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Just In! Museveni Retires Generals Tumwine, & Katumba Wamala, Kayihura, Tinyefuza Retained
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…
Own Goal! Parliament Should Summon Ministry of Finance Instead of Sudhir Over Gov’t Shares In Munyonyo
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…
Premier Recruitment Announces Urgent Need Of 100 Youths To Work In Qatar As Cleaners – No Interviews
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…
Victoria University Fully Opens, Extends Physical Classes At Market Plaza To Observe SoPs
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,…
Speke Apartments Hosts Sumptuous Cake Mixing Fete Ahead Of Xmas Festivities
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…
Court Remands Three For Attempting To Grab NSSF Land
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.…
Finance PS Ggoobi Writes To Parliament Over Status Of Govt Shares In Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
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…
Just In! Police Refutes Reports On Gen Bakasumba Appointment As Deputy IGP
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…
Indian Association Uganda Asks Indian Gov’t To Lower Import Taxes
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…
Big Story: Legislature Moves To Kick BoU Top Officials Out Of Juicy Positions Over ‘Dubious Sale Of Crane Bank, Seven Commercial Banks’
The Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Member of Parliament, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a, ‘Constitution (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to, among others, remove the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda from being Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively of the Central Bank. According to Hon. Mawanda, the decision making authority is…