Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Uganda’s Covid-19 Cases Rise To 848 As 15 Test Positive

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 15 new Covid-19 cases making a total number of cases to 848. According to the Health Ministry, the new cases include 3 truck drivers from Mirama Hills, Malaba and Elegu Points of Entry. They also include

June 27, 2020

News·Politics

2021 Election Opinion Polls: Kateshumbwa, Mushemeza, Hon. Jacklet On Track For Landslide Victory – Too Close To Call For Former Canon Kabigumira & Kibaju

With the Electoral Commission setting its road-map for the 2021 elections, The Capital Times will be conducting polls in different electoral Districts at different intervals and here are the results from Sheema for the positions of Members of Parliament and LC V

June 26, 2020

News·Politics

Former Controversial BoU Director Bagyenda Joins Elective Politics

Justine Bagyenda, who is the former Bank of Uganda Director for Supervision, has joined the political race and as you read this, we have reliably been informed that she is contesting the Ntungamo Municipality Member of Parliament seat. Credible sources that have

June 26, 2020

Entertainment·News

Club, Bar Owners Seek Parliament Support On Reopening

Players in the entertainment and service industry have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, to intervene in their timeless closure by government in her bid to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Under their Club, Restaurants and Entertainment Owners Association

June 26, 2020

News·Politics

The Likely Benefits Of a Scientific Election In Uganda

By Steven Masiga The Electoral commission is awakening many political actors out of the Covid-19 slumber to participate in an election that many of them had hitherto written off as postponed to 2023 or even 2026. Uganda might not be the only

June 26, 2020

Hot News·News

Angry Lawyers Demand Urgent Elections In Bid To Replace Uganda Law Society President Kinobe

Ugandan lawyers have said that they are tired of being ‘COVID-19 Orphans’ and they want elections held urgently so as to replace the leadership of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), starting with the current president Simon Peter Kinobe. In a petition delivered

June 25, 2020

Business·News

Ugandan Banks Blacklist Britania Allied Industries Boss Elmajee Over Lack Of Work Permit

We recently revealed on this website how Ahmed Elmajee, the Managing Director of Britania Allied Industries, and his colleague Ali Yousef Ebraik Ohaida, the Group General Manager, are illegally operating in Uganda because they have not yet secured work permits that allow

June 24, 2020

Health·News

In Uganda: Coronavirus Cases Rise To 797 As 23 Test Positive

The Ministry of Health has confirmed Twenty three new COVID-19 cases. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to 797 as of June 23rd, 2020. According to the health ministry, the new cases were from 2,219 samples tested, 5 of

June 23, 2020

News·Politics

Gen. Muhoozi Gains More Popularity Ahead Of Bobi Wine Despite Not Showing Interest In Politics

The First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Presidential Adviser on Special Operations, is fast gaining popularity among Ugandans ahead of People Power leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bob Wine, as Uganda braces for future political leaders. Although he has

June 23, 2020

News·Politics

KCCA Councilors Endorse Tycoon Basajjabalaba’s Reappointment On District Land Board

Several Councilors at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCAA) on Monday June 22, 2022, warmly accepted Hon. Nasser Basajjabalaba’s reappointment on the Kampala District Land Board, which will see him serve for another five years. The move came after Councilors unanimously approved

June 23, 2020