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Tireless President: Museveni Meets Another Group Of Business Moguls From Germany, Discuss Lucrative Investments In Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has commended Germany for its donation of 5.5million doses of Johnson and Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccines and called for support through sharing reagents to enable Uganda produce its own vaccines and avoid vaccine dependency in the future. The President was yesterday speaking during a meeting with a high-powered investors delegation from the…
Just In! Museveni Retires Generals Tumwine, & Katumba Wamala, Kayihura, Tinyefuza Retained
President Museveni who is the commander in chief of the forces has today retired some of his longtime Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) generals and other high ranking officers. The most senior by rank of those retired is Gen Elly Tumwime, Gen Katumba Wamala, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande among others. However, former Inspector General of…
Just In! Police Refutes Reports On Gen Bakasumba Appointment As Deputy IGP
The Uganda Police has dismissed social media reports making rounds on the appointment of Maj Gen Jackson Bakasumba as the new Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP). In a statement released via it’s socials on Sunday morning, Police clarified that the information circulating via social media and several publications is completely baseless and false as…
Court Remands Three For Attempting To Grab NSSF Land
Court in Makindye has remanded three people to Kitalya Prison for allegedly attempting to transfer ownership of prime land belonging to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Lubowa to themselves. The Capital Times has learnt that the trio, that were charged are Mr. Mohammed Lubowa, 48, a resident of Ndejje Rubugumu, Makindye Division; Mr.…
Speke Apartments Hosts Sumptuous Cake Mixing Fete Ahead Of Xmas Festivities
Speke Apartments Wampewo today hosted Uganda’s first cake mixing ceremony at La Cabana restaurant in Kampala. The much-attended event took place at the Restaurant’s poolside lounge kicking off at 4 pm, East African time. Cake mixing is an activity that follows a definite process of putting the elaborate cake ingredients together, mixing them and then…
Two UPDF Soldiers To Serve Death Sentence For Killing Civilians In Somalia
Two Ugandan soldiers accused of killing seven Somali civilians in August while serving under the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) have been sentenced to death while three others to 39 years each in jail after being found guilty by a court-martial. AMISOM said the Court Martial which sat from November 1-12 in the Somali capital…
Former BOU Chief Elangot Failed To Access His Pension
Thousands of mourners who trekked to Serere district to pay their last respect to the fallen former Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda, John Robert Elangot were shocked to learn that the 87- year- old man died before receiving his pension. Elangot died on November 6, 2021 at Kampala Hospital after suffering a stroke, brain…
Op-ed: Poor Youth Support President Museveni Empathy To Empower Rights Of Peasants
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: If you read and analyse well President Museveni’s letter to CEC about land, you will realize that NRM is the only party that was founded on the principal and doctrine of empowering Ugandans at the grassroots level who the bakoopi (peasants). The President used his benevolence and tenderness to remind the…
President Museveni To Address Ugandans On Covid-19 & Security Related Issues
The President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will on Friday 19, 2021 address the Nation on the current Covid-19 situation and related matters. According to the Senior Presidential press secretary Lindah Nabussayi Wamboka, the address at 8pm will be live on all Television and Radios. “President @KagutaMuseveni will on Friday 19,…
Panic Grips Kampala After Twin Bomb Blasts
Uganda’s Capital, Kampala has on Tuesday been gripped with tension and panic following two suspected bomb blasts that went off at Kooki Towers opposite Central Police Station (CPS) and another one at Parliamentary Avenue, a few meters away from the Parliament Building. According to reports coming in, several have been injured in the explosion although police…