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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…
Uganda Records Highest One-day Rise In Covid-19 Cases As 84 Test Positive
The Ministry Of Health has on May, 30, 2020 confirmed 84 new COVID-19 cases. This brings a total confirmed cases to 413 in Uganda. According to the Health Ministry, 52 cases are truck drivers whereby 50 arrived from South Sudan via Elegu, while 2 arrived from Kenya via Busia. 32 cases are contacts to previously…
URA Speaks Out On Massive Resignation At The Authority
The tax body, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has said that four senior officials resigned from the tax collection agency after a motion by a May 28 meeting of the Board of Directors who recommended “the reorganization” of the “management of the Authority.” On Saturday, Commissioner Domestic Taxes Dickson Kateshumbwa, Commissioner for Tax investigations Henry Saka,…
Broke BoU To Borrow USD500M For Recapitalization
The President of Uganda Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed a request by the Ministry of Finance to borrow up to USD500M to recapitalize Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Uganda Development Bank (UDB), following the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Uganda’s economy. The money, according to credible sources, will come from the International Monetary Fund…
Good Heart! Indian Community Donates VX Station Wagon Vehicle To UPDF
The Indian (Hindu) community in Mbarara led by Mr. Nerech Patel has donated a VX Station Wagon vehicle to UPDF 2 Division to assist in the campaign against COVID 19. The vehicle was received by Hon. Brig Gen Francis Takirwa the Division Commander. While handing over the vehicle, the leader of the Indian community in…
In Uganda: Covid-19 Cases Rise To 329 As 12 Test Positive
Uganda has on Friday May 28, recorded 12 new coronavirus cases – 5 drivers and 7 contacts to previously confirmed positive drivers. According to the Health Ministry, Uganda’s cumulative total of confirmed cases has now risen to 329. 5 positive Cases were truck drivers out of 1,492 samples tested from border entry points and all…
Just In! URA Boss Sacks 15 Top Commissioners On Presidential Directive
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) boss John Musinguzi Rujoki has fired 15 top commissioners and assistant commissioners including Henry Martins Saka and Dicksons Kateshumba presidential directives as one of the ways to clean the dented tax body. The commissioners sacking came just a month after sacking the Commissioners General Doris Akol who left on March, 29,…