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Police, People Power Activists Lock Horns In Kamwokya
There are running battles between Police and People Power activists in Kamwokya city suburbs in Kampala protesting the continued provocation by music promoter, Charles Orema alias Sipapa. Police moved in to disperse the activists when they blocked Old Kira road right from the house belonging to Fred Ssentamu Nyanzi alias Chairman Nyanzi and the offices…
Joint Committee Rejects NSSF Direct Lending To Gov’t
A joint team comprising members from the finance and gender committees in parliament has rejected proposed direct lending by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to the government. The committee members say that this is intended to avoid abuse of member’s funds and conflict of interest. This is according to the main committee report on…
Seven Recaptured, Three Killed Out Of 217 Prisoners Who Escaped From Moroto Prison
Last evening news broke that prisoners from Moroto Central Prison had escaped and disappeared through Mountain Moroto. The incident happened at 4.30pm. Several reports made rounds about the escape. Frank Baine, the spokesperson of the Uganda Prisons has given account of the escape. According to Baine, prisoners escaped at a time when they were having…
THE UNTOLD STORY: Why Tycoon Ham Will Trounce DTB In Shs120Bn Fraud Case
City businessman Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham, the proprietor of Ham Enterprises, a conglomerate of companies, is likely to have the last laugh in the multibillion case he is battling with Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTBU) and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (DTBK), in which he accuses the Bank of siphoning over Shs120 Billion from his accounts.…
Can Diamond Trust Bank Survive After Losing The 120Bn Fraud Case To Ham Enterprises
Kenyan Aga Khan Bank DTB is in a state of quagmire as it seems very clear that the bank is buying time to figure out how to pay Ham Enterprises but one thing remains clear that the Kenyan born bank does not have enough money to take care of the 120Bn fraud case. To shade…
NRM Primaries: Police Registered Over 278 Criminal Cases
A total of 278 criminal cases were registered in the recently concluded NRM primaries ranging from murder, unlawful possession of guns among others. Uganda Police Force has said. This was revealed by Charles Twiine the Criminal Investigations Department Spokesperson while addressing the media in Wednesday September 16, 2020. “Of the above stated cases, costed lives,…
DTB’s Fraud Case Escalates: Former Head of Fraud Prevention and Forensic Investigations Manager Joins List Of Witnesses
Officials at the Aga Khan’s Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) are headed for deeper trouble and are living in fear after a former manager, who was Bank’s Head of Fraud Prevention and Forensic Investigations, has joined the list of witnesses to pin the Bank in the Shs 120Billion fraud case. The case, which is filed at…
Prime Finance Sues Fountain Publishers Over Shs43Bn Loan
Prime Finance Company has dragged Fountain Publishers Limited to court over failure to pay an outstanding loan worth Shs43b. In two separate cases filed before the Commercial Division of the High Court, Prime Finance Company, accuses Fountain Publishers of breach of two loan agreements. According to court documents, in one file Prime Finance Company is…
Breaking: UPDF, Prisons In Panic-mode As Over 60 Prisoners Escape From Moroto Prison With Guns
Over 60 inmates at Moroto Regional Prison have allegedly escaped from custody with over 36 guns. The inmates are exchanging fire with the security personnel. According to reports coming in, the prisoners escaped to the mountains and they are being searched with the help of a helicopter. Its also reported that the Local Defense Unit…
Sad: Umeme Temporarily Closes Lugogo Technical Centre After Confirming 3 Cases Of Covid-19
Uganda’s electricity distributor, UMEME has closed its technical centre in Lugogo,a Kampala suburb after three staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus. This was confirmed by the company’s head of communications Peter Kujju on Wednesday September 16, 2020 afternoon. “Umeme has been screening staff for Covid-19 as part of the proactive measures in checking the…