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Why Ruparelia’s Tagore Apartments Is Kampala’s Top Luxurious Accommodation Spot
Located in Kamwokya along Mawanda Road in Kampala, Ruparelia Group’s Tagore Apartments is by far the top luxurious accommodation hotspot with in the city center. The spacious apartments managed under the Speke Group of Hotels, Tagore is the ideal apartment accommodation for corporate travelers and guests on holiday (tested and proved). Be it a short…
Just In: Orthodox Arch Bishop Lwanga Passes On
The head of the Orthodox church in Uganda, Metropolitan of Kampala and all Uganda Lwanga has died. Premilinary investigations show that he died of liver cancer in Athens Greece. Biography Born 18 July 1945 in the village Ddegeya, Uganda. Lwanga’s grandfather, Obadiah Basajjakitalo, was one of the two initial leaders of the Orthodox Church in…
Victoria University Condemns Violent Arrest of VC Dr. Muganga, Says Programmes Are Running Normally
Victoria University has condemned the violent arrest of its Vice-Chancellor Dr Lawrence Muganga by the military intelligence last week — with the private city university recounting the events also captured on CCTV cameras. In a statement released Monday, Victoria University, who spoke for the first time since the September 2 incident, said the University was…
Big Boost: Uganda Receives More COVID-19 Vaccines To Boost Inoculation
Uganda on Monday received 647,080 doses of the Moderna vaccine through the COVAX facility, which the country says will boost the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Health Minister Ruth Aceng tweeted that the doses were received from the United States. “The Moderna vaccine that we have received today (Monday) will be strictly administered to the priority population…
Speke Resort: Meetings, Incentives, Conventions & Exhibitions Hub
Revenue streams for hotels and entire hospitality industry is no longer dominated by accommodation and what the kitchen has to offer but rather from a new cash cow – the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism segment. The trend has not spared Uganda where, according to industry insiders, hotels are making a lot of…
URA Enforcement Officer Shoots Motorcyclist
A young man is receiving treatment at Arua Regional Referral hospital after being shot by an enforcement officer from Uganda Revenue Authority-URA. The gunshot victim is Philliam Angoni from Nyio village in Arua district. He was shot on Sunday evening near Opia health centre 3. The bullet caught him on the right thigh, went through…
Court Dustbins Kidandala’s Baseless Petition Against MP Ssegirinya’s Victory
The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition in which the loser of Kawempe North parliamentary race, Sulaiman Kidandala was challenging Muhammad Ssegirinya’s election victory as the constituency member of Parliament. Kidandala who polled 7,512 votes in the Kawempe North polls against Ssegirinya’s 41,197 votes dragged the latter to court seeking nullification of his…
Man Commits Suicide After In-laws ‘Repossess’ Wife
A 29-year-old man in Kwania district has taken his own life by hanging after his father-in-law repossessed his daughter over failure to pay bride price. Tony Awany, a resident of Emeng village in Apolika parish in Chawente sub-county was on Monday morning found hanging in a house a few days after his wife left for…
US Donates Over 647,080 Covid-19 Vaccines To Uganda
The United States has donated atleast 647,080 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to boast on Ugandas vaccination process. The vaccines were received by Ugandas Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng who revealed that the 647,080 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States of America will be administered to the priority population…
PROFILE: Who Is Col Mamady Doumbouya, The Man Who Led Guinea’s Coup?
Col Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers to seize power on Sunday. Announcing the military takeover, the 41-year-old former French legionary said the army had little choice because of the rampant corruption, disregard for human rights and economic mismanagement under President…