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Gold refiner Alain Goetz Says US Sanctions Are Based On Misinformation
Belgian gold refiner Alain Goetz has said that sanctions that were imposed against him by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over his alleged involvements in the gold trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were based on misinformation. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…
‘You Are Just Land Grabbers’- Residents Chase Away Custodian Board Officials From Land Boundary Opening Mission
A team of five Departed Asians Property Custodian Board -DAPCB officials have been chased away by irritated residents who are objecting to opening boundaries on their land at Kalagala Village in Kiyindi Town Council Buikwe district. Although the officials have claimed to have notified the residents staying on approximately one square mile of land through…
Parliament Orders Closure Of Fuelex Petrol Stations For Adulterating Fuel
The Parliamentary Committee on Trade And Industry led by Mbarara City South Member of Parliament Mwine Mpaka on Thursday March 17th, 2022 ordered the closure of two fuel stations, after it was discovered that the operators of the said stations were adulterating the fuel. Preliminary investigations indicate that several pump attendants were arrested while others…
Breaking: Uganda’s Speaker Of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah Is Dead
President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, who has been in hospital for over a month in Seattle, USA, “It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament. I got information of this sad news at 10.30am, East African time…
PROFILE: Who Exactly Was Jacob Oulanyah, The Man Who Beat Kadaga To Become Uganda’s 11th Speaker Of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Rt.Hon Jacob Oulanya has died, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed. General Museveni announced in a tweet that on Sunday morning he got news about Oulanyah’s death at 10.30am. “Countrymen and Countrywomen. It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the Rt. Hon. Jacob…
Museveni Assents To Relocation Of Electoral Commission To Enable Construction Of Kampala Flyover
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assented to the relocation of the Electoral Commission (EC) Head offices from Jinja Road, in Kampala, in a bid to enable the construction of the Kampala Flyover. Following the development, Museveni has since instructed the E.C Chairman Hon. Justice Simon Byakama to liaise with Prof. Godfrey Lule, who offered to…
Rwanda Designates More 134 Hectares For ‘Luxurious’ Cannabis Production As Uganda Snores
Rwanda has dedicated 134 hectares to cannabis production, The New Times, a state-run news outlet in Kigali has reported. It was last year when the country publicly showcased its plans to start growing and exporting the plant and its products. To the effect of this, a Ministerial Order was gazetted in June, providing a framework for responsible…
OP-ED/Legal Review: The Consequences For BoU Over Total Court Losses Vs Sudhir In Crane Bank Sale Fallout
An analysis by Cymbell Advocate, a commercial law firm in Kampala, questions the Bank of Uganda on the consequences of the lost cases against city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia in the fight for the defunct Crane Bank which now is believed was illegally shut down and sold off by the Central Bank. On 30th June 2017…
MTN Pulse Partners With Victoria University Awards 10 Youths Scholarships
MTN Uganda’s youth dedicated platform, MTN Pulse, last week, awarded scholarships to 10 youths following a partnership between Victoria University and MTN Uganda, with a vision of supporting teens to attain further education for a prosperous future. Victoria University (VU) is a premier transformational higher education-oriented institution of learning with the mission of providing a…
‘My Beloved Son Was Poisoned’- Oulanyah’s Father
The father of the deceased Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, Nathan Okori has said his son did not die of natural causes and that he was poisoned. He has however quickly asked that his death is not politicised. Okori was quoted telling a handful of mourners at their ancestral home in Omoro District saying Oulanyah’s death is…