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AU Suspends South Sudan Over $9m Membership Debt
The African Union (AU) has suspended South Sudan from the continental body over failure to honour its financial obligations over the past three years. A letter from the country’s mission in Ethiopia to the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the development saying the amount in question came up to over 9 million dollars. The Xinhua News…
Nansana: 30 Arrested For Defying Covid-19 Directives
Police have on Sunday June 21 arrested over 30 people around Nansana over defying the Covid-19 presidential directives. The arrest followed an operation in and around Makutano Hotel where police found the sauna functional, the bar open and business as usual. According to Patrick Onyango, 30 people were arrested and detained at Nansana Police Station.…
Health Ministry To Release Covid-19 Funds Accountability Today
Uganda’s health ministry will on Sunday afternoon give accountability for the funds used to deter the coronavirus pandemic. This announcement was made by the health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, on Saturday evening saying the event that will be broadcast live on TV, will start at 3pm. “Tomorrow we will be giving accountability for…
2021 Elections: Museveni Appoints Fresh Energetic Cadres Into Top CEC Leadership
The Chairman of the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM), who is also the President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has made changes in the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), by appointing new cadres to key positions. The new appointments came a day after the CEC, (the top leadership organ of the party), had…
Sad: Odrek Rwabwongo’s Brother Rev.Nahamya Passes On
Son in law to President Yoweri Museveni ,city business man Odrek Rwabwogo has lost a brother one Rev. Timothy Namanya Rwabwogo, who passed away at the age of 58. Rev. Namanya took his last breathe at Case Hospital, Kampala on Saturday, June 20 where he succumbed to lung cancer. Jolly Rev.Namanya was the third born…
Positive Response: Chief Justice Katureebe Retires After Expiry Of His Contract
Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe on Friday June 19, 2020 retired from the position of Chief Justice following the expiry of his contract. Justice Katureebe had served in the position since 2015 when he was appointed by President Yoweri Museveni and despite having he capability and credibility to push on, he decided to seek another term…
Buchaman’s Health Deteriorates, Rushed To Nakasero Hospital For Specialized Treatment
The Presidential advisor on Ghetto affairs Singer Mark Bugembe alias Buchaman’s condition has deteriorated according to reports. Thecapitaltimes have since established that the presidential advisor was moved from Malcolm Medical Centre in Kibuye to Nakasero Hospital for special treatment following his brutal arrest by a few days ago.. We’ve further established from a source that…
Full List: 45 Top Police Chiefs Moved
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martin Okoth Ochola has transferred forty-five police officers, including high-ranking commanders like Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Barugahare, a former Regional Police Commander (RPC) for West Nile region, who is now a deputy commandant of the Professional Standard Unit (PSU). He will be replaced by SSP Richard Okullu,…
Bad Black Finally Settled To Zero Balance
Kampala Socialite Shanita Namuyimbwa, alias Bad Black, has finally received her payment for the Covid-19 advert. Bad Black had spent two weeks on social media blasting the Ministry Of Health on how they used and dumped her without clearing payment for an advert sensitizing ladies especially prostitutes to desist from interacting with truck drivers, in…
Four Feared Dead In Lira Truck Accident
Business along Obote Avenue and Lira Main Market came to stand still when a FUSO truck registration number UAQ 572W lost control and rammed into a group of people. The truck which was loaded with cement had a brake failure and knocked a tipper registration number UBG-149D, which was ahead of it before swerving off…