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Billionaire Sudhir Only Ugandan Ranked Among 20 Wealthiest Men In Africa
Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has been ranked among the 20 richest people in Africa weighing over 1.4 Billion dollars. Sudhir Ruparelia is a Ugandan businessman who made his fortune in real estate and he is the founder and chairman of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate with interests in insurance, hospitality, real estate, and education. Ruparelia is…
ONC-PDM, Emyooga & Electricity, Infrastructure Dominate President Museveni’s Two-day Tour In West Nile
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni yesterday concluded his tour in the West Nile sub-region. He intensified the Parish Development Model “All people above 18 years and want to join wealth creation should join the parish SACCO. For us, we shall bring Ugx 100m each year to your SACCO and we need 100 families to benefit.…
Funding Delays Affect Namboole Stadium Works – Minister Ogwang
The Minister of State for Sports, Hon. Peter Ogwang has revealed that the renovation and upgrade of the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole to international standards has been affected by delays in the release of funds. Ogwang said whereas Parliament approved the budget in the 2021/2022 financial year, the money was released late. “Parliament appropriated…
Impersonator Steals Newborn Baby From Hospital
Uganda Police with sister security agencies in Bundibugyo district have kick-started a hunt for a yet-to-be-identified woman who is suspected to have stolen a newly born baby from the maternity ward at Bundibugyo main hospital, in western Uganda on Thursday morning. The baby’s mother, Ms Daphne Kabugho, 24, a resident of Ngamba One village, Ngamba…
Big Story: I&M Foundation Partners With Moringa School to Create Opportunities for Young African Tech Talent
Nairobi: I&M Foundation has signed a KES 6.25M grant to enable over two dozen students living in informal settlements in Nairobi to learn software development. This grant is in partnership with Moringa School to support the Access Program that seeks to build a pipeline of young technology talent between 18 to 35 years of age;…
‘You Have Not Come To Milk But To Add Value’- Minister Babalanda Inaugurates New UPPC Board, Warns Them Against Corruption
By Hannington Mbabazi Kampala: The minister for the presidency Milly Babalanda has inaugurated a new board of Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) with a strong warning to the members not to ashame the president and the ministry. “Please don’t ashame us because the president knows you and has trust in you. Go and work,”…
Just In! OPM Permanent Secretary Is Dead
The former permanent secretary and secretary to the treasury (PSST), Keith Muhakanizi, has died. Muhakanizi, who at the time of death was the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), died in Italy Thursday evening according to a family source. The exact cause of death is yet to be established. More details…
Kabaka Birthday Run: Hajjat Uzeiye Buys T-shirts Worth UGX30 Million, Pledges ONC’s Continued Support Towards Buganda Kingdom Activities
The Senior Presidential Advisor & Personal Assistant Office of the NRM National Chairman Kyambogo & National Coordinator, Bazzukulu Movement Hajjat Hadijah Uzeiye Namyalo has purchased 1500 kits worth Thirty Million Uganda Shillings (UGX 30,000,000) for the Kabaka Birthday Run scheduled for this Sunday, 16th April 2023. Accompanied by a group of Bazzukulu donning Jajja Tova…
Crane Bank Curse: DFCU Continues To Stagger, Again Registers Decline Of UGX11.9 Billion
Dfcu Bank has registered a decline of Shs11.9 billion in operating income, the audited financial results for the year that ended on December 31, 2022. The results indicate that the bank registered a loss of Shs4.8 billion in net interest income whereas the operating expenses grew from Shs179.6 billion to Shs299.4 billion in the last…
Milly B Babalanda: The Value In President Museveni’s “Parish Development Model Tour”
By Babirye M. Babalanda Last week, President Yoweri Museveni, embarked on the second leg of his countrywide Wealth Creation tour by heading to West Nile subregion. The first leg was last month in Acholi. The President has, in every term in office, embarked on such tours. The last such tour was in 2019 when I…