Block 8
Tragedy! Retired Head Teacher, Wife Mysteriously Found Dead
A retired head teacher in Serere district and his wife have been found dead. Francis Esiaru, 87, and Gabudesia Ikwam, 78 were discovered dead on Saturday by neighbors who were concerned that the old couple had not come out of their house since morning. David Oyara Otim, the Village Chairperson of Adoku says that their…
Property Worth Millions Lost As Fire Guts IUIU Mbale Campus Hostel
Fire on Saturday gutted a hostel at the Islamic University in Uganda- IUIU main campus in Mbale City. The fire gutted Sumayya Female’s Hostel injuring one student and destroying property. Rehema Kantono, the University’s Public Relations Officer says that investigations are underway to establish the cause. By the time the fire broke out, there was…
Court Orders Contractor To Cough UGX 320m For Demolishing Judge’s House
The High Court in Kampala has ordered Mohinder Singh Channa, the Director of Coronation Developers Uganda Limited to pay sh320 Million to retired Judge Anup Singh Choudry as compensation for demolishing his house. According to the ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana, Channa breached the contract that authorized him to do only refurbishments and renovations on…
BIG STORY: Clients, Agents Lose ‘Cash’ As MTN Mobile Money System Go Down In Saturday Major Hack
MTN Uganda has on Saturday March 12 experienced a huge system breakdown, in what industry experts have described as a likely ‘major hack’ on its mobile money system again. During the system breakdown, all digital enabled transfer services including buying internet or voice bundles and other financial transactions completely went down after being slow for…
Speke Resort Didn’t Dump Soil in Lake Victoria – Nema Clarifies on False Media Allegations After Site Inspection
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has clarified that the developer (Speke Resort) did not dump soil into Lake Victoria as allegedly purported by some media platforms. NEMA officials made remarks after a thorough assessment on Wednesday March 09, 2022. Officials clarified that the developer was clearly following the guidelines by NEMA as per the…
Gov’t Urged To Scrutinize External Recruitment Agencies Amid Rising Cases Of Rights Violation
Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs, has said government is fully concerned over the increasing cases of human rights violations against Ugandan migrant workers. Amb. Walusimbi made the call while speaking to over 100 recruitment companies that attended a three-day retreat organized by the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA)…
Speke Resort & Convention Developer Finally Agrees With NEMA On How The Project Can continue without Compromising The Integrity Of Lake Victoria
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has finally agreed with Speke Resort and the Convention Developer on how the project can continue without compromising the integrity of Lake Victoria. This website has learnt that NEMA Management Team and Board members visited the site on Wednesday March, 9, 2022 to assess how the project could exist…
Museveni’s Cow Sold At UGX491m
A cow traced back to President Museveni’s Kisozi Ranch herd sold for R2.1m (Shs491.5m) in an auction on Saturday on South Africa President Cyril Ramphosa’s ranch. According to the state-run New Vision, the three-year-old Ankole cow is called Fafa. Ramaphosa used artificial insemination by getting the embryos of 43 Ankole cows more than 15 years ago.…
Most Foreign Investors In Uganda Are Employees Of Greedy & Corrupt Politicians- Kabuleta Claims
The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta has revealed that most foreign investors in Uganda are employees of greedy and powerful politicians in the country. According to Kabuleta, some politicians scoop lucrative government deals and get foreigners like Indians and Chinese whom they use as proxies for their multi billion businesses. The former…
Kairos Consult’s Priscilla Serukka To Lead New Uganda Airlines Board
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has announced a new Board of Directors for Uganda Airlines to replace the one that was suspended in May last year on the orders of President Museveni. Reports quoting a source from the Ministry of Works say that the new Board is headed by Ms Priscilla…