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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Warns Accounting Officers Against Bribing MPs To Increase Project Funds
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has cautioned Accounting Officers of government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) against acts of securing higher budgets than what the Finance Ministry allocates for projects by promising to give out kickbacks to legislators sitting on relevant committees. Tayebwa made remarks on Friday July, 8, 2022 at Hotel Africana…
Over 400 Families Face Forceful Eviction In Hoima
More than 400 residents in Hoima are on the verge of being forcefully evicted from their ancestral land. The affected residents are from the village of Ngobye in Buraru parish, Buraru sub county. They are feuding with Neko Isingoma, a prominent businessman in Hoima town over a piece of land measuring approximately 100 acres in…
Nine Dead, Five Injured In Luwero Road Accident
Eight women and one man have died while five other people sustained serious injuries in a fatal road crash at Sinalya village in Bombo town council, about 38 kilometers into Luweero district along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The crash occurred after two vehicles collided at around 3pm on Saturday afternoon. It involved a commuter taxi, a…
Sri Lankan President, PM Agree To Quit After Protesters Storm President’s Residence
Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister agreed to resign Saturday after the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters storming both officials’ homes and setting fire to one of the buildings in a rage over the nation’s severe economic crisis. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will leave office once a new…
Good Samaritan: OPUL Equips Kalangala Health Centers With Shs250M Medical Items
Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) has responded to a clarion dire need from islanders by donating medical items worth over UgX250m. This is part of OPUL’s Corporate Social Responsibility. Damanik Saridin,the General Manager for OPUL based in Kalangala District led a team of his management staff to donate medical supplies and theater equipments to Kalangala…
Big-hearted Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Donates Sh20m, Ambulance To Nsambya & Nsangi Rotary Clubs
Uganda’s richest man, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia through his giving arm ‘The Ruparelia Foundation’ on Sunday, July 10th donated Shs10 million and a new ambulance worth millions to the Rotary Club of Nsangi towards the construction of a hospital. Sudhir, also the chairman of Ruparelia Group and an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Muyenga…
DAVID MAFABI: Embattled BoU Officials Who Closed & Fraudulently Sold Crane Bank Should Account Individually
The Supreme Court decision directing that Crane Bank Ltd be reverted to its owners has raised a lot of mixed feelings, for it comes with a legal and cost implication which in one way or another will affect the ordinary Ugandan. The costs associated with the case will naturally be forked from the consolidated fund…
Richest Men In Uganda 2022 – Top 10 List You Should Know
The last two years have disrupted many things including the wealth of the rich class. The 2022 wealthy list favours those who invested in technology, real estate, health, food, logistics etc. Uganda’s new list of the wealthiest, according to sources, has also changed tremendously with big names such as Patrick Bitature, Charles Mbire, among others,…
Big Story: Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Meets Speaker Anita Among, Discuss Means Of Improving Uganda’s Education Sector
The Vice Chancellor of Victoria University Dr Lawrence Muganga and the University senior management team have today met the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among to discuss possible ways of improving Uganda’s education sector. Dr Muganga was accompanied by his Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof. Augustine Osamor Ifelebuegu, the University’s Head of Marketing Mr.Businge Conan Daniel and…
NUP Unveils New Party Headquarters In Kampala
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party has unveiled plans for the construction of their new headquarters that will be situated in Makerere Kavule, Kawempe division in Kampala. This was during the groundbreaking function held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Kampala. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine…