The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Mr Aggrey Kibenge has directed senior officials of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) whose contracts have expired to hand over office immediately. The contracts for the EOC commissioners, including the chairperson, Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, who renounced and abandoned the use of the name…
There was a stampede at Fairway Hotel on Valentine’s Day, after a bevy of dazzling waitresses and skilled waiters decided to stage an exotic dance show, as a special treat for their guests. The dance show, which was composed of contemporary musical scenes from India, Arabia and Africa, involved waitresses and waiters pulling very seductive…
Michael Maranga Mawanda the Igara East legislator has presented Constitutional Amendments Bill 2020 on the leadership composition at the Bank of Uganda (BoU). Mawanda’s bill comes after reports from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) and the special audit report of the Auditor General on the…
The High Court (Commercial Division department) has dismissed an application by (now ex) administrators of Simbamanyo Estates Limited in which they wanted the auctioning of its prime properties in Kampala which was meant for Equity Bank Ltd to recover outstanding loans worth $10.8 million (Shs40 billion) to be halted. Simbamanyo Estates Limited lost Afrique Suites…
The newly appointed General Manager of Luwero Industries Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeeyi has taken over Office at the Industries Headquarters Nakasongola. The ceremony was presided over by the Managing Director, National Enterprise Corporation Lt Gen James Mugira. Maj Gen Sabiiti replaced Brig Gen Octavius Butuuro who has been appointed Deputy Commandant of the Senior Command…
Government has banned the slaughter and consumption of pork in Kitgum following the death of more than 500 pigs due to an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak. The deaths have been reported in the villages of Bajere, Bajere East, Bajere South, Okwici East and Oget in Labongo Akwang sub-county. The incident has created panic and…
Ruparelia Group through its construction company VCON has been awarded a contract to construct a project for Uganda Muslim Education Association-UMEA after emerging the best bidders outof 14 other companies that expressed interest. Vcon Construction (U) Ltd in partnership with Ambitious Construction Limited Joint Venture has been awarded a contract by UMEA for construction of…
A disgruntled whistleblower has petitioned the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni seeking to investigate and prosecute former executives of Bank of Uganda (BoU), over allegations of involving themselves in corruption and the fraudulent sale of seven defunct banks. The petitioner, Sam Brian Kakuru, wants the president to institute an investigation into the operations…
A local Non-Government Organisation (NGO) has dragged a reputable law firm in Uganda, Sebalu and Lule Advocates to court over fraud and continuous use of names whose founding members ceased to practice under it. The law firm was sued along with the Law Council mandated to regulate advocates and law firms in Uganda. According to…
Uganda’s Finance minister, Mr Matia Kasaija, has refuted allegations of a plan by the government to start taxing cash withdrawals from banks. According to a February 9 letter written by Patrick Ocailip, the deputy secretary to the treasury in the Ministry of Finance directed to the Bank of Uganda Governor, the finance ministry is seeking…
