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Power Regulator ERA Launches Consumer Interaction & Permits Installation Centre
In a bid to streamline the installation and supply of power in Uganda, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has unveiled the Consumer Protection and Installation Permits Center (CPIPC), which shall be the main interface between the Authority and electricity consumers in all categories of consumption i.e domestic, commercial, medium industrial, large industrial, extra-large industrial and…
Pictorial: Uproar As SFC Soldiers Brutalize Journalists For Covering Eviction Of Errant Spenah Beach Tennant
Spenah Beach Boss Asiimwe John has this morning been evicted by his landlord Kabuye Stephen after months of tight standoff. Asiimwe had refused to vacate the premises claiming that he invested over 1 billion to purchase sand on the beach which he wanted Kabuye to refund before evicting him. However, in a district security meeting…
Whistleblower Exposé: Former Entebbe Mayor, Wakiso Land Board Member Cited in Government Land Disputes
A whistle blower has raised dust on how some Wakiso land officers are involved in land dealings in the district which has led to discourse. Mr Stephen Kabuuye Jingo is allegedly accused of using his position in Government to involve in land matters by related to responsible government Organs and he later sells it at an…
Inside Story: Why Furious Museveni Directed Sacking Of Uganda Railway Corporation Top Bosses
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni directed the Minster of Works and Transport Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala to disband the entire Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) Board and Managing Director, Stanley Sendegeya who he says is unqualified, inexperienced and was irregularly recruited as a result of influence by a board member Ben Twodo. In a letter dated 3rd…
Mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Inducted as Honorary Member of Kiwatule Rotary Club
The Chairman of Ruparelia Group of Companies, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has been inducted as Honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kiwatule. Dr. Sudhir, a leading philanthropist in Uganda through his Ruparelia Foundation which is the charity arm of the Ruparelia Group of Companies has for years extended a helping hand to individuals and entities…
EALA Elections: Parliament Distances Self From Vote Rigging Claims
Parliament has denied that there was vote rigging during last month’s East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Chris Obore, the director for information at Parliament said their records show that there were neither unauthorized persons who participated in the election nor MPs voting more than one time. Declaring the results of…
CJ Owiny-Dollo Hires 8 Lawyers To Defend Him In Justice Kisaakye Suit, Files Defense Against Allegations
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and the Attorney General have asked the Constitutional court to dismiss with costs a petition filed by Supreme Court Justice, Dr. Esther Kisaakye saying it’s a disguised attempt to frustrate an on-going inquiry into her conduct and abscondment from duty. In response to the petition, they accuse Justice Kisaakye of wrongly…
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia
1. Who is Sudhir Ruparelia? Sudhir Ruparelia is a Ugandan business magnate, philanthropist and investor. He is the Founder and chairman of Board of the Ruparelia group which invests in all businesses in Uganda. 2. When was Sudhir Ruparelia born? Sudhir Ruparelia was born on 17thJanuary 1956, in Kabatoro, Kasese district in Uganda where his father…
Parliament Vets Rtd. Col Basaliza, Two Other UHRC Commissioners
The Parliament of Uganda has vetted former Burahya Member of Parliament Rtd. Col. Stephen Basaliza aka Omudumiizi a Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Last week, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni re-appointed Basaliza back to the Commission together with former Kassanda South Member of Parliament Simeo Nsubuga and Omara Apita, a former Commissioner for Sports…
“Peacefully Vacate Spenah Beach Land Before Thursday Or Face Forceful Eviction” – Security Tells Errant Tenant After Site Inspection
Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RDC) Jacqueline Kakunda and other area security officials have maintained their Friday resolution where they agreed that Spenah Beach boss John Asiimwe should respect Court, Police directives and vacate former Entebbe Mayor Stephen Kabuye’s land by Thursday this week. Kabuye had rented the said land which has been housing John’s…