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Chelsea Beat Real Madrid To Set Up Champions League Final Vs Mancity
If anything, the scoreline flattered Madrid as the 13-time European champions had no response to Chelsea’s speed on the counter-attack. The Blues should have ran out far more convincing winners as they toyed with the tired visitors in the second half. However, Werner’s cushioned header into an empty net on 28 minutes after Kai Havertz’s…
Ghost Naguru Satellite Housing Project Report Irks MPs
Parliament has rejected a report on the status of land on the former Nakawa-Naguru housing estate. The report by the Committee on Physical Infrastructure found that the Uganda Lands Commission (ULC) has allocated over 50 acres of land to private persons as opposed to a sole investor to construct an ultra-modern satellite town. While presenting…
Police Names 14 Masaka Road Accident Victims
Fourteen people have been confirmed dead in the Thursday morning fatal accident on Masaka – Mbarara highway after a head on collision involving a commuter taxi and a trailer. A Tanzanian trailer registration number TH77 BVW / T433 BDY Mercedes Benz collided with a Toyota HiAce registration number UBE 995C that was coming from Sembabule-Matete…
MPs Order For Arrest & Prosecution Of Bryan White Over Trafficking
Parliament has ordered for immediate arrest and prosecution of city businessman, Brian Kirumira also known as Brian White on charges of trafficking in persons. The directive follows an inquiry by Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, whose findings indicate that Kirumira sexually harassed a number of girls, physically tortured them and unlawfully confined them in his home.…
‘Is NMS Full Of Crooks?’-National Medical Stores Cited In Mismanagement of Procurement, Inflating Prices of Health Supplies
Members of parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have pinned the National Medical Stores (NMS) over mismanagement of procurements and distribution of health supplies and drugs. This was revealed after the Auditor General’s report on the Health Sector for year ended 30 June 2018 that pinned NMS for overcharging Government hospitals and health units.…
Museveni Gifts Retired Goalkeeper Onyango With A Sleek Car
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and first lady Janet Museveni have rewarded former Uganda Cranes Captain Dennis Onyango with a classy Sports Pajero vehicle. The function was held on Thursday at State House Entebbe to thank Onyango for his glorious career with the National team and Club football. Onyango flew into the country from SA at…
Unjust Law Can’t Be Law: Diamond Trust Bank Stuck With An Illegality, Court Rules
Courts Don’t Hold The Discretion To Stand With An Illegality There was a mood of high expectation yesterday when we assembled at the Court of Appeal (COA) to receive its judgment in the Appeal filed jointly by Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya against Ham Enterprises and 2 others. DTB Kenya had…
MPs Approve Shs44 Trillion Budget For 2021/2022 Amidst Covid-19 Economic Crisis
Members of Parliament have approved a shs44.7 trillion budget for the 2021/2022 financial year, which has seen a decrease of shs714 billion for the first time compared to the approved resource envelope of 2020/2021. According to the report of the Budget Committee, the drop this financial year is largely attributed to the projected decrease of…
UPDF Passes Officers Specialized In Adjutant Course
The Director of Personnel and Administration Col Dan Omoding has officiated at the graduation Ceremony of the Unit Adjutant course intake five at the Junior Command and Staff College in Gaddafi Barracks- Jinja. “Today marks the end of your 12 months course. I therefore congratulate you for the achievement attained and well deserved. You being…
M7 Swearing In: Security Agencies Heighten Curfew Enforcement To Contain Covid-19 Variants Spread
Joint Security Agencies in Uganda have heightened enforcement of the Covid-19 measures including the nightly curfews to due to the emergency of a dangerous and more transmissible strain of Covid-19, similar to that in India. Fred Enanga,police spokesperson revealed that the Ministry of Health, has evidence of the new Covid-19 strain in the country, and…