In recent days, Muyenga, Y2K Zone a push Kampala suburb, has been in the news of residents fighting for an access road. This website has since established the person who has been at the forefront of the fight claiming to own property is actually a housemaid of one Mzeei Bibangamba of Panorama. What We Know…
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating the fuel. Preliminary investigations indicate that several pump attendants were arrested while others…
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources are probing allegations of mismanagement and corruption at Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL). While interfacing with the board members of UETCL on Thursday, 17 March 2022, the Committee Chairperson, Hon. Emmanuel Otaala expressed concern about the mismanagement of the company resulting from a…
The Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has castigated people who are pushing for the abolition of Mailo land tenure system, which is mainly in Buganda, saying they are bent on weakening the kingdom. The Kabaka broke silence at his 28th coronation anniversary ceremony at Nkoni Palace in Buddu on Saturday, July, 31…
The Inspector General of Government (IGG) is investigating top officials at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) over alleged fraud of more than Shs2b spent in ghost activities. By presstime, Dr Chris Mukiza, the Ubos executive director, had declined to discuss the matter, referring all inquiries to the Ombudsman. However, Sources privy to the investigations…
Since taking office as Deputy Speaker of Parliament way back in 2001 (20 years ago in May 2021), Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has created one of the most secretive but powerful political hegemony within the NRM environs in modern Uganda’s Political history. It’s hard to tell how much the legendary Woman Member of Parliament…
Bank of Uganda has officially quit the case involving city tycoon Hamis Kiggundu alias Ham and Diamond Trust Bank, in which he accuses the financial institution, together with its parent bank, Diamond Trust Bank Kenya, of illegally withdrawing over Shs128Bn from his company accounts. Bank of Uganda had applied to join the case as Amicus…
The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s home and release him and his wife Barbara Itungo Amnesty International said as the post-election blockade entered its 7th day. Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine was declared runner-up by the Electoral Commission in last week’s presidential election,…
Manufacturers have called on the government to impose tough measures against EAC states which continue to block imports from Uganda. Under their tutelage, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), they note that the continued blockade of Ugandan merchandise on the Kenyan market is a violation of the EAC Common Market Protocol. UMA Executive Director Daniel Birungi…
Kampala: If there is any government Authority that frustrating President Yoweri Museveni’s fight against corruption, then it is the City Hall based Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), because investigators indicate that officials there are involved in gross abuse of government funds and tax payers’ money. This is because officials at KCCA not only embezzled funds…
By Faruk Kirunda Kampala: As we dive into the high political season with campaigns getting under way leading to elections at Presidential and Parliament level, I can bet my hand that the winners have already done what it takes to claim their deserved victory. Campaigns are only for polishing the loose ends and sealing the…
Veteran lawyer Hajji Elias Lukwago, who is the Kampala city Lord Mayor, has done the unthinkable by defying a court order that barred him from appointing David Balondemu as the Chairman of the Kampala District Land Board. Lukwago appointed Balondemu as Chairman despite the fact that an order issued by the High Court in June…
Several officials at Stanbic Bank are in deep trouble after it emerged that they illegally sold property that had been staked at collateral security by their clients for a Shs1 Billion loan. A complaint seen by this website, drawn by Beatrice Odongo, the director of Macdowel Uganda Ltd, a real estate company, indicate that Stanbic…
Several officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), are in deep trouble for allegedly swindling over Shs 8 billions in guise of renovation of Old Taxi Park. These are also under fire for defying a Court Order and using this Covid-19 Lockdown to enter a consent judgement between the developers led by Ahabwe Transporters…
All indications are that a dead year will not be declared, schools will reopen soon, and national exams usually set by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) in November and December, will likely go ahead, in March 2021. According to a letter recently written by the Minister of Education Janet Kataha Museveni to Finance Minister…
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has said it will be petitioning the Supreme Court against the dismissal of the UGX.397BN Crane Bank case, by the Court of Appeal claiming the judgement of this case has a crucial precedent that affects its powers. The Court of Appeal last week dismissed an appeal filed by Bank of…
Untold shame has engulfed the Uganda Police a senior officer was convicted by the High Court for car theft, and ordered to pay over Shs 282 Million in damages to the owner of the stolen vehicle. The senior cop who brought shame unto the Police Force has been identified as Anatoli Muleterwa, who is the…
Panic has rocked Parliament as renowned Parliamentarian and Lawyer Hon. Paul Akamba an Independent legislator representing Busiki County, in Namutumba District wrote to the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga disowning his own signature as a seconder of a motion that was to be moved on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday 26th May…
FUNDING THE COUP THROUGH ENERGY AND MINERALS CORRUPTION By the Capital Times Investigative Unit In part 3 of the Energy Mafias series, we analyse what some would believe is the biggest conspiracy under the NRM Government by bringing to you the modus operandi of the invisible cartel commandeered by former PS Kabagambe Kallisa and has also…
By Our Reporter Kampala: Two senior officials of Rural Electrification Agency (REA) have FINALLY been interdicted with immediate effect on orders from the President, His Excellency General Yoweri K. Museveni through the Energy Minister, Hon. Dr. Mary Goretti Kituttu (PhD). According our reliable sources, the President has been frustrated by the Minister and her Permanent…
After Eng Andrew Kitata took over as the acting Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority, more rot is being unearthed from the leadership of his predecessor Jennifer Musisi, who is purported to have been involved in some irregular procurement processes, ghost workers, syndicated corruption and nepotism. It’s alarming that more than760 staff members have…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 25th April, 2024 commissioned the newly refurbished Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium. The multi-purpose stadium was developed by businessman Hamis Kiggundu famously known as Ham. During the commissioning, President Museveni congratulated and thanked Mr. Ham Kiggundu for the good work of giving Nakivubo Stadium a state-of-the-art face-lift. “First of all,…
The flag bearers and mobilizers in Namutumba under the National Unity Platform- NUP have crossed to the National Resistance Movement- NRM party as the 2026 Presidential & Parliamentary- elections hit up. Led by Yusufu Dabada, the former Busiki MP contestant in the 2021 general elections, the team was presented to NRM party Vice Chairman, Hon…
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, also the interim leader of a breakaway faction within the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), has traveled to New Delhi, India, for spinal surgery. Lukwago was diagnosed with C6-7 cervical discopathy two months ago. While initial treatment with pain medication, neuropathy drugs, and physiotherapy offered some relief, it wasn’t enough.…
A total of 177 trainees from Guinea-Bissau, who underwent training in the Very Important Persons and Special Operations Tactics Course, passed out today at the Special Mission Training Centre in Butiaba, Bulisa district. The 16-week training was conducted by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. In his message, the Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba,…
Speaker Anita Among has directed the Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Milly Babalanda to present a list of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and their deputies and assistants to Parliament for scrutiny. This followed a statement presented by Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Minsa Kabanda in response to the Leader of the…
A formal motion will be introduced in Parliament to determine the relocation of Luzira Prisons to make way for the construction of a five-star hotel. On Wednesday, 24 April 2024, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi presented a statement stating that the dilapidated prison built in the 1920s is facing a…
The acting commissioner of lands Baker Mugaino after thorough investigations on the contentious land has released a report faulting NSSF. NSSF bought Land comprised in FRV 402 Folio 13 Block 269 Plot 4,323 and 1322, from Uganda Company Holdings Ltd in 2003. All shareholders of Uganda Company Holdings Ltd are foreigners, they could not hold…
The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has commended King Ceasor University for its commitment to excellence in education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Speaking at the university’s graduation ceremony, the First Lady, whose speech was read by State Minister for Higher Education, John C. Muyingo, congratulated the 240 graduates from…
Joseph Ssali,is among the Ugandans who have been affected by the law that interferes with human rights according to the activists. Early this month, the Constitutional court in Uganda rejected the bid to scrap the anti-homosexuality law, which imposes penalties of up to life imprisonment for homosexual relationships and has provisions that punish “aggravated homosexuality”…
City business man Matthew Kanyamunyu has been set free from Luzira prison after serving his sentence for shooting dead child rights activist, Kenneth Akena in 2016. Mr Kanyamunyu was sentenced to five years and one month in prison but he has managed to serve three years and five months due to his good conduct and…
