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MPs Task National Water To Extend Water Supply Across All Town Councils
Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee want the National Water and Sewerage Corporation – NWSC to revise its terms of service and start supplying clean piped water in all town councils across the country. This comes after Eng. Silver Mugisha, the managing director NWSC told the legislators Friday that they are only mandated…
Uganda Safely Deports 15 Rwandese As It Continues To Repatriate Bodies Of Ugandans Killed By Rwandan Security Operatives
The Ugandan government has deported 15 Rwandan nationals who have been under security arrest, according to a highly placed security official. The Rwandan nationals were deported through the Uganda, Rwanda border of Mirama Hills in Ntungamo district on Wednesday. According to the source, the first batch of eight personnel was deported at 11 am while…
SWEDEN: Continued Closure of DGF Hurting Ugandans
The Swedish Ambassador to Uganda Maria Håkansson has said that the continued closure of the Democratic Governance Facility-DGF is greatly affecting communities that were beneficiaries of its activities. DGF, the single biggest donor basket established by development partners was suspended early this year after President Yoweri Museveni accused the Ministry of Finance of irregularly authorizing…
Video: Singer Chameleone Re-Joins NRM, Welcomed With Brand New Range Rover
Former Independent Lord Mayor Aspirant, Democratic Party National Mobilizer and Singer Joseph Mayanja aka Jose Chameleone, has publicly crossed back to the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM). The popular pop star musician was received by Museveni’s brother Michael Nuwagira alias Toyota over the weekend. Chameleone said he has never left the ruling National Resistance…
Angry PM Nabbanja Terminates Shs 1.8bn Kyegegwa Road Contract
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has terminated a Shs 1.8bn contract for the construction of a 42-kilometre road in Kyegegwa district over shoddy works. The road which connects from Kakabara sub-county in Kyegegwa district to Nabingola in Mubende was constructed under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). The program under the Office of the…
UPDF Takes Over Covid-19 Testingesting At Entebbe Airport
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has taken over the mandatory Covid-19 testing exercise at Entebbe International Airport. In a letter to the Chairperson, National Planning Authority, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja said UPDF with support from the Ministry of Health will take over Covid-19 testing for all international inbound passengers from private practitioners starting…
Matters Escalate: Museveni Orders BoU Governor ‘Mutebile’ To Investigate Simbamanyo, Afrique Suites Sale
The President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Mutebile to expenditiously investigate the sale of Simbamanyo House and Afrique Suites by Equity Bank and report to him within one week. The president came in after Mr Peter Kamya and Margaret Muganwa appealed for his intervention. According to the president,…
BoU To Cough Billions In Costs After Withdrawing Appeal Against Sudhir
In an unexpected turn of events, Bank of Uganda (BoU) on 15th September announced it was withdrawing Civil Appeal No. 7of 2020 which they (via Crane Bank Limited (in receivership) has logged in the Supreme Court against businessman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Limited. In the same spirit, Bank of Uganda stated that it will…
Uganda Losing Economic Gains, Innovativeness Due To Delayed Marijuana Licensing
From global trends, marijuana has provided a new economic frontier in countries that have seen the light and legalized the farming of the herbal weed. Marijuana or cannabis is a medicinal herb, one that industrial labs have confirmed to be the new breakthrough for medicinal innovation, research and disease treatment. And for developing countries like…
Luxurious Speke Resort Munyonyo Hosts Canary Mugume, Sasha Furgeson Wedding Ceremony
Uganda’s most sumptuous, luxurious and flashy Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort has hosted a lavish wedding ceremony of NBS TV News anchor Canary Mugume and longtime fiance Fiona Naggirinya aka Sasha Ferguson. After years of dating, the Mugumes have been joined as husband and wife in a holy matrimony wedding ceremony that has been officiated by Pastor…