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Scandal As NWSC Directors Share Shs 17Bn In Fake Water Billing Meters Procurement
By Isaac Nabimanya Officials of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have come under fire after allegedly procuring a large consignment of water supply meters which have since turned out to be fake, yet they cost government hundreds of millions of Shillings. According to documents seen by this website, the prepaid meters were procured…
In Uganda: Coronavirus Cases Rise To 797 As 23 Test Positive
The Ministry of Health has confirmed Twenty three new COVID-19 cases. This brings the number of cases confirmed in Uganda to 797 as of June 23rd, 2020. According to the health ministry, the new cases were from 2,219 samples tested, 5 of them were from 1,308 samples tested at points of entry while 18 were…
Gen. Muhoozi Gains More Popularity Ahead Of Bobi Wine Despite Not Showing Interest In Politics
The First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Presidential Adviser on Special Operations, is fast gaining popularity among Ugandans ahead of People Power leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bob Wine, as Uganda braces for future political leaders. Although he has not yet shown any interest in running for political office, analysts contend that…
KCCA Councilors Endorse Tycoon Basajjabalaba’s Reappointment On District Land Board
Several Councilors at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCAA) on Monday June 22, 2022, warmly accepted Hon. Nasser Basajjabalaba’s reappointment on the Kampala District Land Board, which will see him serve for another five years. The move came after Councilors unanimously approved Hon. Basajjabalaba as a member of the District land board for another term…
Court Of Appeal Dismisses BoU Appeal Against Dr. Sudhir, Orders Troubled Bank To Cough Shs397Bn
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed an appeal filed by Bank of Uganda against an earlier judgment that had dismissed a shs397 billion commercial dispute between Crane Bank in receivership and businessman Sudhir Ruparelia. The Panel of Court of Appeal judges led by Deputy Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny- Dollo upheld the judgment of…
AU Suspends South Sudan Over $9m Membership Debt
The African Union (AU) has suspended South Sudan from the continental body over failure to honour its financial obligations over the past three years. A letter from the country’s mission in Ethiopia to the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the development saying the amount in question came up to over 9 million dollars. The Xinhua News…
Full Speech: What You Missed In President Museveni’s 18th Address On Covid-19 Fight Strategy
Countrymen and countrywomen. Greetings from the Government and the political leadership of the country. Congratulations on our battle against the corona-virus, against the floods, against the rising waters of the Lakes and the Rivers, against the land-slides, against the floating islands and against the locusts. The locusts have been defeated by the UPDF and the…
Just In: Journalist Ronald Nahabwe Arrested Over REA Stories, Whisked To Unknown Detention Centre
News that has just reached us indicates that Ronald Gold Nahabwe, a reporter with The Capital Times news website, has Monday morning been arrested by the team of detectives led by the Grace Akullo, the Director of the Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Directorate (CIID), in Kibuli. According to our sources, Nahabwe, a renowned investigative reporter,…
Splash Directors On Spot For Working Illegally In Uganda, Mistreatment Of Staff
Don’t treat it as breaking news if you woke up one morning to the bad news that Britania Allied Industries (U) Ltd, known by its house hold item, Splash is no more. This is because its top Libyan Directors, who are the biggest shareholders in the company, are not only flouting the Country’s policies that…
Nansana: 30 Arrested For Defying Covid-19 Directives
Police have on Sunday June 21 arrested over 30 people around Nansana over defying the Covid-19 presidential directives. The arrest followed an operation in and around Makutano Hotel where police found the sauna functional, the bar open and business as usual. According to Patrick Onyango, 30 people were arrested and detained at Nansana Police Station.…