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Moroto Prison Break Ring Leader Arrested
A joint disarmament operation conducted by the UPDF and police has captured the wanted ring leader in Moroto prison break in Kotido district. Lokolikau Lochu, a resident of Katap village in Meriria parish, Kotido North division was arrested with an SMG riffle UG.POL. 56-5968030-40693 with 14 rounds of ammunition reportedly belonging to the Uganda Prisons Service.…
Minister Tumwebaze Orders Arrest Of Soroti Staff Involved In Theft Of NAADS Hoes
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Frank Tumwebaze has ordered security to arrest all Soroti City Civil servants involved in the stealing of NAADS hand hoes that were meant to benefit the peasantry. The Minister who was in the Teso Sub Region for a fact-finding mission on Government Programs made the order while…
Prof Ephraim Kamuntu’s Son ‘Ruchwere’ Succumbs To Covid-19
Senior Presidential Adviser in charge of Economic and manifesto implementation Prof Ephraim Kamuntu has lost a son, The Capital Times has learnt. Henry Ruchwere Kamuntu, a renowned banker died on Thursday after losing a battle to the novel coronavirus. Ruchwere has been working with Stanbic Bank Uganda Country office as the Head of Power and…
Uganda’s Oldest Political Party Launches Egumire Newspaper, Vows To Strengthen Democratic Party’s Influence
Uganda’s oldest Political Party, The Democratic Party (PD) has launched an English newspaper named Egumire. Weve learnt that Egumire newspaper was launched by the Party’s president Nobert Mao earlier this week in what he called a “strategic step” to strengthen Democratic Party’s influence in Uganda and over the seas. According to DP, their newspaper shall…
SAD! Outgoing State House Comptroller Lucy Nakyobe Loses Husband
A renowned Makerere University School of Public Health don, former Ministry of Health Director of General Health Service, and husband to the blue-eyed Outgoing State House Comptroller Lucy Nakyobe, Prof. Anthony Kabanza Mbonye has breathed his last. Prof. Mbonye passing was confirmed by a Tweet posted by President Museveni’s Senior Press Secretary, Linda Nabusayi on…
‘I Can Only Visit President Museveni If He’s Sick’- MP Nambooze
The Mukono Municipality Legislator Hon. Betty Bakireke Nambooze has asserted that she will never visit President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House, the way many people are alleging that she will do so soon. This was during the Assurance and Implementation Committee Parliamentary Committee meeting on how to execute their mandate. During the meeting, Nambooze…
MP Kakooza Wins EALA Seat Unopposed
Members of Parliament have elected Hon James Kakooza to represent Uganda in East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after he got 183 votes with no MPs voting against or abstaining. Kakooza, the elected member, replaces the late Hon Mathias Kasamba at the regional legislature. Hon Fox Odoi-Oywelowo presented a report of the verification committee of the…
Gov’t Dragged To Court Over Vehicle Tracking Deal
The government of Uganda on Friday, July 23, 2021, signed a 10-year agreement with Joint Stock Company Global Security, a Russian firm for the implementation of the intelligent transport monitoring system, a deal that will ensure all vehicles, motorcycles and boats installed with digital tracking devices, a move aimed at bolstering the security of the…
UNEB To Release 2020 UCE Results On Friday
The results of the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) will be out on Friday, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) together with the Ministry of Education and Sports has announced. The Education Spokesperson Patrick Muinda said the Uganda National Examinations Board will brief the education minister on the students’ performance on Wednesday. “Its true, UNEB…
Rukiga District FDC Party Chairman Defects To NRM
Medard Ensinikweri, the incumbent opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party chairperson for Rukiga district has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Ensinikweri handed over the FDC party card and t-shirt to Twaha Selubowa Yalyakumanyi, Rukiga district NRM party returning officer on Sunday evening at around 7:00pm at the district NRM party offices…