Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Crime

CID Probes City Law Firm Over UGX 2Bn Compensation Scam

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Parliament has been tasked to investigate two lawyers for their role in the 2 billion shilling land compensation scandal. The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi, is investigating the

June 29, 2022

Business·Crime

Attorney General Defends Gov’t Decision On Pinetti Coffee Deal

The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked High Court to dismiss with costs an application by two lawyers challenging the controversial coffee deal between the government of Uganda and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Henry Byansi and Micheal Aboneka petitioned the High

June 29, 2022

Politics

Buganda Kingdom Approves UGX 157.8Bn Budget

Buganda Kingdom’s Lukiiko has approved a budget totaling 157.84 billion Shillings to support different activities of the monarchy in the coming financial year 2022/2023. The budget was approved following its presentation by the Kingdom Minister of Finance, Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa. The new

June 28, 2022

Business

Business Magnate Hamis Kiggundu Opens Market For Newly Furnished ICT Corporate Smart Homes At Ham Palm Villas

City businessman Hamis Kiggundu, the proprietor of Ham Enterprises Uganda Limited and Kiham Enterprises Uganda Limited among other businesses; has opened the market for his newly furnished Ham Palm Villas ICT corporate smart homes. These one of a kind corporate smart homes,

June 28, 2022

Politics

Museveni Gives DGF Five Months

President Yoweri Museveni has given a small, five-month window to the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), a major funder of civil society organisations in Uganda, to operate. But does that mean the end of DGF, whose activities were suspended last year, or is

June 27, 2022

News

Lacor Hospital Protests Primary Health Care Budget Cut

St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu is protesting the more than 50 percent reduction of its primary health care budget. The hospital director, Dr. Martin Ogwang, says that they have been receiving Shillings 600million under primary health care, which accounts for 5

June 27, 2022

Health

Hospitals Urged To Reserve 10 Beds For Critical Covid-19 Patients As Cases Rise

The Ministry of Health has directed hospitals across the country to reserve ten beds to be able to isolate and admit people who present with COVID-19. The decision was made as new cases were averaging 120 per day creating fear that the

June 27, 2022

Business

Horticulture Business: Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia To Lose Over US$5 Million Over Russia-Ukrain War

It takes a real billionaire to keep a cool head and stay investing when you wake up on a hot Kampala morning to find out you’re about to lose $5 million in income. Sharing with Billionaires Tomorrow Magazine, Sudhir said the first

June 27, 2022

Business

“You Will Not Find a Poor Ugandan Asian Anywhere In The world!”- Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia

More than 100 entrepreneurs will fly in from a score of destinations from Canada, Australia, Europe and the Bahamas. They will land in Kampala between August 2 and 4 to raise a glass the anniversary in the luxury Speke Hotel on the

June 26, 2022

Business

‘Disregard Falsehood Rumours’- Ruparelia Group Clarifies & Distances Self From Victoria Hospital Ownership

Ruparelia group has this morning clarified that Victoria Hospital isn’t one of their companies and have no idea about the motive of such ‘concoctions’ connecting him to the company. Several media reports had since linked the Bukoto-based hospital to Sudhir’s Ruparelia Group.

June 26, 2022