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Cabinet In Hot Soup As Corruption In Marijuana Licencing Draws Attention To Ugandans
About 90 companies, including foreign ones, have applied to the Government of Uganda for licences to allow them grow marijuana on a commercial scale. According to Sources, a number of high-profile meetings have been going on recently, involving multiple government agencies led by the health ministry, to discuss the licences however, many of the meetings…
Coronavirus: My Good People, Stop Shaking Hands – Museveni
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to stop shaking hands as a precaution to avoid contracting the deadly Coronavirus that is spreading to various countries across the world. “Now as the Ministry of health guides us, let us take a personal decision not to shake hands unnecessarily or expose ourselves to…
Grief As Phone Snatchers Kill City Businessman
Street mobile phone snatchers have broken a four-month lull of peace that Kampala City dwellers have been enjoying since President Museveni directed the deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Sabiti Muzeyi, to come up with a security plan to deal with increasing crime. The goons attacked motorists in a jam on the Northern by-pass,…
Watford Stun ‘Unbeatable’ Liverpool With Thumping 3-0 Win As Ismaila Sarr Stars
Liverpool’s unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a spectacular end at Watford as Ismaila Sarr starred to seal a 3-0 win and boost the Hornets’ survival hopes. Following a cagey opening 45 minutes, Liverpool were no match for Watford after the break as Sarr scored a brace before setting up Troy Deeney to rock the League leaders. Jurgen…
Prof.Nawangwe Bans Sex,Booze,Rampant Strikes At Makerere
Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, says that he not ready to relent on his mission to restore discipline at the country’s prime university. He said on Friday that a section of staff and students have been underestimating his administration but vowed to punish university staff who engage in activities that are likely to…
Kadaga,Jordan Ambassador Hasmite Discuss Parliamentary,Economic Ties
His Excellency, Slaiman Arabiat, Ambassador of Hasmite Kingdom of Jordan to East Africa has reached out to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to establish a bilateral relationships between Jordan and Uganda. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Speaker at Friday, 28 February 2020 was on his maiden visit Uganda aimed at fostering…
Tit For Tat! MTN At Verge Of Losing Over Shs 400Bn For Throwing Daj Communications Out Of Business
Fort Portal Municipality MP Alex Ruhunda Akiiki has expressed his disappointments and irregularities in how he lost his MTN dealership, millions of cash, reputation, properties to commercial banks, plus sinking his firm in some parts of western Uganda to controversial veteran journalist cum CEO of the Independent Magazine Andrew Mujuni Mwenda and his sister who…
UPDF Helicopter Takes Wrong Route, Flies Speaker Kadaga To Mubende
A pilot who was in charge of a chattered helicopter for the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga took the wrong route, ending up in a completely different destination than he should have landed. The pilot identified as Mupaapa Isma was supposed to fly the speaker to Kazo District in Western Uganda. Kadaga was an invited…
Ancelotti Sent Off After Everton Denied Late Winner Against Man United
Carlo Ancelotti was shown a red card after the final whistle of Everton’s game with Manchester United following a controversial finale at Goodison. The Blues thought they had grabbed a winner deep into time added-on when Harry Maguire put through his own net after he deflected a Dominic Calvert-Lewin shot. Everton’s winner looked to…
All You Missed As Stephen Kazimba Is Enthroned New Church Of Uganda Archbishop
Rt Rev Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has officially assumed the leadership of Church of the Uganda (CoU). He was enthroned as the 9th Archbishop of Church of the Uganda (CoU) at a colourful ceremony held this morning at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe. The special Service was attended by among others; President Yoweri Museveni and his…