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BoU’s Untouchable Sekabira Snubs Police Summons!
Wanted Bank of Uganda’s director, Benedict Sekabira has snubbed the Police CID summons for questioning in connection with fraud. Sekabira on Monday snubbed police for the second time. He was expected to appear at the Kibuli based CID headquarters on Friday last week but he sent lawyers who reported him to be unwell. He had…
External Recruitment Companies Shift Focus to Qatar, Saudi After UAE Ban on Ugandan Flights
As the suspension of passenger entry from Uganda, Zambia and DR Congo start to hit hard the labor externalization business in Uganda. The Emirates has been a major destination for Ugandan emigrant workers. The ban was announced by UAE authorities on Wednesday this week due to increased COVID19 cases in the three countries. In Uganda,…
Richard Byamukama: Spire Join The Corruption Wagon,Claim Your Happiness
By Richard Byamukama Hello, Dr. Spire! Greetings from a fellow Ugandan scholar! I have been reading and analyzing your article about ‘corruption’ published by the Observer on December 13, 2023, but many questions are still lingering in my head. I totally agree with you on the fact that many philosophers have contended that it is…
Ace Rajiv Ruparelia Vows To Crush Continental Drivers In Shell V-Power Pearl of Africa Rally After Kaliro Fortunes
Motorsport Ace and Senior Rally Driver Rajiv Ruparelia is aiming high to beat fellow competitors in the game as the Shell C-Power Pearl of Africa returns to Uganda for the first time in two years of the covid-19 induced lockdown. The continental much-coveted rally that attracts competitors from other African countries and various parts of…
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OP-ED: Isn’t It Cheaper To Rent Than Live In Your Own House?
By Denis Jjuuko There are many African proverbs about a man owning a house. And indeed in some African traditions, one to become a man had to leave their father’s home and build himself one. It was a taboo in some cultures for a man to still live in his parents’ house after the age…
Trouble Looms As DTB Staff Come Out As Witnesses Against The Bank In Shs120Bn Fraud Case
The 120Bn fraud case filed by Ham Enterprises against Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya, continues at the Commercial Division of the High Court. On August 28, 2020, Ham Enterprises through lawyer Fred Muwema filed a preliminary Objection asking the court to dismiss the defendants defense on basis of its illegality background.…
URA Management Changes Were Inevitable – Keith Muhakanizi
Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi has revealed that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) board on Thursday made several changes in the management of the entity. “The changes at URA are decisions of the board members and are normal changes and I associate myself with the decisions of the board,” Muhakanizi said on Capital FM’s The Capital…
Uganda Airlines To Acquire A220s/E2s Jets
Uganda Airlines is planning to acquire its first narrow-body jets, interim chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki has disclosed. The state-owned airline currently operates four two A330-800s and four CRJ900s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows, on flights that connect its Entebbe/Kampala base with Burundi, Tanzania, South Sudan, Kenya, the DRC, and Somalia regionally as well as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates…
Just In: Museveni’s Axe At Work, Airport Cargo Boss Replaced By Lt. Gen. Lakara
President Museveni has appointed Lt. Gen Nakibus Lakara, the current AMISOM Deputy Force Commander in Charge of Operations as General Manager of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC). The development comes after he fired Eng. Frank Kyankya from the office.Our sources in army have intimadated to us that President Museveni has set up a team of…
Parliament Enacts Shs48.1 Trillion First Post-lockdown Budget
Parliament has passed the Shs48.1 trillion budget for financial year 2022/23 with post Covid-19 economic recovery high on the agenda. Under the theme “Industrialization for Inclusive growth, Employment and Wealth Creation,” projected revenue base is Shs48.1 trillion to finance the budget. On recurrent expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development takes Shs2.3 trillion, Ministry…
