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Covid-19 Crisis: Gov’t Terminates Contract With Aponye For Supplying Poor Quality Relief Food
The government of Uganda has terminated it’s relief food supply contract with businessman Apollo Nyegamahe popularly known as Aponye after it was established that the quality of his food was poor and prices in the contract executed with the Office of the Prime Minister’s officials was way too high, leaving him with no option but…
IGP Ochola Bites Again, Moves Over 10 Police Bosses In Current Reshuffle
The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has made changes in deployments that take immediate effect. This was revealed in a press release by the Force’s deputy Public Relations Officer Polly Namaye on April 15, 2020. Among the newly appointed officers is Assistant Commissioner of Police Sarah Kibwika who is now the Commandant Professional…
BoU Issues Guidelines On Covid-19 Crisis, Warns Banks Against Levying Extra Fees
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned financial institutions against levying extra charges or fees when restructuring loans for borrowers as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. In the guidelines issued by the acting Deputy Governor, Dr Adam Mugume, on Tuesday, April 14, the banks must also desist from demanding that some borrowers clear…
Covid-19 Crisis: When Is The Premier League Season Likely To Resume?
The Premier League remains halted as the coronavirus pandemic grips the sporting world and no clear conclusion is in sight yet. Top-flight clubs have at least nine matches left to play of the 2019/20 season with plenty still to be decided. While Liverpool are on the verge of clinching the title, the relegation battle and…
Uganda Running On Reserved Power Supply – What Next?
The Chief Executive Officer of Electricity regulatory authority-ERA, Ziria Tibalwa, has said that power generation agencies are exhausting the reserved power sources to ensure that, there is the constant power supply in the whole country. Turbines at the three main power supply plants of Nalubaale, Kiira, and Bujjagali were blocked by a floating island on…
Covid-19:Court Martial Convicts Seven LDUs Over Brutality In Lockdown
At least seven Local Defence Units- LDU personnel have been sentenced to two months in military prison for brutality. Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF First Infantry Division court-martial on Tuesday heard, convicted and sentenced seven LDUs and one civilian at Kakiri Division headquarters. The accused who appeared before a five-member court team under the chairmanship of Col…
Covid-19 Crisis: Museveni Advises Banks To Reschedule Loan Repayments
In a way of emphasis on bank loans, President Yoweri Museveni has said banks must not count days when people have not been working to service active loans. Millions of Ugandans in both the formal and informal sectors are currently not working as a result of the government’s measures to control the spread of coronavirus-COVID-19.…
IGP Ochola Reshuffles Police Again, Kiira Rd CID Boss Moved
The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has made an impromptu reshuffle to Jinja Road Police Criminal Investigations Department D/ASP Godwin Agaba Boss amidst Covid-19 bloodbath debacle. This website understood that Easter meals didn’t go well when Agaba learnt that his top bosses had quashed off his fat deal of joining the statehouse under…
Covid-19 Crisis: You’re Ashaming Me! Hon. Jacklet Blasts Sheema Women For Quiting Marriage In Easter
Sheema District Woman MP Jacklet Atuhaire has called for God’s intervention and repentance to women who quit their husbands and marriage during Easter holidays for failing to buy them meat and new dresses. The call follows increased cases of men complaining on how their wives harassly treated them during Easter holidays. “I have so far…
COVID-19:Four OPM Officials Involved In Relief Food Scandal Remanded
Four officials from the Office of the Prime Minister; permanent secretary Christine Guwatudde, Martin Owor, the commissioner in charge of Disaster Preparedness and Management, Joel Wanjala(Accounting officer) and Fred Lutimba( Assistant Commissioner in charge of procurement) have on Tuesday been remanded by Court to Kitalya Prison. They are accused of colluding to commit a fraudulent…