Breaking News
Museveni Gifts Retired Goalkeeper Onyango With A Sleek Car
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and first lady Janet Museveni have rewarded former Uganda Cranes Captain Dennis Onyango with a classy Sports Pajero vehicle. The function was held on Thursday at State House Entebbe to thank Onyango for his glorious career with the National team and Club football. Onyango flew into the country from SA at…
Big Story! SADC Forces Engage M23 Rebels in Eastern DRC as Violence Intensifies
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have, unlike their East African predecessors, been involved in armed combat against the M23 rebels, making peaceful negotiations a distant reality. The East African Community Countries (EACRF), whose mandate ended in December 2023, had sought to buffer the frontlines to encourage dialogue.…
Goes Bonkers: UPDF Soldier Guns Down Three Security Officers,Civilian In Nansana
Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) are investigating a heinous act where a soldier killed two Local Defence Unit (LDU) operatives, one civilian and one police special constable in Nansana Municipality. Lance Cpl Denis Awilo who was the culprit, was also gunned down in self defence and to stop his wanton action. We condemn the outrageous…
Buganda Land Board contests Kampala minister’s directive on Kabaka’s Mulungu landing site
Officials from Buganda Land Board, the agency set up by Kabaka to manage the Kingdom’s land and properties have protested the move by Kampala Minister, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda to take over management of Kabaka’s Mulungu Landing Site in Munyonyo, Makindye Division. Recently, Hajjat Kabanda wrote to Makindye Deputy RCC, Ms Doreen Keita Kagabo giving directives…
News
6 East African Countries Set to Benefit From the IMF’s $1.92 Billion Funding
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to a funding program with six East African countries. So far, the global lender has approved the payment of $620.65 million in budgetary support for them including Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is a small part of the commitment that totals $1.92 billion. The…
Mervellous: Movit Products Nominated Among Best East Africa Brands Of 2021
Leading cosmetics manufacturers, Movit Products’ brands have been named as potential winners of the East African Brand Quality Awards 2021, which will take place at Hotel Africana in Kampala on December 16. The coveted awards are instituted by Brands Impact to encourage quality improvements in both the manufacturing and service industry in East Africa. The…
New Twist: Uganda Bankers Association Joins DTB To Appeal Court’s Ruling In Favour Of Ham Enterprises
Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), an umbrella organization for financial institutions licensed and supervised by Bank of Uganda is to join Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) in appealing against court’s ruling in the loans case against Ham Enterprises Ltd, owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu. Commercial Court head Justice Henry Peter Adonyo on Wednesday ruled that the credit…
Billionaire Sudhir Only Ugandan Ranked Among 20 Wealthiest Men In Africa
Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has been ranked among the 20 richest people in Africa weighing over 1.4 Billion dollars. Sudhir Ruparelia is a Ugandan businessman who made his fortune in real estate and he is the founder and chairman of the Ruparelia Group, a conglomerate with interests in insurance, hospitality, real estate, and education. Ruparelia is…
MPs Push For Release Of UGX 440 Billion For Entebbe Airport Expansion
The Parliamentary Committee on Physical Infrastructure wants the government to release Sh440 billion for the second phase of upgrading and expansion of Entebbe International Airport. The committee Chairperson David Karubanga says the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has completed close to 80 percent of the first phase of the project which ends December this year. Karubanga told…
Luxurious Speke Resort Munyonyo To Host Turkey-Uganda Bilateral Trade, Tourism Summit
Speke Resort Munyonyo will next month host the Turkey and Uganda bilateral trade and tourism summit in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. This was confirmed by Turkey’s Ambassador to Uganda Kerem Alp and Uganda’s Minister for Privatization and Investment Evelyn Anite who said the summit will be hosted at Speke Resort Munyonyo from May 10-11 under the…
