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EC Squeezes Gen.Tumukunde To Carry Out Presidential Consultations
The Electoral Commission (EC) has allowed former minister for security Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Henry Tumukunde to carry out consultations for his presidential bid. In a March 4th letter signed by EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama, Gen. Tumukunde has been advised to go and do town hall consultations and meetings with his supporters with out doing…
Breaking! City Tycoon ‘Ben Kavuya’ Survives Assassination As Robbers Are Arrested Trying To Enter His House
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has conducted an intelligence led operation that culminated into arrest of four suspects who had gone for Robbery at City businessman Ben Kavuya’s residence in Mbuya, a Kampala surbub. TheCapitaltimes has learnt that the arrest followed a tip off to police by a family member after suspecting an attack in…
Trouble As Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu Drags Diamond Trust Bank To Court For Stealing Over Shs 100bn From Account
Guys, if you find Directors and Managers of Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) in hiding, don’t ask why, trouble is looming. A disgruntled client, City Businessman and owner of Ham Enterprises Limited Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu has dragged (DTB) to the Uganda Commercial Court after the bank illegally and fraudulently debited over 100 billion UGX from its…
Kagame Slaps 7 Charges Against Two FDLR Rebel Commanders
A prosecutor at the High Court Chamber for International Crimes, in Nyanza, on Tuesday, March 10, outlined seven charges during the opening of the substantive hearing in the case of two top commanders of the FDLR militia. The two are the former FDLR spokesperson Ignace Nkaka, best known as La Forge Fils Bazeye, and Lt…
Police Summon KCCA Officers Over Shooting Female Student
Uganda Police have summoned KCCA law enforcement officers to explain circumstances under which a senior six student was shot during an operation against street vendors in Kampala city on Tuesday, March 10. Rachel Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed SSS, her mother and another man only identified as Jimmy were seriously injured during the shooting…
Senior Six Student Shot In The Mouth In Operation Against City Vendors
A senior six student was on Tuesday shot in the mouth by police as they dispersed rowdy vendors and hawkers at Kajja next to the Old Taxi Park. Ms Lowena Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed School, was on her way to school in the company of her mother who also sustained a broken arm…
Man City Vs Arsenal: Premier League Match Postponed Over Coronavirus Fears
Manchester City’s Premier League match with Arsenal on Wednesday has been postponed as a “precautionary measure” – and several Gunners players put into self-isolation – after Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis contracted coronavirus. Arsenal said Marinakis, 52, met a number of their players when the Gunners hosted the Greek side in a Europa League match two…
Blunder! Finance Ministry Mistakenly Sends Shs 2.3 Billion To Ugandan Students Stranded In China
The Ministry of Finance has asked the Ugandan Embassy in Beijing, China to refund money mistakenly sent to its account. Although Cabinet had direct the ministry to send $61,800, the Ministry of Finance transferred $600,000 on the request of the education ministry. Now, the Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. Keith Muhakanizi has ordered the Embassy…
Dfcu At It Again! CID Set To Grill ‘Troubled’ Bank Bosses Over Stolen Shs70m From Client’s Account
The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has summoned the Managing Director of Dfcu Mathias Katamba and the Kabale branch Manager Morgan Mutesasira over allegations that the duo are in connection to the theft of over She’s 70m from the customer’s deposits. According to documents this website has landed on, Ms Grace Nyakaishiki Kamuhunda petitioned the director…
EU Bans Foreign Travels Over Coronavirus
The European Union (EU) has banned its officials from travelling over the outbreak of coronavirus that has hit several countries mostly in Asia and Europe. The EU decision comes when Uganda is hosting the first Uganda EU business forum (March 9 to March 10). Officials from the union say the decision was taken as a…