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American Hiphop Star Rick Ross Set For Uganda Post Covid Concert
Born William Leonard Roberts II in Coahoma County, Mississippi, raised in Carol City, Florida, Ross gravitated to the music of street-oriented rappers like Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Luther Campbell and Ice Cube. In Uganda, he became famous thanks to his feud with fellow rapper 50 Cent, which began in 2008. By the following year, 50…
MPs Gilbert Olanya, Odonga Otto Arrested For Leading Covid-19 Protest
Uganda Police Force have arrested the Kilak South MP, Gilbert Olanya and Aruu South MP Samuel Odonga Otto for demonstrating against the continuous movement of trucks to and from Elegu border post in Amuru. Olanya and Otto were intercepted at Cereleno market in Gulu town. They were arrested together with Kelly Komakech, the Pece division…
UPDF Sets Up Four Detachments At Uganda-South Sudan Border
The Uganda People’s Defense force has opened up four detachments in Madi-Opei sub county, Lamwo district. Some of the detachments which had been abandoned due to limited personnel were reopened following the resurgence of cattle raids by armed south Sudanese cattle thugs from the neighboring Torit state. According to security officials, each of the detachments…
Just In: Health Min. Confirms 40 New Covid-19 Cases As Nation Awaits Presidential Address
The Ministry of Health has on Monday June 1 2020 confirmed Forty (40) new covid-19 cases from 1,319 samples tested on May 31, 2020. According to the press statement issue this afternoon, all confirmed cases are Ugandans. Twenty three (23) of the new confirmed cases are from 993 samples from points of Entry while Seventeen…
George Floyd Protests: Curfews Fail To Deter Angry Demonstrators
By Agencies USA: Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd. Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but people have largely ignored them, leading to tense stand-offs. Riot police clashed with protesters in New York, Chicago,…
President Museveni To Address The Nation Today, What Ugandans Expect..
President Yoweri Museveni will tonight at 8pm address the country on efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and outline new measures to ease the lock-down. The Minister for ICT Ms. Judith Nabakooba said President will guide the nation on the next steps to be taken before the current extended lockdown ends on June 4. “H.E…
30 Years Are Enough! Police Operations Director AIGP Mugenyi Quits
The director of Operations Services in the Police Force, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Asuman Mugenyi has officially quit the institution he has served for over 32 years. AIGP Mugenyi served for 32 years had his last day in police uniform on Friday, May 29 and has since handed over to his deputy Senior…
URA’s Kateshumbwa’s Wealth Shocks Museveni As Investigation Bite
The President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is under shock after learning of the immense wealth of exiting top Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Officials. The shock follows an investigation on how sacked top (URA) corruptly acquired a lot of wealth for the period they’ve spent in the Authority. TheCapitaltimes has learnt that Museveni’s investigations…
UPDF Recalls Lt.Col.Matsiko From URA
After Commissioner of Domestic Tax at Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Dickson Kateshumbwa resigning on Friday, May 29. The latest information thecapitaltimes has established is that the Head of security at URA Lt.Col Ezekiel Matsiko is set to leave the tax organ back to UPDF for a refresher course. This comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…
Fruitful! Kampala Parents School Pupils Already Used To Online Classes!
Kampala Parents School on Monday started full Online classes from Kindergarten to Primary with teachers set to be fully accommodated at School to avoid potential transmission of the Coronavirus. The Kampala Parents School Principal Ms Daphne Kato, revealed in a circular issued last week that a number of guidelines had been set up for parents…