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Court Of Appeal Dismisses BoU Appeal Against Dr. Sudhir, Orders Troubled Bank To Cough Shs397Bn
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed an appeal filed by Bank of Uganda against an earlier judgment that had dismissed a shs397 billion commercial dispute between Crane Bank in receivership and businessman Sudhir Ruparelia. The Panel of Court of Appeal judges led by Deputy Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny- Dollo upheld the judgment of…
COVID-19 Fight: Ruparelia Group Issues SoPs At All Buildings, Asks Gov’t To Bail Out Landlords With Tax Waivers
As a way of resuming business amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, the Ruparelia Group of Companies, which is owned by Kampala magnate Sudhir Ruparelia, has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) to all tenants occupying their buildings around Kampala. Rajiv Ruparelia, who is son of tycoon Sudhir, revealed the new SoPs on Friday June 26, 2020,…
City Landlords, Gov’t To Meet On Wednesday, Decide On Reopening Of Arcades
The Government of Uganda and other stakeholders will meet on Wednesday July, 1, 2020 to discuss the possibility of reopening two arcades as a pilot study to assess compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Ms Shakira Natozo, the public relations officer at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, said a committee comprised of…
Tycoon Sudhir’s Lawyers Blast BOU ‘Uncultured’ Statement After Court Of Appeal Defeat
The Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) five man team representing and Defending City Businessman Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia in the USD106 million suit against Bank Of Uganda (BoU) has dismissed an “inaccurate and false,” the contents of the media statement made by BoU regarding it’s intended appeal against their two-time loss to Dr. Sudhir most recently in…
Another Top Dfcu Bank Director Resigns!
DFCU Limited has announced resignation of Michael Turner as a director in the company with immediate effect. “The Board has commenced the process of nominating another person to be considered for appointment to fill the casual vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Turner,” DFCU said in a statement on Friday. Turner joined DFCU board…
Min. Health Upgrades Mukono Health Centre IV To Hospital Status
The Ministry of Health is currently upgrading Mukono Health Centre IV, such that it can be elevated to the status of handling COVID-19 and other specialised cases. The move comes after officials from the Ministry of Health observed that since it is strategically located the Jinja-Kampala highway, the Health Centre can handle cases from as…
Two Police Officers Arrested Over Masaka Boda Rider’s Suicide
The IGP has dispatched a task team jointly headed by Director Operations, AIGP Edward Ochom, and the Director Traffic and Road Safety, to thoroughly investigate circumstances under which Walugembe Hussein, committed suicide at Masaka Police Station. This was after several failed attempts to reclaim his motorcycles, Bajaj Boxer, red in colour, reg. no. UDL 591R…
We Can’t Ban What We Are Promoting, Embrace E-learning – Education Minister Clarifies On Re-opening Schools
The Minister of Education and Sports Ms. Janet Kataha Museveni has dismissed circulating misconceptions in Media that the Ministry prohibited E-learning. The Minister made remarks on Friday evening, where she said it’s absolutely NOT true. “We can’t ban what we are Promoting because our Government Universities have been utilizing E-learning even before the Outbreak of…
Education Giants! Victoria University Announces Full Online Classes At Zero Costs, New Students Given Free Laptops
In an effort to salvage the academic year amid the coronavirus pandemic, Victoria University has switched to online learning as the country is currently still in total lockdown with education institutions not able to operate for a foreseeable future. The kick-off was graced by the Senior Presidential Advisor on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hon…
Investigation: 10 Arrested Over Murder Of Makerere Veterinary Student
Police in Kampala have arrested 10 people suspected to have been involved into murder of Emmanuel Tegu, a third year veterinary student of Makerere University. According to Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that on Monday police carried out an intelligence led operation and arrested suspects in connection to the death of Tegu. “All…