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Pictorial: President Samia Suluhu Arrives In Uganda To Sign Oil Pipeline Deal
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the Republic of Tanzania has arrived in Uganda this morning for a one (1) day Official visit at the invitation of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Her Excellency Samia Suluhu was officially received by Hon. Sam Kutesa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government Ministers and Senior Officials. The Tanzanian Delegation was…
Business Tips: Think Again & Invest, Numbers Do Not Lie – Tycoon Rajiv Speaks!
Last month, the Ruparelia Group, unveiled Bukoto Living, 9-floor condominium homes project – altogether, 27 homes in a 2-3-4- and 5-bedroom configuration, in Bukoto, Kampala. The affluent suburb of Bukoto and the surrounding Naguru, Ntinda is a mixed residential and commercial areas, with a large number of small businesses, NGOs, supermarkets, hospitals, schools and upscale…
Mega Deal: Equity Group Holdings Secures USD $100M For Trans-Africa Enterprises Expansion
Equity Group Holdings (EGH) has signed a USD $100 million loan (Ksh 11 Billion) facility to support its expansion across Eastern and Central Africa, enhancing its ability to serve small and medium enterprises (SMEs as it grows. In addition to operating in 7 African countries – Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic…
Lukwago Admitted In Nairobi Hospital Over Severe Chest Complications
Erias Lukwago, lord mayor for Kampala capital city has been rushed to Nairobi, Kenya for further management amidst deteriorating health. His health started worsening after recurring dizziness, persistent abdominal discomfort and severe chest pain. On Sunday,Doreen Nyanjura deputy Mayor revealed that despite of the fact that Lukeago attended several medical facilities in Kampala including Lubaga…
MPs Task Govt To Establish Disaster Preparedness Committee
Members of Parliament have passed a motion urging government to establish a Disaster Preparedness and Management Commission that will deal with natural and man-made disasters. Mpigi district woman MP, Hon. Sarah Nakawunde who moved the motion said that the prevailing mechanisms in place to respond to and manage natural or man-made calamities happening around the…
Speaker Kadaga Implores Government To Scrap Off Curfew
Efforts by State Minister for Internal Affairs, Hon Obiga Kania to respond to a matter raised on the possible extension of curfew hours were futile after MPs demanded for a statement from the Prime Minister. Speaking on behalf of the Prime Minister, Hon. Obiga Kania informed the MPs that the National Task Force on Covid-19…
Guillitone: Human Sacrifice Offenders To Face Death Penalty
Criminals who participate in human sacrifice will face the death penalty if a new law aimed at preventing the offence is passed by Parliament. The Prevention and Prohibition of Human sacrifice Bill, 2020 proposes that persons who mutilate or cause death of another person for the purpose of performing or furthering a ritual, commits an…
Just In! Uganda Cranes Captain Denis Onyango Retires From International Football
Uganda Cranes captain and goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango, 35, has announced his retirement from the international football effective April 12, 2021. The player confirmed this through a letter he addressed to Federation of Uganda Football President, Moses Magogo on Monday evening. “This letter represents my official notice of retirement from the Uganda National Football Tea,…
Arrested: Six Thugs Who Disguised As NWSC Workers & Robbed Chinese Businessman Shs100M Identified
Police have arrested six people suspected to have taken part in the robbery of a Chinese national at his home in Kyambogo after disguising as National Water and Sewerage Corporation workers and stole an estimated UGX 100M. The three people who were captured on CCTV camera donning in NWSC overalls and helmets are currently in…
Just In: Don Wanyama Appointed Vision Group CEO
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Press Secretary Don Wanyama has been appointed as the new Vision Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing embattled Robert Kabushenga. Mr Wanyama was officially announced by Vision Group board chairman Mr Patrick Ayota on Tuesday morning as Kabushenga vacates office for other greener pastures. It is said Kabushenga was forced to…