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Just In: Joe Biden Wins US Presidential Elections Against Stubborn Donald Trump
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House. The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does…
President Museveni Commissions SFC Headquarters
H.E the President of the republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen YK Museveni has officiated at the opening of the newly constructed Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe, Wakiso district. The president congratulated the SFC Construction Regiment for efficiently using their direct labor to construct military installations…
What You Missed In President Museveni’s ‘Securing Your Future’ Speech At The Launch Of NRM’s Manifesto 2021-2026
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday launched his five-year re-election manifesto for the 2021 general elections. Museveni, ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate, said the 2021-2026 manifesto, under the theme “SECURING YOUR FUTURE” focuses on five priority areas which include, creating wealth and jobs, delivering education and health, ensuring justice and equity, protecting…
MTK, Quality Chemicals Co-Founder Francis Kitaka Dies Mysteriously
Francis Xavier Kitaka, one of the founding directors of Quality Chemical Limited, the firm that later partnered with the Indian giant Cipla to form pharmaceutical manufacturing company CiplaQCIL, has died. Details of his death are still scanty but we will keep you posted. Kitaka has been living in the shadow of his son-in-law, Emmanuel Katongole,…
Borrower Gives Up On Fight For Simbamanyo House, Withdraws Case From Court
City architect Peter Kamya, who is the proprietor of Simbamanyo Estates, has chickened out on his fight to rescue the building called Simbamanyo House, which houses the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The building was a few days ago bought by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Meera Investments Limited, at USD5m, about Shs18.5Bn, after it…
Court Trashes Nzeyi’s Case Involving Sale Of NBC To Crane Bank
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application filed by city businessman Amos Nzeyi in which he challenged the winding up and sale of former Minister Amama Mbabazi’s National Bank of Commerce (NBC) by Bank of Uganda, which later sold it to tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s now defunct bank. Nzeyi, who was a shareholder in the bank…
City Businessman Hamis Kiggundu Petitions Judicial Service Commission, Wants Principal Judge Zeija Out Of His Case Over Alleged Misconduct
Business man Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Enterprises Limited has petitioned the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) calling for thorough investigation of Principal Judge, Dr. Flavian Zeija. Ham further wants the commission to investigate Zeija’s interests in the Ham Vs Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) case. On Monday, Dr. Flavian Zeija blocked the payment of Shs120 billion to…
The Reckless Sub-Plot Behind The Shenanigans Of Our Presidential Candidates
By David K Mafabi StateHouse: I have watched and listened in utter amazement as leader after leader (of all shades and hues), the Oppositionists who go by the sobriquet of “civil society”, etc.- lambast Police over alleged brutality. For avoidance of doubt, where there are incidents of senseless “brutality”, the Police must be held accountable.…
Appointed & Approved: Kampala District Land Board On Cloud 9 As Concerned Citizen Withdraws Case Blocking Their Approval
The Kampala District Land Board has been duly approved and given greenlight to officially do their work following the withdraw of the case from Court questioning their appointment. Earlier this year, names of the appointed members from Uganda Law Society and all divisions of Kampala, except for Nakawa, were presented by the Kampala Capital City…
NUP MP Aspirant Perishes In Masaka Road Accident
National Unity Platform (NUP) Bukoto central parliamentary Contestant Badru Muhammed Katongole has perished. He died after being involved in a car accident along Masaka road. Katongole was rushing to the burial of Dr. Ana’s Kaliisa, a senior political analyst in Ruhama county. Several other passengers, who were traveling with the deceased in the saloon vehicle,…