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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…
Uganda Police,Huawei Spill New Secrets Spying On BobiWine
Police have refuted the allegations of a story that was published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), claiming the Uganda Police Force used its technology for spying and surveilling opposition figures. While Speaking to Capital times, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga that the UPF has an existing contract with Huawei to install CCTV cameras countrywide as…
Oulanyah Hails Golola Moses
Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has congratulated World Kickboxing Federation Champion Moses Golola for his triumphant defeat of Umar Semata in the “Century Fight” Golola présentéd his champion belt this morning to Oulanyah with manager Innocent Kawooya. Oulanyah pledged to continue to work together with Golola to realize the dream of building Golola Talent Academy. The…
Activist Stella Nyanzi Appeals Against 9 Months Conviction
Former Makerere University Researcher, Dr Stella Nyanzi who was recently convicted to 18 Months in prison has appealed against her sentence. Through her lawyer Isaac Semakadde ,Nyanzi has lodged her appeal to the High Court challenging her conviction and sentence. On August 2, 2019, Buganda Road Court Grade one Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu Musenze sentenced Nyanzi…