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Big Story: Drama As Fearless Ugandan Women Storm UN Meeting, Attack Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka Over ‘Speech Of Lies’ On Human Rights (See Full Video)
There was drama during a session of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva, Switzerland after angry Ugandan women stormed the meeting and protested a speech by the country’s Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka. The UN Committee against Torture’s session, the seventy-fifth session of its kind, began on October 31, 2022 and will…
Buganda Land Board Officials Resort To Blackmail After Court Halts Cancellation Of Ham’s Kigo Land Titles
There are unscrupulous individuals at the Buganda Land Board (BLB) who have resorted to blackmail and mudslinging after the Court of Appeal stopped the cancellation of tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s titles for land he bought in Kigo, off Entebbe Road. It should noted that the Uganda Land Commission in September this year cancelled Ham’s titles for…
ERA Launches Forum To Promote Local Content In Electricity Sector
In a bid to promote the concept of Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU), the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on Thursday launched a forum for local suppliers, with an aim of spurring an increase in the consumption of local products and services within the electricity sector, so as to achieve social, economic transformation. The Local Suppliers’…
The Difference Between a Lawyer And An Advocate Many People Don’t Know
Over the years, a lot of people — possibly even you — have had trouble telling the difference between a lawyer and an advocate. People who find themselves in legal problems occasionally are unsure of whether they require a lawyer or an advocate. It’s crucial to first clarify what an attorney does. Let’s simplify matters…
Big Boost: VP Alupo, Min. Magyezi Commission UGX 317 Million Fruit Growers Co-operative Society
By Benjamin Epeduno Katakwi: The Vice President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Rtd. Major Jessica Alupo has commissioned Ongongoja Fruit Growers Co-operative Society in Ongongoja Sub-county, Katakwi District. The UGX 317 million project under ‘Legs Projects’ with support from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) was commissioned on Saturday 12, November 2022. Hon. Alupo who was…
Safety First: ERA On Mission To Train, Certify Qualified Electricians
Properties worth billions of shillings and lives have over the years been lost in Uganda as a result of illegal or poorly done electrical installations done by unqualified electricians. As one of the solutions to this problem, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) launched a campaign to train and grant certification only to qualified electricians, in…
Amb. Yahya Ssemuddu Hails Uganda U-20 National Team For Defending CECAFA Championship In Sudan
Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to Khartoum, Sudan, H.E. Dr. Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu has congratulated the HIPPOS, U20 Uganda National Team for coming victorious as Champions of the Central of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) and therefore qualifying for the Under 20 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) – Egypt 2023.…
Lockdown Looms As Museveni Set To Address Nation Over Surging Ebola Virus Cases
Hours after Ebola was confirmed in Jinja, Uganda’s State House has announced that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will make his fourth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) status address. In a statement released by the Presidential Press Unit (PPU) under the State House Department of Press and Public Relations on Monday, November 14, 2022, “The Presidential Press…
Panic As Another Group Of Gunmen Attack Police Station In Kyanja
A team of Joint Security Forces are investigating the latest attack on police after armed gun riding a motorcycle ambushed Kensington Police Station near Kensington Apartments in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb. According to eyewitnesses around the place, the incident happened last night on Sunday November 13, 2022. “We heard heavy gunfire at the police post,”…
Rajiv Thrills Motorsport Fans As He Makes Surprise Appearance At Kaliro Sugar Rally
Excitement filled motorsport fans at day one of Central Motor Club (CMC) 2022 Kaliro Sugar Rally that was held in Eastern Uganda. This came after a surprise appearance of senior driver Rajiv Ruparelia, who has been away from motorsport activities for a while. Rajiv is the chairman board of trustees Central Motor Club (CMC) and…