Isaac Nabimanya, Author at Thecapitaltimes

Uganda Airlines New Board Of Directors Kicks Off Work

The new Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines Company Limited has been inaugurated, with officials cautioning them against corruption, mismanagement and abuse of office. The seven-member team which include Priscilla Mirembe Serukka (Chairperson), Samson Rwahwire, Herbert Kamuntu, Patrick Ocailap, Barbara Namugambe, Abdi

April 3, 2022

Business·Health

IMF Clears Uganda For UGX 455Bn Credit After Good Performance

The International Monetary Fund-IMF, has given Uganda a clean bill of health regarding the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the funds and the economy as a whole. For this, the Fund’s board has allowed for the immediate release of 127 million US

March 18, 2022

Crime

DPP Wants To Take Over Mabirizi’s Offensive Communication Case

The Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to Buganda Road Magistrates Court to take over the case of offensive communication instituted against embattled city lawyer Male Mabirizi. Counsel Robert Rutaro Muhairwe instituted the charges against Mabirizi by way of private prosecution accusing

March 16, 2022

Crime

Man Convicted Of Murdering Suspect In Police Cell

A 31-year-old man has been convicted of murder of another suspect in police cells. Amos Odyek who was arrested for being idle and disorderly was charged with the murder of Jonathan Opio, another suspect who was detained at Lira Central Police Station.

March 15, 2022

Health

Speaker Jacob Oulanyah Flown to United States for Specialized Treatment

The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has been quietly flown to Seattle, United States of America for specialized treatment. Oulanyah was flown out in the wee hours of Thursday, February 3, 2021, after discharge from Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had

February 6, 2022

Education

Gov’t Releases New Reopening Dates For Schools In Kampala, Wakiso & Mukono

Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has released new reporting dates for boarding students in Kampala, Wakiso, Mpigi, and Mukono districts ahead of the full reopening of schools in the country. In a January 2 press statement from the Ministry

January 4, 2022

Crime

Over 10 Injured In Bududa Nasty Road Accident

Over 10 people have been critically injured following an accident in Bududa district. The accident involving a Fuso truck, registration number UAW 329Y occurred at around Women’s Corner Stage, along Bududa-Mbale highway in Bududa district. According to police preliminary investigations, the driver

December 30, 2021

Kampala·News

Chief Justice Warns Judicial Officers Against Exorbitant Court Awards

The Chief Justice of Uganda Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has warned judicial officers to desist from issuing exorbitant awards to litigants. Dollo made remarks while presiding over the Judiciary’s end-of-year party held at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala, where over ten Judicial Officers at

December 12, 2021

Business·ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

ERA Shines Again, Ranked Best In Africa For Fourth Time In ADB Regulatory Index 2021

Uganda’s power sector regulator, Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), has for a fourth consecutive time come atop other regulators on the continent in this year’s African Development Bank’s Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI). The number of African countries ranked increased from 36 in 2020

December 10, 2021

Education

We Have No Funds To Support Private Schools – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education and Sports says it cannot provide financial support to private education institutions that have been hit hard by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting Members of Parliament on the Education Committee on Thursday, the Commissioner Private Schools

November 12, 2021