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She’s Not Our Patient! Hospital Denies Admitting EOC Boss, Sylvia Ntambi Who Dodged Court After Forged Sickness
New details regarding Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, the embattled chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), indicate that she is not admitted as per the documents submitted to the court. This website’s investigations show that Ntambi feigned sickness to evade court, where she was expected to appear on Wednesday to respond to corruption charges. Ntambi…
Just In! Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 10,000m World Record
Within the space of two months, Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken two long-standing world records – the 5,000m one on August 14 in Monaco and now the 10,000m one this night in Valencia. It means he has erased both races’ records previously set by Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele after each remaining intact for more than…
CMI Defies Court Order To Release Rotting ISO’s Simon Odongo
The High court sitting in Kampala yesterday ordered the Chieftaincy of military intelligence (CMI) and Uganda police to unconditionally release Odongo Simon Peter an IT contractor with Internal security organization who is treating life threatening gun wounds at military hospital in Bombo, Luwero district. Justice Michel Elubu in his ruling of this be shaming case…
How Tycoon Ham Kiggundu Is Venturing Into Real Estate & Large Scale Agriculture As A Value Addition In Uganda’s Agricultural Sector
City businessman Hamis Kiggundu popularly known as Ham, who owns several commercial buildings within Kampala, has diversified into real estate projects and large-scale agriculture combined with agro-processing which are expected to spearhead value addition in Uganda’s agricultural sector. Besides building Nakivubo Memorial Stadium, we have established that Ham is currently on a roll-out of two…
Ham Enterprises 4-0 DTB! Tycoon Hamis Kigundu Triumphs Again As Court Orders DTB To Cough Back Shs 120Bn, Legal Fees & 8% Interest
The High Court Commercial Division in Kampala has Wednesday instructed Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Kenya to refund Shs 120 billion for carrying out illegalities on Hamis Kiggundu’s accounts, the CEO of Ham Enterprises. Justice Henry Peter Adonyo in his ruling said that DTB which operates in Uganda and Kenya violated…
Life Guard Condoms Saga: Marie Stopes Breaks Silence
Two days ago, we broke a story of how Marie Stopes Uganda has since rebranded the Life Guard condoms brand in a bid to escape a case that was filed against the company accusing them of distributing fake condoms that broke during sex, exposing them to contracting HIV/AIDS. However, the management of Marie Stopes Uganda…
Over 280 Degree Holders Sign Agreement To Serve As Police Constables
In September last year, police recruited 4,500 Probation Police Constables (PPCs) and 500 Learner Assistant Inspectors of Police (LAIPs). However, police found hard time when over five hundred of recruits were degree holders yet a maximum qualification for the applicants for the position of police constable was the ordinary level certificate while Learner Assistant Inspector…
Thug Falls Asleep After Raping Woman, Victim Stabs Him To Death
A suspected thug fell asleep after raping a 36-year old single mother of four children in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. The incident happened at Busembe village, Maya parish, Nsangi sub county in Wakiso district. Abbas Bamulangaki Senkumba, allegedly dug a hole in the house until he accessed the woman’s bedroom. He first demanded…
Equal Opportunities Commission Boss Muwebwa Ntambi Feigns Sickness To Skip Court
Embattled Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi is sweating plasma ever since she was dragged to the Anti-Corruption Court with several of her staff, over allegations of financial misappropriation and abuse of office. Ntambi and her staff members were dragged to the Anti-corruption Court by Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema’s State…
Ex-Employees Of Former-Crane Bank Take On Troubled Dfcu With Court Battles Looming
With the aggrieved filing of a civil suit, the looming legal battle between former employees of Crane Bank Limited (CBL) and DFCU bank has taken shape. The aggrieved belief that they were hoodwinked by the new employer (DFCU) when DFCU took over CBL activities in January 2017, terminated some of their contracts, whilst others were…