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POLICE VIDEO: CCTV Footage Shows How Suicide Bomber Blew Himself Near CPS In Kampala
Police CCTV footage has emerged showing how a suicide blew himself in a bomb blast that hit the city center near the Central Police Station in Kampala and Parliament Avenue on Tuesday morning. The video which first leaked on social media shows a thin tall man carrying a heavy bag on his back who walked…
Parliament Calls Off Sitting Over Multiple Bomb Explosions In Kampala
Parliament has called off today’s sitting and any other businesses at the house following multiple explosions in the city centre. Security personnel have cordoned off at least two areas in the heart of Kampala where two explosions happened this morning. One of them went off at Raja Chambers, along Parliament Avenue in Kampala, just a…
Carry Books In Polythene Papers: Police Suspends Bags At MUBS Over Endless Bomb Blasts
In a bid to curb the escalating bomb threats in Uganda most especially in the capital Kampala, Uganda Police Force has issued an order to Makerere University Business School (MUBS) students against carrying bags in the institution. According to the statement dated 15th November 2021, students at the above institution with effect from tomorrow, Wednesday…
Furious Museveni Kicks Greedy URBRA Off NSSF Savers Money
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the controversial Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) to get off workers’ savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Museveni made the directive during a meeting with stake holders of the NSSF fund at State House Entebbe on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by among others, the Prime Minister…
Bye Bye To Simbamanyo: Mogul Sudhir Completes Final Works On Renaming Multibillion Building-Gender & Labour House
Former Simbamannyo building has been officially changed to Gender & Labour House-our sources have disclosed. The multibillion building that is under the management of Meera Investments Ltd also a real estate arm of tycoon’s Ruparelia Group, houses the Ministry of Labor, Gender, and Social Development thus the new name. According to our sources, the final…
Victoria University Fully Opens, Extends Physical Classes At Market Plaza To Observe SoPs
Uganda’s leading education hub, Victoria University (VU) has extended classrooms to a fully furnished state of the art Market Plaza and hearty served lunch to over 2000 members of the community. The University says, shifting some lectures to Market plaza was made to help students observe Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs), complying with Ministry of Health,…
BOU-SUDHIR CASE: It Is Supreme Court To Determine Costs As Withdrawal Isn’t Dismissal
It is the Supreme Court that will determine the costs to be paid to city businessman Sudhir Ruparelia by Bank of Uganda (BOU) in the long-running legal battle between the tycoon and his Meera Investments Ltd and the central bank, resulting from the closure of Crane Bank Ltd. Both the High Court and the Court…
Indian Association Uganda Asks Indian Gov’t To Lower Import Taxes
The Indian Association Uganda has requested the Indian Government to lower import taxes, especially on coffee and cocoa. They made the call through the visiting state minister for External Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, during a breakfast meeting at Serena Hotel in Kampala. The executive committee chairman of Indian Association Uganda, Rao Mohana said high taxes have…
President Museveni Meets India’s Min. Muraleedharan, Praises Indian Community & Pledge To Continue The Friendship
President Yoweri K. Museveni has pledged the country’s continued friendship with India, its people, and the Indian Community in Uganda. He said this in the meeting with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan. During their meeting, the two countries agreed to a partnership to provide affordable solar power and promote rural power…
Kasese NUP Members Denied Bail, Remanded Further
The High Court in Kasese district has rejected the bail application of five National Unity Platform-NUP supporters facing treason charges and remanded further until next week. The five members are; Bryan Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, Geoffrey Bwambale, the NUP coordinator for Bundibugyo, Atanazio Isande from Ntoroko district, Isaac Mumbere, the former NUP candidate…