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Police Officer Commits Suicide At Nsambya Barracks
Police at Kabalagala is investigating a suspected suicide by shooting case of Coporal Drandi George a police officer attached to Very Important Persons Protection Unit (VIPPU). It’s alleged the Deceased shot himself dead today Monday at about 4am inside his place of residence at Nsambya Police Barracks. Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says…
MPs Query UDC’s Capitalisation Of Private Companies Disparities
Members of the Budget Committee have asked the Committee of Tourism, Trade and Industry to examine the viability of investing Shs269 billion in several private enterprises through the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). The trade committee chairperson, Hon Mwine Mpaka presented his committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper for the Financial Year 2022/23 -…
M7 Defends Uganda’s Human Rights Record, “We Are Seasoned People,”
President Yoweri Museveni has strongly defended Uganda’s human rights record and said for the last 60 years, their struggle has been about promoting and defending Human Rights. “There is a lot of misinformation, our whole struggle for last 60 years has been about human rights. But you get misinformation from some of the groups who…
Speke Resort Munyonyo & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Host AU Ministerial Meeting On Reform UNSC
Speke Resort Munyonyo & Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Limited are this week hosting the Ministerial meeting of the African Union Committee on the reform of the UN Security Council. The Capital Times have learnt that the AU Committee ministerial meeting is happening this week from Wednesday, 19 January to Friday, 21 January 2022. The hotel through…
OPINION: Uganda’s Electoral Commission Should Borrow a Leaf From Victoria University’s Online Elections
Electing leaders to occupy various formal positions is a norm in any democratic setting, and Uganda is no exception. On a sad note, fraud has adulterated this hard-earned democracy, with the national Electoral Commission being at the spotlight. At the forefront of challenging the status quo, is Victoria University Uganda that is proving to be…
Business
Two Months Later, What Next For Sudhir & Staggering BoU
The decision by the Supreme Court of Uganda that Crane Bank Ltd reverts to owners Sudhir Ruparelia and co-shareholders raised public excitement, for various reasons, including an assumed return of the bank into the banking industry. There were concerns about the financial implications of the decision on the national Treasury and on Ugandans generally, while…
Two Suspects Arrested In Connection With Mukono Supermarket Armed Robbery
Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection to the armed robbery at Spice supermarket at the junction of Kampala-Jinja-Bugerere road in Mukono municipality. Three robbers armed with an AK47 raided the supermarket on Friday evening where they shot a cashier identified as Irene Nakandi in the back and took off with an…
Tycoon Charles Mbire Acquires More Stake In MTN
Businessman Charles Mbire has bolstered his stake at MTN Uganda after acquiring an additional 2,263,930 shares in the telecom company at a total cost of Shs 459,907,621.00 on the Uganda Securities Exchange. The purchase which took place on August 22 was evidently the signature activity of the day, on Uganda’s Securities Exchange where MTN is…
Tycoon Ham, Buganda Kingdom Set To Reconcile Over ‘Ham Sports Club’ Land In Kigo
City businessman Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham, who is the proprietor of Kiham Enterprises Limited, is working on modalities of reaching an amicable understanding with his neighbours (Buganda Kingdom) over the contested land in Kigo. We have established that a series of meetings are underway between both sides, Ham and Buganda Kingdom in a bid to…
Tycoon Rajiv Speaks Out On Why He Fired All Sanyu FM Staff & Reaction From Concerned Citizens
Kampala mogul Dr Sudhir Ruparelia’s son Rajiv Ruparelia, who is the Managing Director of Sanyu FM radio station, has spoken out on why management decided to fire all the staff, following a sit down strike. The saga started on Monday when the employees of Sanyu FM decided to stage a sit-down strike, protesting a decision…
Tycoon Rajiv, Wife To Open Food Store, Accessories For Pets
As Ugandans continue to increasingly pick interest in rearing pets, a place for their treats has been missing on the shopping menu of Kampala. City businessman Rajiv Ruparelia’s wife, Naiya, has come out to scoop the opportunity and will this weekend launch her new business in dog and other pets’ products. Dubbed “Kaya’s Kitchen”, Ms.…