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Police Names Mbale City Flood Victims, As Death Toll Hits 20
The death toll of the Mbale city flood victims has increased to 20 people. Ten more bodies have been recovered this morning from River Nabuyonga in Mbale City Industrial Division. The 10 were traveling in a super custom, which plunged into the river following the heavy rains that pounded the town on Saturday evening. This…
‘He Will Cough Millions For Wasting Our Time’- Dr. Besigye, Lawyers Demand Over UGX 340 Legal Costs
Lawyers of Dr Kizza Besigye, his sister and Observer Media Limited have demanded more than Shs240m from the former Crime Intelligence Director, Col Ndahura Atwooki, after they won a defamation case. In 2012, Col Atwooki sued Ms Olive Kobusingye, Dr Besigye’s sister, in the High Court for defaming him in her 213-page book: The Correct…
Museveni Appoints Sandor Walusimbi New Spokesperson As Nabusayi Quits State House
President Museveni has appointed Sandor Walusimbi as his new senior press secretary. He replaces Lindah Nabusayi who has been retired. Walusimbi has been the head of communication at State House Anti-corruption Unit was appointed on Sunday, July 31. Nabusayi replaced Don Wanyama after he was appointed the managing director/chief executive officer, Vision Group, Uganda. Lindah…
Why NEMA Green-lighted Sudhir To Proceed With His Multi-billion Speke Resort Entebbe Project
On Thursday, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) finally agreed with the Ruparelia Group under businessman Sudhir Ruparelia on measures for safeguarding the ecological integrity of Lake Victoria while implementing the Speke Resort project worth over Shs370bn in Kitubulu, Katabi sub-county, Entebbe, Wakiso district. Last year on December 10th, NEMA issued a stop notice to…
Ugandan Billionaire Sudhir Ruparelia Ranked Among East Africa’s Asian Kings Of Cash
Across East Africa, and Africa as a whole, Asian entrepreneurs stand out for their success and longevity. According to one Aly-Khan Satchu, a Kenyan-Asian financial analyst and CEO of investment advisory firm Rich Management, Asian-owned companies have been embedded in the African ecosystem for more than a century. “For example, my family came to East…
Farmers In Western Uganda Counting Losses As Dry Spell Hits Hard
Farmers in the Ankole region are counting losses following the long dry spell that has taken a toll on their crop gardens. A number of farmers say that they have lost it all this season because of the inconsistent and intermittent rains that have affected their crops. Akampurira Silvano a maize and beans farmer in…
Indian Community To Commemorate 50 Anniversary After Idi Amin Expel
On August 4, 1972, then former President of Uganda, the late Gen. Idi Amin, announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda. Thousands of Indians who had heavily invested in Uganda and regarded it as their home, were forced to flee their country as their businesses were dished to Amin’s cronies, soldiers and Government officials. August…
Exposed: How Ex Deputy BoU Governor Kasekende Stalled A Two Year IGG Investigation Implicating Him Of Awarding Driver 12 Ill Gotten Land Tittles
It’s now four years ever since leaked documents pinning former Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Louis Kasekende came to public attention showing how he transferred 12 plots of land into names of his driver Moses Musitwa in an effort to dodge the scrutiny of the Inspector General of Government (IGG). The IGG among other mechanisms…
NRM’s Ariko Declared Winner Of Soroti East By-Election
The NRM candidate Edmund Ariko has been declared the winner of the hotly contested Soroti City East parliamentary race in polls conducted today. According to the returning officer Soroti District Christine Eyu, Ariko Herbert Edmund Okworo garnered 9407 votes, followed by FDC’s Attan Moses Okia with 8771 while the UPC candidate Pascal Amuriat trailed with…
MPs Call For Better Pay To Inmates Who Offer Labour
Members of Parliament on the Committee on Human Rights are concerned about the way inmates are paid after they have offered manual labour outside the prisons. The legislators raised the concerns while meeting officials from the Uganda Prison Service. The meeting on Tuesday, 26 July 2022, chaired by Fox Odoi Oywelowo was meant to discuss…