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VP Alupo Bonds Two Communities Divided By Colonial Administrative Borders
The mood at the Uganda-Kenya border of Malaba over the weekend was of a joyful tempo as Vice President Maj. Jessica Alupo made a triumphant entry into neighboring Kenya. Alupo was in the accompany of a powerful team including Emorimor Papa Paul Sande Emolot, State Minister for the Disability Hellen Grace Asamo, and over 16…
BOU Issues Guidelines For Liquidated EFC Customers To Withdraw Deposits Above Ugx 10M
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has released the requirements for refunding all depositors of EFC Uganda Limited that are above Ugx 10m. In a BOU statement released on Monday, February 5, 2024, Kenneth Egesa, the Director of Communications at the BOU, noted that under sections 111A and 111C (5) of the Financial Institutions Act 2004…
Nathan Kikku Mubiru: Serious Questions For Erias Lukwago With Katonga “A One-Man Army & A Nervous Wreck”
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru The renegades declared their worst demonstration against poor roads in the country and starting a fundamental revolution looks difficult to achieve. This unanticipated union between Katonga and Kavuule may not have had top billing in the grand scheme of things, but it had huge implications for Elias Lukwago and Katonga. The…
URA Boss Musinguzi Urges African Countries To Work Together To Overcome Effects Of Slavery,Colonialism
The Uganda Revenue Authority commissioner general John Rujoki Musinguzi has urged African countries to work together and emancipate themselves from the effects of slavery and colonialism, which has kept them in the shadows. According to Musinguzi African countries face similar challenges, whereby the average tax- to GDP is at 16%, whereas in developed countries it…
Security Rescues 83 Children From Suspected Traffickers In Mayuge
Uganda Police alongside other security agencies have rescued 83 children between the ages of 5 and 15 from a suspected trafficking scheme operating in Wabulugu Magamaga town council, located in the Mayuge district. This operation unveiled a disturbing scene at an unregistered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) named Namu Mission Uganda. During a press briefing held at…
DPP Registers Milestone Convictions For Ugandan Traffickers
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), under the Trafficking in Persons Unit, has registered an increase in the number of convictions secured. Derrick Basalirwa Kigenyi, the Deputy National Coordinator for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons in Uganda, made the revelation during a press conference held at the Police Headquarters in Naguru on…
Namibian President Hage Geingob Passes On Aged 82
Namibia’s third president Hage Geingob has died. Geingob died at a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82. Vice president Nangolo Mbumba announced that Geingob died on Saturday. “By his side was his wife and his dear children,” said Mbumba said. Geingob became president in 2015 and was serving his second term. He served…
Nathan Kikku Mubiru: President Museveni Vs Dr Besigye Casts The Wrong Man As The Devil; The Best Could Actually Be The Worst
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru As if Kizza Besigye wasn’t feeling glum enough about his failed banana plants to pot hole demonstration, it can only have been compounded by his greatest career rival, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, scooping up the Non-Aligned Movement chair the night after. While there are now so many positions that they have…
US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken To Visit The Middle East To Negotiate Release Of Hostages
A press statement on Friday, February 2, said that the Secretary will have a week’s travel to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and the West Bank. According to a statement released February 2 by the State Department, “U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and the West Bank…
Gen.Katumba Wamala Orders All Roadside Vendors To Vacate With Immediate Effect
In a decisive initiative to tackle urban congestion and prioritize public safety, the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has issued a compelling directive, ordering the prompt evacuation of all roadside vendors. While issuing this stringent directive on Friday at Uganda Media Center, Gen Katumba indicated that his objective is to improve…