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Uganda Airlines Completes Plans To Expand Wings To London, India, DRC
Uganda Airlines has completed feasibility studies on a number of routes the National Carrier plans to fly to. Key among other routes are; Mumbai in India, London in United Kingdom, Goma and Lubumbashi (both in the Democratic Republic of Congo). Shakila Rahim Lamar, the Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Manager at Uganda Airlines, says having…
Property Worth Millions Lost As Fire Guts Ministry Of Agriculture Stores
Fire has gutted the agri-chemicals and equipment central store of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animals Industries and Fisheries along Buganda road in Wandegeya in Kampala. The store shares the same compound with the Uganda Trypanosomiasis Control Council and Uganda Veterinary Board offices. Eyewitnesses say the fire spread from a small heap of garbage that was being burnt behind…
GULU: Over 140 Motorcycles Stolen In 90 Days
At least 140 motorcycles have been stolen in the greater Gulu in the last three months. Statistics from the different Boda-boda associations in Gulu district and City indicate that the motorcycles, all Bajaj models were stolen by thugs between January and March this year. Some of those recently lost to thugs are motorcycle registration numbers…
Karamoja MPs Accuse UPDF Of Looting Livestock, Killing Civilian
Legislators from Karamoja sub-region have accused the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) of refusing to hand over 17,706 heads of cattle that they recovered from rustlers. The lawmakers made the accusations while responding to an earlier statement by the UPDF that the security situation in the region was ‘under control.’ The area which is inhabited…
Five Policemen Detained After Prime Murder Suspect Breaks Out Custody
Five police officers in Budaka district are in trouble over the escape of a prime murder suspect from police custody. The suspects, whose identities have been withheld by the police were on duty when Adam Nasoda, who was locked up for the murder of Sifolonsa Nakelo 31, a salon operator escaped from Budaka central police…
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WhatsApp Down: App Not Working As Users Unable To Send or Receive Messages
WhatsApp has broken, with users unable to send or receive messages. The world’s most popular messaging app appears to have stopped working, potentially affecting billions of users. The app would allow people to type messages to friends and then press send. But they then became stuck, never actually delivering. The issues led to a huge spike…
Who Is John Musinguzi Rujoki The New @URA_CG?
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta announced the appointment of John Musinguzi Rujoki as the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General, replacing Doris Akol who has been in Office for five years and five months. “By virtue of powers granted to me by the Constitution, I have appointed John Musinguzi Rujoki as the new Commissioner General…
Why Court Directed DFCU to Pay Sudhir UGX2.4 Billion, Return All His Properties
A declaration that there are no valid leases in respect of the properties. The said leases are therefore declared to be invalid and absolutely determined on account of breach and illegality. A declaration that the occupation and continued utilization of the suit properties by the first defendant constitutes trespass. That was the October 24 ruling…
Why High Court Dust-binned Peter Kamya’s Application Stopping Transfer of Simbamanyo House, Afrique Suites Ownership
Last week, Justice Stephen Mubiru from Commercial Court dismissed the application by city businessman Peter Kamya in which he asked for a temporary injunction in a bid to stop Meera Investments and Luwaluwa Investment from selling or transferring his former properties to other names. Properties in question include Afrique Suites Hotel on Mutungo Hill which…
Why Is It Still Vacant? Kadaga Petitions Finance Minister Over Failure To Appoint New BoU Deputy Governor
The Speaker Of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has petitioned the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija to explain why the Ministry is keeping silent and taking long to appoint a new deputy Bank Of Uganda (BoU) Governor following the departure of Dr. Louis Kasekende. Furious Kadaga has called upon Mr. Kasaija to appear before Parliament on…
Why NEMA Green-lighted Sudhir To Proceed With His Multi-billion Speke Resort Entebbe Project
On Thursday, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) finally agreed with the Ruparelia Group under businessman Sudhir Ruparelia on measures for safeguarding the ecological integrity of Lake Victoria while implementing the Speke Resort project worth over Shs370bn in Kitubulu, Katabi sub-county, Entebbe, Wakiso district. Last year on December 10th, NEMA issued a stop notice to…