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Flying Squad Arrests Gulu’s Notorious Thug With Deadly AK47
Police Flying Squad in Gulu has arrested and detained One Onencan Fred over alledged Possession of an illegal fire arm. The arrest followed reports from scared residents that Onencan who had just been released from Amaru Central Police Station had an AK47 riffle in his house. The suspect had earlier been arrested for assaulting a…
Expert Advice: Rubombora Tips Uganda Airlines On How To Break Even, Operate Profitably
Running an airline is one of the most risky ventures in the world and because of this, investors in most cases have to think twice or rather thrice before staking their money in any airline company. The airline business is not only so risky but also so expensive to maintain that very few individual businessmen…
ONSPOTLIGHT! BoU’s Head of Legal Kaggwa Under Fire As Sudhir’s Lawyers File Application In High Court Over Constant & Deliberate Refusal To Be Served
Following the Central Bank head of legal Margaret Kaggwa Kasule’s constant and deliberate refusal to sign and to be served, court documents in connection with illegal liquidation of the assets of Crane Bank while in receivership by Bank of Uganda, lawyers representing city businessman Sudhir Ruparelia have filed an application in the High Court against…
FDC Are Wedded To The Idea That Nandala Mafabi Is Their Long Term Leader-Nathan Kikku Mubiru
Elias Lukwago, who experienced a vote of no confidence by United Forces of Change this morning through their demonstration against poor roads in his area of governance, Kampala will never be president of the Forum for Democratic Change “any time soon”, according to party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat. Speaking during his tour to Eastern Uganda,…
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Police Hunt Quack KCCA Operative for Extorting Millions From Bar Owners
A man who purports to be an operative of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) but is going around town extorting money from bar owners has finally been exposed. Peter Ssetenda, who claims to be working in the KCCA enforcement department, is allegedly accused of conniving with some rogue police officers to conduct illegal operations during…
Uganda Airlines Explains UGX. 85bn Budget Request
Uganda Airlines has dismissed media reports that the National carrier is seeking UGX 85bn to buy a new CRJ90 engine (Bombardier engine). Rahim Shakila Lamar, the Corporate Affairs & Public Relations Manager at Uganda Airlines has clarified that the UGX 85bn Uganda Airlines was seeking Parliament to approve is the annual allocation from Government for the National Carrier…
MTN Uganda Breaks Silence On Saturday System Breakdown
MTN Uganda has spoken out on the Saturday system breakdown— denying that no funds were lost on its clients’ accounts. MTN Uganda last week experienced a huge system breakdown—with industry experts describing the incident as major hack on the company’s mobile money system. During the system breakdown, all digital enabled transfer services including buying internet…
Exporters Call For Strong Action Against EAC States’ Trade Barriers
Manufacturers have called on the government to impose tough measures against EAC states which continue to block imports from Uganda. Under their tutelage, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), they note that the continued blockade of Ugandan merchandise on the Kenyan market is a violation of the EAC Common Market Protocol. UMA Executive Director Daniel Birungi…
Op-ed: National Social Security Is A Human Right
By Ben Ssebuguzi Social security of a country is one of the yardstick to measure if that country caters for lives of it’s working citizens.The stronger the fund,the stronger the welfare of it’s citizens. In East Africa,Nssf is one of the biggest with total Assets worth Ugx 15 trillions. What is social security? Social security…
Covid-19 Effect: KCCA Cabinet Suspends Trade Licenses, Market Dues & Commercial User Fees
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) cabinet has suspended Trade Licenses, Market Dues and Commercial User fees upto December 2020 to allow business Community recover from the toxic effects of the pandemic. The Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago who chaired the meeting said, cabinet reached to a conclusion after a thorough assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic and…
