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Panic As FPU Commander, Attorney General Are Sued Over Impounded Fish Trucks
Fish traders whose trucks are being held by Uganda government authorities have sued the head of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Lake George and Edward, the Director of Fisheries Resources in Entebbe, and the Attorney General for illegally confiscating their fish. On October 3, 2021, Uganda Revenue Authority together with FPU impounded five fish trucks…
Panic As Former Crane Bank Clients Sue DFCU For Illegally Retaining Mortgages Taken During Crane Bank Era
The legal battle between dfcu Bank and the defunct Crane Bank over mortgages worth billions of shillings shows no signs of abating, this website can reveal. As case filing enters the latter stages, clients who took out mortgages with Crane Bank before it went under the central bank’s hammer find themselves condemned to a life…
Panic As Energy Ministry Recommends Halting Of New UMEME Investments As Contract Renewal Hangs In Balance
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has recommended the halting of new investments by energy distributor, Umeme ahead of the expiry of its 25 year concession in 2025. The Minister of State for Energy, Sidronius Okaasai Opolot said this during a meeting with members of the Committee of Environment and Natural Resources to respond…
Panic As Ebola Deaths Climb
A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda had by Sept.29 had 35 confirmed cumulative cases, and 7 cumulative Ebola…
Panic As Disgruntled Man Drags Deputy Speaker ‘Among’ To Court Over Alleged Torture
A real estate broker has sued the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, seeking to be compensated for the alleged torture inflicted on him reportedly by her agents. In the application filed before the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala, the broker identified as Francis Matovu commonly known as Butto, is suing Among…
Panic As Dfcu Top Management Ploy To Involve Museveni In Internal Quandary
It has emerged that Dfcu bank shareholders plan to approach President Yoweri Museveni on their fact-finding travel to Uganda causing panic to DFCU Top Management. According to an insider, the meeting with President Museveni will trigger an investigation into DFCU troubles that are believed to have caused millions of losses to the Bank. DFCU in…
Panic As Deadly Swam Of Locusts Invade Uganda Again
A large swarm of desert locusts estimated to cover about 100,000 acres has entered into Uganda and settled in the districts of Karamoja sub-region in northeastern Uganda. According to the Amudat district senior agricultural officer Joseph Marimoi, the locusts entered through Karita border area and spread throughout Karita sub-county in the areas of Akou lee,…
Panic As Covid-19 Patients Overwhelm Lacor Hospital
The battle against the coronavirus pandemic looks increasingly like a game of cat and mouse between vaccine rollout and the virus’s mutation. Another a highly infectious COVID-19 way has hit Lacor Hospital which has put medical workers and residents into tenterhooks. This has forced the Minister of state for Primary Healthcare, Hon Joyce Moriku Kaducu…
Panic As Covid-19 Cases Surge Again In Uganda
The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that Uganda is currently experiencing another horrible surge in the daily cases of COVID-19 infections. “We have started experiencing an increase in the daily number of COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends we observed since January 2022,” says Aceng. She says the increase is…
Panic As Bobi Wine, 2000 Others Residents Face Eviction From Magere After Court Order
More than 2,000 residents in Magere, Wakiso District are on the verge of being evicted from their homes after losing their bid to block the hearing of a case filed by Ms. Justine Nakamatte accusing them of illegal stay on the 640 acre land. The land in question comprises Block 190 and Block 191, which…