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Court Awards Former WBS TV Journalist Shs 268m In Damages
Former WBS TV journalist Andrew Lwanga has been awarded 268 million Shillings as compensation for the injuries he sustained when he was assaulted by the former Old Kampala District Police Commander Joram Mwesigye. The compensation covers 18 million Shillings as special damages and 250 million Shillings as general damages to cover the cost of medical…
On Spot! How Does The NRM Solve A Disastrous Problem Like Evelyn Anite?
Around the 20th of April 2020, about a month into the most stringent part of the Covid-19 lockdown, Mr Francis Zzake, the Honourable Member of Parliament from Mityana Municipality held a food drive in his constituency. Not long afterwards, the junior minister for Investments and Privatization in the Ministry of Finance, Evelyn Anite, followed suite…
Hard Times: Uganda Records 49 New Covid-19 Cases As Deaths Rise To 13
Uganda has on August 15 registered 49 new COVID-19 cases, the highest number of cases recorded in a single day ever since the outbreak was reported in the country. The cumulative total confirmed cases of Ugandans are now 1,434 and 13 deaths after the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed another case of COVID-19 death on…
Watch Video: Somali President and Vice Exchange James Bond Blows
In a rather unpopular turn of events, Somalia president and his deputy exchanged James Bond kind of blows to the point of wrestling to the ground. The duo were sitted next and close to each other in what seemed like a press briefing or public interview. In a video that went rival, the duo were…
Defunct Banks: DPP Recalls File For Re-perusal
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) her lordship Jane Frances Abodo is determined to bring justice to owners of defunct banks; International Credit Bank (ICB), Greenland Bank and Cooperative Bank whose properties were taken over and sold by Bank of Uganda dubiously. The DPP had last week ordered police to round up, question and search…
Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: Barca Historically Humiliated By Bayern In UEFA Champions League Quarters
Bayern Munich sent out an emphatic and ominous message to their Champions League rivals with an absolute demolition of fellow European heavyweights Barcelona in a gloriously chaotic and utterly one-sided quarter-final tie in Lisbon. The high-pressing, energetic and ruthless German champions were on a different level to their Spanish rivals, as they have been for…
Monaco DL: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Breaks 5000M World’s Record
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has broken the 5000M world record while running at the 2020 Monaco Diamond League meet. The Ugandan ran 12:35:36 to break Kenenisa Bekele’s record set in 2004. Cheptegei has been in fine form since clinching 10000M gold at last year’s World Championships. The world champion said he was going for the record…
Just In! Uganda Registers 12th Covid-19 Death As Cases Rise To 1,385
Uganda has on Friday August 14, 2020 registered one new COVID-19 death. According to the Health Ministry, the deceased is a 65-year-old male resident of Kampala. He passed on at the China- Uganda Friendship Hospital, Naguru. He becomes the 12th person to die of COVID-19 in Uganda. Health Ministry added that, the deceased was first admitted…
Crisis: Two City Arcades Closed As Covid-19 Cases Surge
Government of Uganda have closed two city Arcades with immediate effect after registering two Covid-19 cases. Ms Betty Amongi, the Minister for Kampala Affairs, on Thursday said Namaganda and Galilaya arcades registered one case each, adding that scientists were studying the two shopping malls. As a result, both arcades have been closed again, as contact…
Busted: How URA Customs Staff, UNBS Border Officials Collude To Smuggle Kenyan Kay Salt Into Uganda
Our investigators have unearthed a cartel of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs staff and staff from the National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), who are conniving to smuggle Kenyan Kay salt into Uganda. This is going on even after President Yoweri Museveni cautioned URA officials about the rampant corruption and tax evasion in the country. Museveni…