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VIDEO: Multibillion Speke Resort Convention Centre Takes Shape
Details on the construction of the Speke Resort convention centre at Munyonyo are today revealed for the first time. The project is being undertaken by Uganda’s richest man Sudhir Ruparelia while partnering with the government of Uganda. This magnificent structure will host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in January 2024. The Non-Aligned Movement, founded in…
“He Was a Teacher Of Hustlers, a Mentor To The Disadvantaged’- Rusiimirwa Pays Tribute To His Fallen Boss Apollo Nyegamahe (Aponye )
Businessman Isaac Nabimanya Rusiimirwa has mourned prominent businessman Apollo Nyegamehe known by his business empire name Aponye as a mentor and father figure to “many of us.” Aponye died after the car he was traveling in, rammed into a stationary Fuso lorry, along the Mbarara-Kabale highway at Kanyankungu, near Itojo Hospital in Ntungamo district, according…
Four FDC Activists Arrested As Police Blocks Opposition Demonstration Against EACOP
Police on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, foiled a demonstration by the opposition Forum for Democratic Change party supporters in downtown Kampala against the implementation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). A source said some four opposition supporters armed with placards bearing writings like #STOP EACOP, #Stanbic Bank Don’t Finance EACOP, and Financing…
Scandal: Minister Sam Mayanja Entangled In Illegal Eviction Faces Court Action
Minister Sam Mayanja ordered brokers to demolish the remaining properties on the contested land. by Freeman News UG. on July 12, 2023. Minister Sam Mayanja is in the spotlight for ordering brokers to demolish the remaining properties on the contested land. It is alleged that the minister has used his power to block all efforts…
How ‘Immaculate Onebe’s Phone Was First Hidden From Police’
The phones of Mary Immaculate Aiso Onebe, who was allegedly murdered by her husband Senior Accountant Francis Onebe and their security guard, Bonny Oriekot, were initially kept away from the police, the high court heard on Tuesday. According to the Investigating Officer Jacob Okello, after searching the deceased’s matrimonial home, they inquired about her phones,…
Pharmacists Caution On Veterinary Drugs’ Regulation In New Bill
The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSC), a regulatory body of pharmacists in Uganda has cautioned the government against leaving the regulation of veterinary medicine in the hands of the practitioners. The pharmacists, who were on Thursday, 13 July 2023 appearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries said the proposed Veterinary Practitioners Bill,…
Leaders Demand Fresh Boundary Opening For Sango Bay Sugar Estates As Crisis Deepens
Local leaders in Kyotera district are calling for the opening of fresh boundaries on the former Sango-bay Sugar estates before the implementation of the National Oil Palm project in the area. They argue that the project implementers have crossed beyond the original boundaries of the government estate and encroached upon privately owned land, leading to…
Priest Urges MPs To Embrace Servant Leadership
Legislators have been urged to be servant leaders and work towards the progress and development of their electorate. The call was made by Msgr John Wynand Katende, who led a High Mass at Parliament on Thursday, 13 July 2023, in celebration of St. Thomas More and St. Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe. St. Thomas More is the…
Kaziimba Urges Iran Leader To Support Uganda’s Fight Against Homosexuality
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Stephen Mugalu Kaziimba, has appealed to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to help Uganda in the fight against homosexuality. Kaziimba made the appeal at the Uganda National Mosque at Kampala Hill in Uganda’s capital where Iran’s visiting President, Ebrahim Raisi joined believers…
How Government Officials,Minister,Brokers And RDC Could Have Gained From Disputed Land
The controversy surrounding the takeover Dr. Apollo Kaggwa’s land takes a new twist after information emerged on social media channels indicating how the State Minister for Sam Lands Mayanja is embroiled in a fresh cash-sharing scuffle with those that assisted him to destroy and forcefully cause damage to Dr. Kaggwa’s properties. On Wednesday it was…