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One Perish, 16 Severely Injured In Buvuma Nasty Road Accident
One person has died on the spot and 16 others are nursing severe wounds from an accident in Bubanzi village, Buvuma town council. The deceased has been identified as Julius Kwanya, an employee of Buvuma Oil Palm Uganda. Kwanya and the injured who are also employees of Buvuma Oil Palm Uganda were on Saturday night…
Emyooga Funds Spent On Unregistered SACCOs in Kyotera
Members of Parliament from Kyotera district have queried the criteria used to spend more than one billion Shillings under Emyooga, a presidential initiative aimed at wealth and job creation. The scheme was launched in 2019 to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of selected enterprises and groups through sensitization, skilling and tooling as well as access to…
Teenager Drowns in River Nyamwamba
A teenager has drowned in River Nyamwamba in Kasese district. The Capital Times has learnt that Elias Masereka, a 17-year-old student at Kilembe secondary school drowned on Sunday while trying to repair a makeshift bridge weakened by flooding on Saturday evening and his fellows narrowly survived. Nelson Tumishiime, the Rwenzori East Police Spokesperson said that…
Busted: How Over Shs 90M Emyooga Funds Were Allocated to Wrong Beneficiaries
SERERE: At least Uganda shillings 90 Million meant for Emyooga Program in Serere District has gone to the Hands of the wrong beneficiaries. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in August 2019 launched Emyooga Program, a poverty eradication programme meant to transform 68% of Ugandan homesteads from subsistence farming to market-oriented production. The Finance Ministry initially allocated UGX…
Zambia’s Opposition Leader ‘Hichilema’ Wins Presidential Elections
Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has emerged as the winner in the Aug. 12 presidential election, beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu. Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu declared the result in the early hours of Monday after full and thorough scrutiny of the votes from 155 out of 156 constituencies. The Capital Times…
Excitement As MP Ssegirinya Unveils New Kawempe North Bus Project
Kawempe North legislator honourable Ssegirinya Muhammad has yet again come up with another project for his constituents dubbed ‘The Bus Project’. Through his social media handles, the legislator has revealed that before the end of September, Kawempe North bus will be in place operating. He further thanked Ugandans who live in Amsterdam and it is…
KHM International, 10 Other Labour Export Companies Suspended Over Human Trafficking, Forgeries & Gross Extortion
The Government of Uganda through ministries of Internal Affairs and Gender, Labour and Social Development has announced the suspension of 11 external labour recruitment agencies, citing gross forgeries and other abuses such as human trafficking and extortion. The Ministry said some companies had their licences terminated after expiry and over forged documents, while others were…
Sumptuous Speke Resort Munyonyo Wins 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort and Speke Resort and Conference Centre have won the 2020-2021 traveller’s choice awards for the excellent work they exhibited as best services providers in the global hospitality business. Amidst the Covid-19 Crisis, this year’s triumph is an upgrade from last year’s victory where Speke Resort was named the best Luxury Lakeside Resort…
Must Read! Premier Recruitment Limited Unveils Top Reasons You Should Choose Them For Jobs
Kampala: For job seekers, finding a job itself is a job, starting from preparing a good CV to get a job you will have to do many things such as searching for openings, modifying your resume, writing cover letters, applying for a position, giving phone interviews, attending face to face interviews among other stiff processes…
La Cabana Restaurant Unveils a Special ‘Taste of India’ Offer
La Cabana Restaurant, Kampala’s premium restaurant known for its Brazilian Churrasco experience has launched a special ‘Taste of India’ offer for all party animals in Kampala. Once you set foot into the expansive restaurant, the aura of finesse meat exuding from customer plates welcomes you. You don’t miss customers lip rollicking with sizeable masses of…