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Meet Sentongo Haruna, The Ugandan Slum Youth Who Earns $26 Million A Year In Rent and Factory Sales
The Success Journey of the Youthful, C.E.O of Haruna Enterprises (U) Ltd In 2005, with accumulated personal savings, Sentongo Haruna Segawa acquired a furniture store on Ben Kiwanuka Road, in Kampala and started importing furniture from China and would distribute it to homes, offices and hotels in the entire great lakes region. In 2007 he…
Sudan transition: Abdalla Hamdok Appointed New Prime Minister
Sudan has appointed a new prime minister as the country embarks on a three-year transition to civilian rule. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said achieving peace and solving the economic crisis were priorities. His appointment comes as Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan was sworn in as leader of the new Sovereign Council. The new government will run…
Embattled Gen.Tumwine Faces Repremand
Who is the Speaker? Who is she? What is Parliament? The Speaker rules over Parliament. She does not rule over Uganda. This country was liberated by the military but not her Parliament. Don’t tell me about your Speaker and your Parliament. The army cannot be directed by civilians,” Gen Tumwine allegedly told a fellow Member…
Munyagwa Summons Mutebile Over Closure Of Commercial Banks
The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has summoned the Central Bank Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, to answer queries of loss of property during the closure of seven commercial banks. The summons follows the failure by the Governor to appear before the Committee on three occasions. Mutebile was invited to appear…
FIFA Trains Ugandan Coaches Ahead Of New Juniors League Season
The FIFA Youth Coaches Course 2019 is underway at the FUFA Technical Centre in Njeru. A total of 29 coaches are getting equipped with the modern trends and skills of the game to use in going forward as they go about their roles. The five-day course that was officially opened by 2nd Vice President Darius Mugoye…
Govt To Reinvestigate Ex-Mp Nebanda’s Death
Government has not dropped the idea of carrying out an inquest into the death of former Butaleja district woman representative, Cerinah Nebanda, despite the arrest and conviction of a key suspect in her death five years ago. The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Mwesigwa Rukutana, told Parliament that the inquest was hampered by the Director of…
Police Arrests Matuga ATM Conman
Police in Matuga has arrested a notorious criminal who has been robbing people at ATM machines. Atukwasa Julius, a resident of Kitagata Town Council, Sheema district was arrested yesterday at one of the ATM machines in Matuga where he was pretending to help a woman to withdraw money but with intentions of stealing her money.…
Kadaga Overturns A Court Ruling,Orders Mps To Thier increase Salaries
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has clarified that over the years, MPs emoluments have been determined in line with the provisions of the constitution. Presiding over a sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, 20 August 2019, Kadaga said she was in possession of a Supreme Court Ruling where the procedure of determining Members’ emoluments under…
M7,Kagame Burry Hatchet,Agree To Open Border
President Yoweri Museveni has thanked his Angolan counterpart, Joao Manuel Lourenco, for overseeing a reinforcement process that has culminated into Uganda and Rwanda signing a pact to improve their political and economic relations. The President was today (Wednesday) speaking in the Angolan capital Luanda, shortly after President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and himself signed a…
UPDF Team Bags Gold In EAC Military Games
Uganda People’s Defence Forces have won two of its three games played by beating Tanzania 49 to 34 in Netball at Kenya Monetary Training Institute and also in volleyball by 03 to 0 in a very competitive match at the Arena indoor Kasarani. Tanzanian Netball Team put up a tough fight in the first minutes…