Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

ANDREW MWENDA: Why Gov’t Decision On Speke Munyonyo Convention Centre Has Been The Best

Recently, I had a debate with some Ugandan friends on the decision of the government to build an international convention center in Munyonyo in partnership with Sudhir Ruparelia. Uganda will host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in January 2024. So far, 88

July 10, 2023

Crime

Socialite Don Zella To Pay USh20m in Lawsuit Against Sudhir’s Speke Apartments

City socialite Sheila Nadege, commonly known as Don Zella, has been ordered by the High Court in Kampala to pay USh20 million as security for costs in her lawsuit against Speke Hotel 1996 Limited, trading as Speke Apartments which is owned by real

July 9, 2023

Business

Tycoon Sudhir Relocates 20yr Old Trees As Construction of World-class Convention Centre Kickstarts

Business mogul Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has kicked off construction of the world-class Munyonyo Convention Centre that will host over 120 heads of state for next year’s Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. The Non-Aligned Movement, founded in 1955 during the Asian-Africa meeting in Bandung,

July 8, 2023

Crime

City Lawyer Kwesiga Bateyo Ordered To Cough Shs 86m Over Fraudulent Land Transaction

City lawyer Kenneth Kwesiga Bateyo has been ordered by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court to Shs 86 million or be jailed for 3 years over his involvement in a fraudulent land transaction. The same court also sentenced businessman George William Salongo Kagwa

July 7, 2023

Business

Brand Africa Back To Award Top 100 Performing Brands In Africa

The popular annual Brand Africa 100 Awards are back, bigger and better this year and are scheduled to be held on July 11th, 2023, at Golden Tulip Canaan Hotel, Kampala. The Brand Africa Awards aim at recognizing, appreciating and awarding the best

July 7, 2023

Politics

Oyam North By-election: 2 UPC Leaders Arrested Over Voter Bribery

The Oyam Central Police Station has apprehended two individuals on suspicion of engaging in voter bribery. “Today, on the 6th of July 2023, at approximately 6:10 hours, police officers deployed to provide security in Otwal Sub-County intercepted Ocen Ronald, a 31-year-old resident

July 6, 2023

Education

Bushenyi: Administrators Decry Underfunding Of Schools Under U.S.E

To boost the literacy rates in Uganda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni introduced Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy to enhance enrolment at the secondary level in February 2007. Under this policy, every government school is supported

July 6, 2023

National News

Oyam North Parliamentary By-election: Over 900 Supporters, Agents Ditch UPC & NUP, Cross To NRM As President Museveni Campaigns For Party Flag Bearer

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) politics is politics of science but not guesswork and it aims at solving the problems of Ugandans. “From the beginning, we were telling you that we are here for your

July 5, 2023

Health·Politics

‘He Was Not Only an NRM Activist But a Lion’- President Museveni Pays Tribute to Fallen Minister Charles Engola, Tells Children To Emulate Him

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid glowing tribute to the Late Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Engola Macodwogo for his tremendous contribution to the country in the economic, political as well as security areas. President Museveni made his remarks yesterday afternoon after laying

July 5, 2023

Politics

NRM National Chairman ‘Museveni’ In Oyam To Campaign For NRM’s Samuel Engola

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the NRM’s National Chairman, will on Tuesday July, 4, 2023 campaign for the ruling party’s flag-bearer in the Oyam North by-election, Samuel Okello Engola, as the vote hunt comes to an end. Voting is scheduled

July 4, 2023