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Battle: Investor Dr.Magoola Petitions Court Challenging Equity Bank’s Vaccine Loan 250B Payment
After vainly pleading with the bank for lenience over the shs250b vaccine loan payment, investor Dr Mathias Magoola has petitioned the court to shield his defiance from meeting loan obligations. Dr Magoola, the proprietor of DEI Biopharma Limited is challenging the legality of Shs250 billion loan payments to Equity Bank Uganda and Kenya. In the…
How KCCA Health Director’s Sluggishness Led To The Kiteezi Landfill Tragedy
With the ongoing rescue mission at Kiteezi landfill where several lives have been lost in the strategy, a lot of accusations and counter-accusations have been raised on who didn’t play his role to satisfaction. The latest dossier indicates that the head of the Directorate for Public Health and Environment at KCCA Dr. Daniel Okello acted…
NIRA Extends Renewal Of National IDs To 2025
Internal Affairs State Minister, Gen David Muhoozi has said the national Identity cards that expire in 2024 will remain valid for another year. Gen Muhoozi led a team of technocrats including officials from the National Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Thursday, 15 August 2024. The minister said the extension is contained in a…
Mirundi’s Family Hails Catholic Church For Holding Requiem Mass Holding
The family of former presidential press secretary, Joseph Tamale Mirundi, has expressed their gratitude to the Catholic Church for allowing them to hold a requiem mass in his honor. Tamale’s brother, John Ssali Ssembuya, addressed the congregation at St. Gyaviira Parish Catholic Church in Bunamwaya, sharing that the family had been concerned the church might…
Energy Minister Nankabirwa Tasked On Stalled Electricity Projects
Parliament has instructed the Minister for Energy and Minerals Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa to explain the fate of electricity transmission lines constructed in the past years that have not yet been powered. The delayed connectivity, according to MPs, has become a contentious matter with the business community suffering losses. “In Kyetume Parish, the leading tomato…
Security Calls For Reintegration In Karamoja Region
The joint security and stakeholders called for continued disarmament, demobilisation of persons and forge further ways for possible reintegration while harnessing resources in Karamoja and Sebei Sub regions. The stakeholders including members of the respective District Security Committees of South Karamoja, Sebei Sub-region, Bulambuli District and commanders made this call at the Inter-District Security meeting…
StarTimes Unveils La Liga 2024/25 Season
The highly anticipated Spanish La Liga 2024 – 2025 season is set to kick off this Thursday, August 15th, and StarTimes is proud to announce that it has secured the Pay TV rights to broadcast all the 380 La Liga matches live. Football fans across the country can look forward to an exciting season, featuring…
UPC Tasks Govt Set To Up Well Equipped Rapid Response Unit To Handle Kiteezi Like Disasters
As the response team continues with the heavy work at Kiteezi Landfill, the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) has asked the government to set up a Rapid Response Unit with background training and well-equipped to handle disasters of that magnitude. UPC argues that the delays in rescuing the missing bodies speak volumes to lack of capacity…
Signs Out: Tamale Mirundi Takes A Journey Of No Return
Former press secretary to President Museveni and a prominent political commentator, has passed away at the age of 60. His death occurred on Tuesday evening, as confirmed by those close to him. Mirundi, widely known for his fiery and often controversial political commentary, was a staunch supporter of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). In recent…
Relief As MPs Dustbin Sarah Opendi’s Alcohol Control Bill
Parliament has rejected the Alcohol Control Bill, 2023 that sought to regulate the purchase, sell and consumption of alcohol. The private members Bill that was introduced for the first time by Tororo District Woman Representative, Hon. Sarah Opendi in November 2023 also aimed to regulate the time and premises where alcohol would be sold in…