Two UPDF officers have been confirmed dead after a container truck Reg No.KCB 973X/ZD 5045 Faw crashed into a stationary URA Motor vehicle Reg No.UBA 948S Toyota Hilux they were seated in at Corner Junction along Malaba-Jinja highway, police have said. Police has identified the two soldiers as Warrant officer Collins Manayanga and Private James…
Police in Entebbe have arrested a senior officer ASP Edward Bua for allegedly burning his mother to death. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesman ASP Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed lawyer Bua’s arrest and revealed that investigation into burning of Margaret Nyakuni Onzia to death on Saturday morning had commenced. “The territorial Police at Entebbe are…
The Ethiopian Ambassador,her Excellency Alemtsehay Meseret Gelawu has paid a courtesy call on the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations and UPDF Commander Land Forces Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The two held a meeting that was also attended by the Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Mr. Vincent Bagiire. Gen Muhoozi and his guest discussed the longstanding friendship…
Some members and leaders of SACCOs in Kampala Central have decried the corruption involved in the process of accessing government rescue packages especially Emyooga a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation. They accused Hajjat Hawa Namugenyi Ntege Deputy (RCC) Kampala Central of frustrating Emyooga program by extorting money from applicants and creating fake SACCOs…
The Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Hon Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2021 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilisation of the previous requests. The bill seeks to provide for supplementary appropriation amounting to Shs4.7 trillion from the Consolidated Fund as…
Rwanda will re-open on Monday a border crossing with Uganda that was shuttered nearly three years ago, even as tensions rise between the central African neighbours, fuelled by accusations of espionage and support for each other’s dissidents. Rwanda had repeatedly accused Uganda of supporting rebel groups planning to topple the government in Kigali while Kampala…
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has halted the enforcement of the 15 per cent withholding tax on oil marketing companies. According to URA, this is to allow for further discussions between stakeholders on the matter on Friday. This comes after the oil marketing companies in Uganda petitioned the Ministry of Finance to intervene in a tax dispute…
President Museveni has appointed Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke as the new head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit ‘SHACU’, replacing Col. Edith Nakalema who is on a study course. This was announced by Faruk Kirunda, the Deputy Press Secretary to the President, on Tuesday evening. “H.E the President has appointed Brig. Gen. Isoke Henry as…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said the NRM government has made a lot of achievements in the last 36 years it has been in power in Uganda. “The economy of Uganda now will be $44bn in July yet when we started (in 1986) it was only $1.5 million. This means that the economy has grown…
Parliament’s Committee on Budget has decided to stay allocations to ‘Operation Shujaa’, a code name for the Uganda People’s Defense Forces campaign against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Congo, until the legislature is apprised of the operation. The Ministry of Defense had asked for Shs89.7 billion to finance the operations but MPs said briefing…
