting the virus. According to the statement released by the Bank management, the

August 27, 2020