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President Magufuli Is Well But Busy, Govt Officials Assure Worried Public
Tanzanian government officials have dismissed speculation about the health and wellbeing of President John Magufuli two weeks after he was last seen in public. President Magufuli’s last known official engagement came about two weeks ago when he briefly attended a virtual East African Heads of State Summit before leaving Vice President Samia Suluhu to represent…
Atleast UGX311 Billion Covid-19 Funds Mismanaged – Auditor General
The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Section 25(1) of the Public Finance Management Act provides that government may approve a supplementary budget up to 3 per cent of appropriated budget but must seek retrospective…
Down & Out! Gender PS Directs Ntambi, Other Top EOC Bosses To Handover Office
The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Mr Aggrey Kibenge has directed senior officials of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) whose contracts have expired to hand over office immediately. The contracts for the EOC commissioners, including the chairperson, Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, who renounced and abandoned the use of the name…
Victoria University Holds 5th Graduation Ceremony
Atleast 47 students from the faculties of Health Science, Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Management as well as Science & Technology have today graduated at Victoria University during a ceremony held at Speke Resort Munyonyo. The ceremony was held under the theme ‘Educating with a purpose”. Presiding over the event Prof Dr Opuda Asibo…
‘Stop Crying For Spilled Milk’-High Court Dustbins Simbamayo Estates Case Against Equity Bank In Loan Dispute
The High Court (Commercial Division department) has dismissed an application by (now ex) administrators of Simbamanyo Estates Limited in which they wanted the auctioning of its prime properties in Kampala which was meant for Equity Bank Ltd to recover outstanding loans worth $10.8 million (Shs40 billion) to be halted. Simbamanyo Estates Limited lost Afrique Suites…
Armed Robbers Attack Fuel Station, Sell Fuel To Customers For 3 Hours
Armed robbers have attacked a fuel station in Zimbabwe where they carted away proceeds from sales totaling $15,000. According to reports, the robbers literally ‘worked’ for the money they stole as they were reported to have met few cash at the station and then decided to pose at fuel attendants. The fuel station reportedly had…
UPDF Deserter Arrested With A Pistol In Entebbe
Police in Entebbe have arrested one Tandeka Allan Kanyesigye,38 resident of Buzzi Cell Kajansi Town Council over illegal possession of a firearm, and Osinde Omalla John of Garuga Road who is said to have given him the gun. The arrest follows a search, conducted at Kanyesigye’s place of residence and a black CZ75B CAL.9 LUGER…
Just In: Police Unveils New Traffic Uniform
Uganda Police has on Monday unveiled new uniforms for traffic officers with immediate effect. Police advisory committee ‘PAC’ at the beginning of this year passed a resolution to change the face of traffic officers by replacing the white uniform to match the khaki which is a general duties uniform. The new traffic uniform was unveiled…
Bobiwine Arrested At City Square In Protests Over Missing NUP Supporters
Anti-riot police in Central Business of Kampala have arrested National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ President Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi alias Bobiwine and other party members in downtown Kampala as he led what he called a peaceful protest demanding the release of NUP supporters who are suspected to be in military detentions. Kyagulanyi was apprehended at around city…
‘Follow The Law Than Ashaming Yourselves’- Elders In Tooro Condemn Kabarole District Resolution To Stop Singing Kingdom Anthem
Elders in Tooro Kingdom has condemned the resolution passed by the Kabarole District council members to stop singing the Kingdom Anthem at the opening of their sittings in protest of the alleged “harsh leadership” of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru II and Queen mother Besty Kemigisa Akiiki. On Friday, March 12, 2021, furious council members…