Block 7
Another Terror Suspect Escapes Police Raid; Landlord Arrested
The joint security forces have arrested a landlord to one of the terror suspects linked to the Komamboga pork joint, and swift bus bombings that left two people dead and others injured. The landlord identified as Umar Kaggwa, was arrested for harboring the dangerous suspect at his home in Kireka Bbira, being in possession of…
State House Raid Labour Firm, Al-Saud, For Selling Fake Covid-19 Vaccination Cards at Shs.150000
State House Health Monitoring Unit has arrested officials belonging to Al- Saud, a labour exporting company who were found selling fake Covid vaccination cards, Interpol certificates, passports and other travel documents. Dr Warren Namara who heads the Unit said in a statement, that on September 17, they received a tip off about a labour firm…
70-year-old Businessman Found Dead In Hoima Lodge After Exhausting Sex Marathon
Hoima Police have launched investigations under which a 70-year-old businessman man died after an alleged sex romp with a woman at one of the hotels in the city. According to Julius Hakiza, the police spokesperson of the Albertine region, the deceased identified as Joshua Tibagwa who was a businessman and landlord hailing from Katanga village…
Former BoU Deputy Governor Robert Elangot Reportedly Dead
The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda John Robert Elangot has died, according to reports. According to reports, Mzee John Robert Elangot passed on in the wee hours of 6th November 2021 in Kampala where he has been battling multiple organ failure. As an economist, John Robert Elangot served in various capacities in…
Op-ed: National Social Security Is A Human Right
By Ben Ssebuguzi Social security of a country is one of the yardstick to measure if that country caters for lives of it’s working citizens.The stronger the fund,the stronger the welfare of it’s citizens. In East Africa,Nssf is one of the biggest with total Assets worth Ugx 15 trillions. What is social security? Social security…
Game Over: Angry Museveni Orders Sacking Of Useless RDC’s
It is game over for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) who have failed to carry out their mandate in their respective districts. President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Ministry of Presidency, to clean out all those RDCs who are not adding value to the government, wondering why he hears complaints of service delivery not reaching the…
Resentful Indian Doctor: Idi Amin Chased My Family From Uganda, I Helplessly Saw Him Die A Painful Death In Hospital
I was on call for hemodialysis and the coordinator at the other end sounding very frazzled, told me that she is sending a car to my compound and be ready to come to the hospital as one of our VIP patients needed an emergency dialysis. I got my bearings and got ready to be driven…
At Cross Roads: Tycoon Sudhir Blocks BoU From Withdrawing Supreme Court Appeal As Case Ranges On
Recently, this website broke a story on how Bank of Uganda (BoU) wrote to the Supreme Court seeking permission to withdraw an appeal they had filed on June 23rd, 2020, against businessman Sudhir Ruparelia contesting Justice David Wangutusi’s 2019 ruling, in which he declared that BoU illegally wound up Crane Bank and sold it to…
I&M Bank Starts Work In Uganda After Changing Name From Orient Bank
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has granted an operating licence to I&M Bank (U) Ltd to begin operating in Uganda after changing its name from Orient Bank. The Nairobi-based financial Group announced that the rebrand comes after the I&M Group’s successful acquisition of a 90 per cent shareholding in Uganda’s Orient Bank Ltd on April,…
Speaker Oulanyah Eulogizes Elangot As Dignified Public Servant Who Rose Through The Ranks
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has mourned former secretary and governor Bank of Uganda, Robert Elangot as a dignified public servant who rose through the ranks. “Saddened by the death of Mzee John Robert Elangot, a dignified public servant who rose through the ranks to serve as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda,”…