Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

11 Ugandan returnees From Afghanistan Test Positive For Covid-19

The Ministry of Health have on Monday June, 29, 2020 registered 19 new coronavirus infections, 11 of which are returnees from Afghanistan. This was revealed by Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general health services, on Tuesday who said the total number of

June 30, 2020

News·World

Unbelievable: Indian Man, ‘Rajiv’ Gives Cold Bath to Venomous King Cobra To Beat The Heat – Video

Not only humans, even reptiles are bearing the brunt of the extremely hot climate in parts of India. A video of a man showering a cobra, a highly poisonous snake, has gone viral. It is believed dangerous to play with snakes. Head

June 29, 2020

Health·News

Relief As Entebbe Hospital Discharges Almost All Covid-19 Patients, Remains With One

Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has only one patient with the coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital said it is currently managing only one patient, a male Ugandan who was admitted over the weekend. The patient was a case picked from the community in Masaka

June 29, 2020

Business·News

Buganda’s Lukiiko Approves UGX109.7Bn Budget

Buganda’s Lukiiko has approved a budget of Shillings 109.7 billion to support different Kingdom activities in the 2020/2021 financial year. The budget presented on Monday afternoon by the Kingdom Finance Minister, Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa is Shillings 13 billion less compared to the

June 29, 2020

Crime·News

Nakalema Arrests Two For Stealing President Museveni’s Land

The State House Anti- corruption unit led by Lt. Col Edith Nakalema has arrested two gentlemen for encroaching on private land belonging to President Museveni. According to Nakalema, the suspects are SSegane lPeter and Suuna Jimmy and their arrest came after a

June 29, 2020

News·Politics

Public Opinion Against The Upcoming Elections

By Steven Masiga With a few months left towards the ascendency of the new cultural leader of the Bamaasaba, a bigger number of people insist that the confusion engineered at the Umukuka offices might cast askance on the outcome, because a group

June 29, 2020

Crime·News

MP Allan Ssewanyana Arrested

Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana was arrested earlier this morning allegedly on counts of inciting violence in Munyonyo. The Legislator was found by police protesting with other locals against the demolition of their market, Kyengeza. “Don’t sit back as police

June 29, 2020

Crime·News

Big Story: Whistleblower Petitions President Museveni, High Court To Reprimand Top Bank Of Uganda Ex-Officials Over Corruption & Sell of Crane Bank

A whistleblower has petitioned President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) of the High Court, to indict and hold culpable three former executives of the Bank of Uganda, over allegations of involving themselves in corruption and the dubious sale of

June 27, 2020

Crime·News

Three Dead, One Critically Injured In Kisoro Road Accident

Three members of the same family died and another critically injured in a motor accident along Kabale-Kisoro road in Kisoro district on Friday evening. The horrible incident happened in the evening hours of Friday Evening June, 27, 20202 at Kagano village in

June 27, 2020

Business·News

COVID-19 Fight: Ruparelia Group Issues SoPs At All Buildings, Asks Gov’t To Bail Out Landlords With Tax Waivers

As a way of resuming business amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, the Ruparelia Group of Companies, which is owned by Kampala magnate Sudhir Ruparelia, has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) to all tenants occupying their buildings around Kampala. Rajiv Ruparelia, who is

June 27, 2020