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How Closure Of Commercial Banks Exposed Rot & Sealed Kasekende’s Chances Of Succeeding Mutebile
Dr Louis Kasekende, the former Bank of Uganda (BoU) deputy governor, has no chance of bouncing back to that institution as Governor, following the death of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile. Not long ago Kasekende was considered an automatic heir to late Mutebile as Governor. Having read our exclusive article on the potential replacements for Mutebile, some…
Wakiso DPC On Spot Over Kuwe’s Family Land Grabbers
Wakiso District Commander Afande Abraham Tukundane has been put under scrutiny after failing to effect a court order to set free Kuwe Foundation land from grabbers. In a letter dated September, 7, 2021, the LPPU instructed Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander to read carefully, verify from the genuine court and implement the court order if information…
EC Asks Court To Dustbin Kidandala’s Appeal Against MP Ssegirinya
The Electoral Commission has asked the Court of Appeal to dismiss Suleiman Kidandala’s appeal challenging the victory of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya. Last year in January, the Electoral Commission declared Ssegirinya, the winner of Kawempe North Constituency with 41,197 votes against his closet challenger Kidandala who had 7,512 votes. Kidandala decided to petition the…
Ex-CID Boss Akullo Sent To Head Interpol
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed the former head of Criminal Investigation Department – CID, AIGP Grace Akullo to head of Interpol. This comes a day after Akullo handed over CID office to Maj Tom Magambo. Akullo was on November, 22, 2011 appointed as the new CID director to replace AIGP Edward Ochom but on January…
Disappointing: 93% Of Ugandans Have Less Than UGX 1 Million On Their Bank Accounts
More than 90 percent of Ugandans who hold a bank account do not keep more than sh1 million at any one time on their accounts, an indication of the low savings levels in the country. There are an estimated 14 million bank accounts in the country. Of these, only about 2 percent have deposits totaling…
Gen.Museveni Meets Former Pro Bobiwine Youths At Statehouse
President Yoweri Museveni has met a group of 91 youths, formerly supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) political party, who have been undergoing mindset change and leadership training at the Institute of Security and Intelligence Studies. Part of the 91 was commanders of different NUP youth-led groups who took part in the November 2020 riots…
Kampala Doctor Arrested Over Human Trafficking
Immigration officials and Police are holding a doctor suspected to be part of a human trafficking racket that has been operating in Kasubi, a Kampala city suburb. Agnes Igoye, the deputy coordinator for the prevention of trafficking in persons at the Ministry of Internal Affair, has identified the suspect as Agnes Nsereko Katongole, of St. Agnes…
Luxurious Speke Resort Munyonyo Named Official Hospitality Partner For Singer Ruger Ahead Of Big Brunch Concert
World Class Speke Resort Munyonyo Hotel has been unveiled as the official hospitality partner for Nigerian singer Michael Adebayor popularly known as Ruger ahead of his much-anticipated music concert in Kampala. The grand revelation was made on Friday, February 11, at a press conference held at the swanky hotel premises in Munyonyo, Kampala. The ‘Bounce’…
Untouchables: Top UPDF Officer Bainomugisha & Gang Grab Erukana’s Estate Land, Family Left Homeless
The family of late Erukana Kuwe’s estate foundation has dragged a Uganda people’s defense force UPDF officer and police officers attached to Wakiso division to State House on allegations of conniving with serial grabbers to steal their land. The land in question is located in Wakiso on Block 306, plots 2612 and 6143 at Bbira…
Security Foils Opposition Councilors’ Demonstration In Makindye
Security has contained a planned Makindye Ssabagabo council meeting after the councilors attempted to demonstrate over what termed continued arrests,detention, torture of opposition members and supporters plus continued hike in fuel prices. About 25 opposition councilors had earlier in the morning converged at Makindye-Ssabagabo council head quarters from Kampala along Entebbe road off Namasuba to…