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Lt.Col.Nakalema Arrests Four Senior Police Officers Over Tycoon Abid Alam’s Kasanda Land Atrocities
Following the arrest of Business man Abid Alam on Thursday April, 9, 2020, over allegations of aggrevated torture, Gang rape and malicious damage of property, the State House Anti corruption Unit together with the Directorate of CID have rrested four senior police officers attached to Kasanda district in Wamala region. The arrested officers include the…
Minister Kutesa, Chinese Ambassador Meet On Situation Of Stranded Ugandans In China
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa on Saturday urged the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhuqiang to urgently intervene and address the plight of Ugandans in China. The duo held a meeting following reports that Africans, including Ugandans were facing harsh conditions in the world’s second-largest economy after authorities launched a crackdown on coronavirus…
Liverpool Legend Sir Kenny Dalglish Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus and is in hospital but is showing no symptoms, his family have announced. Dalglish was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics. The 69-year-old former Celtic and Scotland forward was routinely tested for coronavirus after being admitted. “Unexpectedly,…
Breaking:Nsambya Hospital Boss Dr.Ddumba Dies
Former Mulago hospital executive director, Dr Edward Ddumba, is dead. Mr.Ddumba worked as the head accounting officer for Mulago, Uganda’s National Referral Hospital for more than fours years. He later joined St Francis Hospital Nsambya as the Executive Director the position he held up to the time of his death. He passed on the wee…
Covid-19: MTN Uganda Introduces Curfew Night Call Bundle For Only Shs100
MTN Uganda has aannounced an exciting promotional offer that will enable customers to make calls and stay in touch with friends and family between 10pm and 8am in the morning for as low as only Shs100 from 10pm to 8am. The offer is dubbed “Kafyu Calls” following the curfew conditions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whereas Ugandans…
Family Petitions Min. Of Defence Permanent Secretary Over UPDF Officer Pocketing Late Brother’s Pension As Widow, Orphans Starve
The family of late Maj. Francis Kasaija, who was a Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) officer by the time of his death, has petitioned the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs Permanent Secretary Rosette Byengoma, over the unbecoming conduct of their sister identified as Lt. Carol Nyakaisiki, who is pocketing his pension and gratuity while…
Covid-19: IGP Ochola Bans Police Officers From Using Private Vehicles In Lockdown
The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola has stopped police officers from using individual vehicles as it is deemed to contradict the presidential ban on both private and public vehicles as part of the measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In his message on Thursday on behalf of the IGP, Asuman Mugenyi,…
COVID-19 Crisis: East Africa’s Richest Tycoon Dr. Sudhir Gives Advice On Entrepreneurial Ethics and How To Save The Economy
By: Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia Kampala: We are entering into recession period globally and the exception is likely to be India and China with ~2% GDP growth in 2020 which is way below ~5 – 8% in the past several years. For the benefit of all, I am sharing my perspective on such scenario on few…
Four Suspects Arrested In Connection To Murder Of German National
Security operatives in Entebbe led by police have arrested four people on suspicion of murdering a German national one Rudel Fredrick Werner, 70 years. The suspects have been identified as Danialia Jackiline, Dakanimya Eria, Atwiine Jacky Jalia and Chega Babra who are currently detained at Entebbe Police Station . Police started investigating the murder case…
Why Kagame Fired Rwanda-Uganda Minister Nduhungirehe, Secrets Leak
The President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has fired his foreign affairs state minister Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe. A statement from the office of the Rwanda Prime Minister said Nduhungirehe was fired “for consistently acting based on personal opinions over government policies, while serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International cooperation…