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More Details Emerge On Why Top Custodian Board Officials Were Arrested
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) on Wednesday arrested two officials of the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over alleged forgery, obtaining money by pretense, and conspiracy to commit a felony. It is alleged that George William Bizibu, 55, the executive secretary of the board, and John Byagagaire, 35, a senior accountant, defrauded…
More Blood Shed: Sudan’s Army Chief al-Burhan Rejects Reconciliation With RSF Fighters
Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has criticised leaders of African countries who received RSF head Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo as a statesman during visits this week. General Al-Burhan has promised to continue a nine-month war between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rejecting the latest peace efforts. RSF head Mohamed…
Mood As DP’s Elias Lukwago, Nambooze, Defect To FDC
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze have officially been unveiled as members of the Forum for Democratic Change. Also on the list is Rubaga North MP, Moses Kasibante and Allan Sewanyana. The converts are Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze, Rubaga North MP Moses Kasibante and…
Monsters: Two Americans Remanded To Luzira Prisons For Torturing 10 Year Old Son
Police in Kampala Metropolitan area have arrested and charged two foster parents,of American origin to Buganda Road Court on the 09.12.2022, with the Aggravated torture of their 10-year-old son, and they were remanded till the 14.12.2022. According to police spokesperson SPC Fred Enanga revealed that facts gathered indicate that suspects Nicholas Spencer aged 32 and…
Money,Property Lost As Fire Guts Mbale Waragi Factory
Uganda Police Force in Mbale district is investigating circumstances where several people were almost left lifeless during a fire outbreak at an alcohol processing plant in Wangagai Cell, Nkoma Division in Mbale Municipality. It is alleged that some employees sustained severe injuries and were rushed to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital following a fire outbreak at…
Money Injected Into Preventing HIV Infection in Girls Not Yielding Fruits
All the money injected into social interventions to help protect girls and young women from contracting HIV has not yielded much, a new study reveals. Through a campaign to ensure that girls are kept in schools, the Global Fund allocated the Ministry of Education money to the tune of seven billion shillings in a school subsidies…
Money Heist Scandal: Ugandan Mafia Racket Planning To Steal PDM Billions Unearthed
The grand mafia plan to divert Parish Development Model cash from the known and tested channels (government Financial Institutions – FIs) of disbursement to the use of Wendi (an infant mobile wallet platform developed by Post Bank) may cause the government to lose billions of taxpayers’ money. Since Wendi was launched in July 2023 to…
Money Bags: Ruparelias Parade 2020 Model Bikes Worth Over Shs 305 M
It is no secret that the patriarchs of the Ruparelia group Dr Sudhir Ruparelia and Rajiv Ruparelia know how best to reward themselves after working hard. You will soon see these moguls cruising on two wheels around town with their new bikes. The two have apparently added to their auto collection a 2020 Harley-Davidson FXDR…
Monaco DL: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 5000M World’s Record
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken the 5000M world record while running at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League meet. The Ugandan ran 12:35:36 to break Kenenisa Bekele’s record set in 2004. Cheptegei has been in fine form since clinching 10000M gold at last year’s World Championships. The world champion said he was going for the record…
MoH Receives Over 50 Motorbikes To Boost TB Surveillance
The Minister of State Hon. Robinah Nabbanja flanked by Permanent Secretary Diana Atwine have handed over 50 brand new Yamaha motor cycles. They will assist TB focal person/ surveillance officers to monitor and supervise National TB and Leprosy programmes. The Motorcycles were procured by Ministry of Health with support from the Global Fund, according to…