Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

AIGP OCHOM: Stop Abusing Body Guards

The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Edward Ochom has condemned the way some dignitaries treat police guards assigned for their protection. Ochom said that the conduct of some principals compromises their own security but also affects the performance of the police guards

June 18, 2022

Security

Uganda Police Unveils ‘Army-like’ Uniform For Officers Fighting Cattle Theft In Karamoja

In an effort to curb cattle theft, the Uganda Police Force has officially announced that it has changed the Operation Uniform for Anti-Stock Theft Unit personnel operating in Karamoja sub region and the neighboring districts. All the ASTU police officers operating in

June 17, 2022

Uganda

MPs Concerned About Implementation Of Parish Development Model

Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes

June 17, 2022

Business

BoU Warns Against Cyber Fraud As NSSF Launches Smart Card

The Bank of Uganda has tasked the National Social Security Fund-NSSF to ensure there are no cases of cyber fraud as the fund launches a three-in-one social security smart card. With the card, the fund’s qualified members will be able to directly

June 17, 2022

Crime

More Details Emerge On Why Top Custodian Board Officials Were Arrested

The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) on Wednesday arrested two officials of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over alleged forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and conspiracy to commit a felony. It is alleged that George William Bizibu, 55, the

June 15, 2022

Crime·Security

Aviation Security Intercepts Suspected Narcotics Packaged As Coffee Samples

Aviation Security has intercepted suspected narcotics disguised as coffee for export at Entebbe International Airport, according to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA. The UCAA spokesperson Vianney Luggya, said that the suspicious cargo was disguised as coffee samples in branded packets of African Premium

June 15, 2022

Politics·Uganda

Speaker Among Calls Value For Money Implementation Of Budget

The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Among has urged accounting officers in ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to ensure proper expenditure of the 2022/2023 budget. Parliament approved the Shs48.1 trillion budget for the financial year 2022/2023 on 20 May 2022. “All

June 15, 2022

Politics

Cash Bonanza: Kyagulanyi Orders NUP MPs To Return UGX 40M Handout

Members of Parliament have each been given 40 million Shillings for unknown reasons at a time when the country is grappling with ever-increasing commodity prices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, a dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak

June 15, 2022

Health

Gov’t Scraps Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign In Schools

The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination

June 15, 2022

Business·Crime

Police Probe Ugandan Security Company Over UGX 33 Billion Missing Gold

Uganda Police on Friday opened investigations into the missing 210kg of gold that were entrusted to a Ugandan Security company Quantico Security Limited for safe-keeping in December 2021 by a Congolese national but went missing under controversial circumstances. We’ve learnt that the

June 15, 2022