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Four-Year-Old baby Loses Battle To Covid-19
A four-year-old boy in Pader District has succumbed to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The minor reportedly died on Thursday night from their home in Lubiri village in Atanga sub-county. Kizito Omoya, the Pader district surveillance officer says the boy’s test result conducted using the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) turned positive for the virus on Thursday at…
Erias Lukwago Orders FDC Members Not To Pick Leadership Forms From Najjanankumbi
The acting president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, Erias Lukwago, has warned party leaders who wish to express interest in different leadership positions of the party against picking forms from the Najjanankumbi party headquarters, which is under the leadership of Engineer Patrick Amuriat Oboi, the party president, and Nathan Nandala Mafabi,…
Big Story: Whistleblower Petitions President Museveni, High Court To Reprimand Top Bank Of Uganda Ex-Officials Over Corruption & Sell of Crane Bank
A whistleblower has petitioned President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) of the High Court, to indict and hold culpable three former executives of the Bank of Uganda, over allegations of involving themselves in corruption and the dubious sale of Crane Bank to dfcu Bank. The petitioner, Sam Brian Kakuru, prays to the…
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…
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Milestone: Uganda Scoops Best Investment Destination Award In Abu-Dhabi
The Republic of Uganda’s investment authority was on Monday named the ‘Best FDI Project in the East Africa Community Region’ at the 12th edition of the Annual Investment Awards (AIM Global 2023) ceremony held in Abu Dhabi. The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), which is the agency mandated to promote investment opportunities in the country, was…
Big Story! How Indians Arrested Selling Fake URA Invoices For Years Walk Scot-free After Paying Fine of Paltry UGX 20m
“Once a thief, always a thief,” goes an old African adage which demystifies how complicated it is to abandon a certain character or behaviour by an individual. This explains why Courts of Judicature most times downplay narratives by culprits arraigned before judges as “first time offenders” and therefore should be exonerated. They are either sentenced…
Boeing 737 Max Cleared by F.A.A. to Fly Again After 20 Month Grounding
After 20 months on the ground, Boeing’s 737 Max will soon fly again, ending a tragic episode that cost 346 people their lives and did serious damage to the big U.S. jet builder. The company on Wednesday got clearance for the plane to return to American skies after convincing the Federal Aviation Administration that changes…
Ugly Scenes As Link Bus Catches Fire Weeks After Fatal Accident
Police at Natete Police station last evening registered and responded to a fire outbreak, which happened at about 10 pm. The incident involved a Motor Vehicle Reg. No UBD 269A Scania belonging to Link Bus Services that was returning from Kasese to Kampala. The bus burst in flames at Wakaliga traffic lights. Luke Owoyesigyire, the…
Why YY Coaches Have Shut Down Business?
YY coach services following a spate of accidents in just a month have compelled them to first put their hands off as they try to find a solution to the unending causes of accidents on road by their drivers and buses. The company has 50 buses plying different routes in Eastern and Northern parts of…
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With the clock ticking to make a decision that’ll vastly shape a new home, build a new building, along with a plethora of options for myriad changes to elementary facilities, with labor and construction costs continuing to rise, worry not! Uganda has over a thousand construction companies however, only a few of them fulfil what…
