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Life First: Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Completes Covid-19 Vaccination After Taking Second Jab At UMC Victoria Hospital
Property Mogul and businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia have today received his second shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine from UMC Victoria Hospital, which is one of the designated vaccination sites in Kampala and the first private hospital to be accredited by the Ministry of Health to administer the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines. Billionaire Sudhir, 65, was…
Govt Approves Shs 1.4 Trillion For Kampala-Malaba Metre Gauge Railway Project
Parliament has approved a government request to borrow Euros 216.7 million from the African Development Fund (ADF), Euros84.41 million from the African Development Bank (ADB) and Euros25.9 million from the Corporate Internalisation Fund of Spain. The loan monies totaling to approximately shs1.4 trillion will facilitate the refurbishment of the Kampala-Malaba Metre Gauge Railway Project. According…
Vinka Kicks Fan For Touching Her Private Parts Live On Stage
Female Ugandan Singer, Veronica Luggya commonly known as Vinka displayed a harsh two-touch kick on stage when she was performing in South Sudan. From the video which circulated on social media, Vinka who is a mother of one was performing on stage when a male fan attempted to touch her private part. As seen in…
MPs Task M7 To Appoint Substantive UHRC Bosses
The President is yet to consider names for the appointment of the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) and two Commission members. The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, told a Parliament sitting on Monday, 10 May 2021 that the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs had written to President Yoweri Museveni on…
Israeli Airstrikes Destroy Media Building Housing Al-Jazeera, AP
A high-rise building in Gaza City where Associated Press and Al-Jazeera are based has been destroyed by Israeli airstrikes today Saturday, as the worst violence between Israel and Palestinian militants since 2014 continues to escalate. Israeli planes carried out airstrikes on Gaza and Hamas militants responded by firing rockets into Israel, as the violence between…
MPs Reject A Proposal To Grant Children Of Refugees Born In Uganda Citizenship
Members of Parliament have blocked a recommendation by the House Committee on Human Rights that sought to grant citizenship to children of refugees born in Uganda, and register them at birth as Ugandans. The recommendation was contained in a report on the recommendations of the 20th Annual Report of the Uganda Human Rights Commission; presented…
Busted: How ‘Corrupt’ Ugandan Foreign Affairs Ministry Senior Officials, Envoy Defrauded Over Shs3bn From Equatorial Guinea In Dubious House Sale Deal
The Ugandan Foreign Affairs Ministry is on the spot after some of it’s senior officials got involved in a dubious house deal. The property in question is a residential building on Plot No. 31 Mackenzie Vale in Kololo which was recently “purchased” by the Government of Equatorial Guinea to house its Embassy in Kampala. In…
AMISOM Contingent Holds Pipping Ceremony For Promoted UPDF Officers
Recently promoted Uganda army officers currently serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, have received their new rank insignia while in Mogadishu, Somalia. In April 2021, a total of 1,393 officers of the Uganda Peoples Defence Force were promoted to various junior and senior ranks. Seventy-seven (77) of the promoted officers are deployed…
Nsangi Man Arrested After Killing Wife, Maid In Foiled Rape Attempt
Police at Nsangi are investigating a double murder and attempted suicide that took place at Kasenge, Kikajjo, Nakilama in Kyengera Town Council in Wakiso District. According to deputy Kampala metropolitan spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire revealed that suspect Shaban Musisi attempted to rape his house help , Scovia Abed, 15 years old. Scovia made an alarm that…
Victoria University Set To Host The July Woodball President’s Cup
Victoria University, the leading fast-growing multi-cultural university in Uganda has obtained exclusive rights that will the university host the edition of the woodball President’s Cup in July this year. ”We are proud to have been assigned hosting rights for the President’s Cup in July this year,” announced the University after being assigned hosts for the…