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Just In! Another Scandal Hits REA As Energy PS Gives Ill-Advice To Min. Kitutu On Fake Statutory Instrument
In an unprecedented move, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development has run a riot code onto the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Local Government and Finance, sending them scuttling by sneaking to cabinet one of the most incoherent Statutory Instruments (SI) in the History of Government. This came as an utter shock to…
Gov’t Clears Tycoon Ben Kavuya To Fly Wife, Daughter Back Home
The Gov’t of Uganda in cooperation with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Health Ministry have authorised city tycoon Ben Kavuya’s family members to fly back to Uganda aboard Ethiopian Airways. Tycoon Kavuya’s wife had travelled to USA earlier this year to give birth but unfortunately, President Museveni announced a total country lockdown plus banning of…
Kadaga Orders Probe Into Govt Relief Food Quality Distributed In Covid-19 Lockdown
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has assured legislators that the institution will interest itself in the quality of relief food distributed to the masses. Kadaga’s reassurance follows a complaint from several MPs during this week’s plenary sittings about the quality of the beans being distributed by the government. The government through the Office of…
Covid-19: Police Impound 60 Motorcycles For Defying Lockdown Rules
Police in Soroti have impounded over 60 Motorcycles in a three day operation within the town and it’s outskirts. According to ASP David Ongom the Regional Spokesperson East Kyoga, the operation was targeting motorcyclists who fail to follow the curfew guidelines of 1700hrs, carrying passengers, and riding Motorcycles in a dangerous mechanical conditions (DMCs). “The…
Kadaga Raises Eyebrows On Imported Covid-19 Cases By Truck Drivers
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has tasked government to come up with tougher measures to curb the spread of corona virus by truck drivers crossing into the country. Through her official social media handles, Hon. Kadaga wrote.. “It’s disturbing to note that a bulk of the new #COVID19 cases are from truck…
Meet Tycoon Molly Kamukama – The New City Landlord On The Block
When we talk of City Landlords and Tycoons, names like Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia, Sir Gordon Wavamunno, Mukwano, Mulwana can’t be far away from from your mind because these are known self-made businessmen! Now forget these billionaires, our own Madam Molly Kamukama the State Minister for Economic Monitoring and former Principal Private Secretary to the President…
Burundi Expels Four WHO Officials
Burundi has expelled four officials from the World Health Organization (WHO), declaring them persona non grata and ordering them to leave the country by Friday, a leaked memo from the country’s foreign ministry reveals. The decision comes days before the May 20 presidential elections and amid a global coronavirus pandemic. Bernard Ntahiraja, the foreign affairs…
But How? Truck Driver Tests Positive For Covid-19 In Uganda, Negative In Kenya
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has overturned Covid-19 test results on a Kenyan long-distance truck driver who was tested positive in Uganda while on transit a fortnight ago. According to Taita-Taveta health officials, the victim was tested at the Malaba border along the Kenya-Uganda border on May 3 while on his way to Tororo. On his…
Kyarenga Concerts: Promoters Abitex, Bajjo Win Case Against IGP Ochola Over Blocked Bobi Wine Shows
Days after holding a successful online concert, musician and presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine has something new to smile about. The High Court in Kampala on Wednesday quashed Police orders that stopped the pop star from staging concerts dubbed Kyarenga Extra. Justice Esta Nambayo declared the police orders as illegal,…
Govt To Compensate Former KCC Staff Shs 4Bn
Former employees of Kampala City Council (KCC), which was transformed into Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), who were retrenched almost 10 years ago, will receive their terminal benefits in July this year. The State Minister for Finance (Planning), Hon. David Bahati, told Parliament that Shs4.08 billion was provided in the budget for the 2020/2021 financial…