The Indian Association Uganda has requested the Indian Government to lower import taxes, especially on coffee and cocoa. They made the call through the visiting state minister for External Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, during a breakfast meeting at Serena Hotel in Kampala. The executive committee chairman of Indian Association Uganda, Rao Mohana said high taxes have…
The Uganda Police has dismissed social media reports making rounds on the appointment of Maj Gen Jackson Bakasumba as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP). In a statement released via it’s socials on Sunday morning, Police clarified that the information circulating via social media and several publications is completely baseless and false as…
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) Mr Ramathan Ggoobi has clarified to Parliament on the status of Government’s 25% shares held in the Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo. In a detailed letter to the Clerk to Parliament Parliament, Mr Ggoobi also a leading economist noted that Finance Ministry is at…
Court in Makindye has remanded three people to Kitalya Prison for allegedly attempting to transfer ownership of prime land belonging to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lubowa to themselves. The Capital Times has learnt that the trio, that were charged are Mr. Mohammed Lubowa, 48, a resident of Ndejje Rubugumu, Makindye Division; Mr.…
Speke Apartments Wampewo today hosted Uganda’s first cake mixing ceremony at La Cabana restaurant in Kampala. The much-attended event took place at the Restaurant’s poolside lounge kicking off at 4 pm, East African time. Cake mixing is an activity that follows a definite process of putting the elaborate cake ingredients together, mixing them and then…
Uganda’s leading education hub, Victoria University (VU) has extended classrooms to a fully furnished state of the art Market Plaza and hearty served lunch to over 2000 members of the community. The University says, shifting some lectures to Market plaza was made to help students observe Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs), complying with Ministry of Health,…
Premier Recruitment Limited, a labour export agency in Kampala has announced the urgency need to recruit up to 100 Ugandan youths to work as general cleaners in Qatar, as the company continues to raise an effort towards curbing the unwavering rate of youth unemployment in Uganda. According to Premier Recruitment management, the urgent need for…
Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has filed his response to Parliament regarding the government shares in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited. Parliament had summoned Sudhir to explain the status of government shares in the 5-star facility. “The committee has noted with concern that Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) as an investment arm of Government, has not been availed an…
President Museveni who is the commander in chief of the forces has today retired some of his longtime Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) generals and other high ranking officers. The most senior by rank of those retired is Gen Elly Tumwime, Gen Katumba Wamala, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande among others. However, former Inspector General of…
President Yoweri Museveni has commended Germany for its donation of 5.5million doses of Johnson and Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccines and called for support through sharing reagents to enable Uganda produce its own vaccines and avoid vaccine dependency in the future. The President was yesterday speaking during a meeting with a high-powered investors delegation from the…
