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7 Traders Arrested Over Dealing In Stolen Electric Gadgets
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in close coordination with the Territorial Units in Kiboga and Old Kampala, conducted a well-coordinated raid on major metal business locations in Kayiwa Zone, that was dealing in suspected stolen electric gadgets and transmission wires from electric utilities and poles. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that this followed…
Goodbye: Museveni Holds Cabinet Farewell Party
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has organized farewell function for his cabinet ahead of his swearing in on May 12th at Kololo independence grounds. According to Linda Nambusayi Wamboka,senior president’s press secretary,revealed that on Monday, President Museveni held the last 2016-2021 cabinet business and applauded his ministers for serving their country diligently for last five years.…
Devastated Nurses, Midwives Layoff Tools Over Unfulfilled Gov’t Promises Ahead Of Museveni Inauguration
Nurses and midwives leaders across the country under their umbrella body, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union have threatened to lay down their tools over government’s failure to fulfill various promises. Among other issues, they say government has failed to fulfil its promise of increasing their lunch allowances from Shs 2200 to Shs15000 per day.…
Court Of Appeal Set To Deliver Final Ruling On Ham Vs DTB Case
Court of appeal has announced that a judgment between Diamond Trust Bank (appellant) vs Ham Enterprises Ltd & others (respondents) will be delivered on the 5th day of May 2021. This comes after Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), filed an appeal against the commercial court ruling which was in favor of Ham Enterprises after finding out…
Photos: Newly Promoted UPDF Generals Decorated At Mbuya
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has held a decoration ceremony for the recently promoted Generals at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters in Kampala. The Generals were decorated with their new pips under strict observance of the Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures against the COVID 19 pandemic at a function presided…
Special One: Jose Mourinho Appointed AS Roma Manager
Jose Mourinho has agreed to become Roma coach from next season saving Tottenham as much as £13million in the process. The Portuguese will replace Paulo Fonseca in the Italian capital ahead of the 2021-22 campaign as he heads straight back into management following his sacking by Spurs just over two weeks ago. And his appointment…
UPDF Asks To Compensate Battered Journalists Out Of Court
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High court in Kampala to allow them to settle out of court a case in which they were sued over battering journalists earlier this year. City lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government on behalf of journalists for battering several journalists on February 22, 2021, who’d gone…
MPs Pass Bill Criminalising Same-Sex Relationships & Tough Penalties For Sexual Offenders
Parliament has passed the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 providing for criminalisation of a range of sexual offenses that have not been provided for in the existing law. Whereas the Penal Code Act, Cap. 120 provides for a number of sexual offences, the provisions are outdated and do not reflect the evolving trends in social attitudes,…
Ham: Relief For DTB As Court Orders For Retrial Of Controversial UGX 120Bn Case
Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and DTB Kenya have asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the decision of the Commercial Court directing them to refund more than 120 billion shillings to businessman Hamis Kiggundu or send back the case file to High Court for trial. The appeal arises from the October, 2020 decision by…
ICC To Sentence LRA Rebel Leader Ogwen On War Crimes Today
The International Criminal Court will on Thursday sentence a child soldier turned Lord’s Resistance Army commander for a litany of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by…