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NRM Mobilizer Arrested For Stealing MP Kamateneti’s Academic Papers
Police in Ntungamo District have apprehended a one Ashraf Rweyeshera, NRM party mobilizer, for allegedly confiscating academic papers of Woman Member of Parliament Joseline Kamateneti Bata. It is said that the suspect after taking legislator’s academic papers he started demanding Shs209m as a ransom. He also held onto her marriage certificate, national identification card, two…
MPs Task Gov’t To Fund Athletes For 2022 Commonwealth Games
Government will provide Shs7.1 billion to support Ugandan athletes who will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth games due to take place between 28 July and 08 August 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The State Minister for Sports, Hon. Hamson Obua made this revelation while responding to matter of national importance raised by Bukomansimbi South Member…
CSOs, NIM Discuss Emancipation Of Women,Youth & PWDs In Society
The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) together with other Civil society organizations of Akina Mama Wa Africa (AMWAA), Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs(UPFYA) among others have gathered in Entebbe to deliberate on how best CSOs in democracy, Governance and accountability spaces can set a minimum Agenda for youth,…
Notorious Child Trafficker Arrested At Uganda-South Sudan Border
Police in Elegu Township in Amuru District are holding a 44-year-old Ugandan who has been on a wanted list of serial child abductors and traffickers in the country. The suspect, Bakaki Yunusu alias Kabbu was arrested on Saturday from his hideout home at Lorikwo West Cell, Elegu Town Council at the Uganda-South Sudan border during…
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Resourceful! Inside Ruparelia Group’s 6 New Multi-billion Projects
The management of Ruparelia Group of Companies under the chairmanship of Dr Sudhir Ruparelia is currently undertaking a cluster of 6 projects at a cost of hundreds of billions of Uganda shillings. Ruparelia group is owned by Sudhir, Uganda’s richest businessman with his son Rajiv Ruparelia as the managing director. The 6 projects include; extension…
ANDREW MWENDA: Why Gov’t Decision On Speke Munyonyo Convention Centre Has Been The Best
Recently, I had a debate with some Ugandan friends on the decision of the government to build an international convention center in Munyonyo in partnership with Sudhir Ruparelia. Uganda will host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in January 2024. So far, 88 heads of state and government have confirmed attendance. The country already has an…
Disgruntled Ugandans Petition Labour Ministry Over Continued Closure of Labour Externalization Sector
A group of youth led by Joan Namale, who calls herself Charmin of Concerned Citizens, has petitioned the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Frank Tumwebaze over continued closure of labour external externalization sector even when the airport and other sectors are reopened after the COVID-19 induced lockdown. According to businessfocus.co.ug, the petition was …
Seyani Brothers Cited In Fraudulent Shs256Bn Contract For Construction Of JLOS Premises
The Contracts Committee at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has cited illegalities and gross fraud in the process employed in awarding the contract for the building of premises intended to house the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS). The committee unearthed an inflated and unjustifiable increment of Shs14,830,088,354 by Seyani Brothers and Company…
Stanbic Bank Bails Out Broke Ugandan Gov’t With 2 Trillion Shs
Government intends to borrow over Shs2 trillion to finance a budget shortfall realized a few months into the 2019/2020 financial year. In a domestic loan request presented to Parliament, Government indicated its plans to borrow up to Euro 300 million from each of two local banks: Stanbic Bank (U) Limited and Trade Development Bank. The…
Bullets, Teargas As Police Disperse Protesting BodaBoda Riders
Police has used teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of Boda-boda operators from Bombo road and Lumumba Avenue on Tuesday February 18, 2020 afternoon protesting endless police arrests and eviction from their stages in Kampala. The demonstration followed a recent operation conducted by jointly the KCCA enforcements and police to crackdown on Boda-boda riders…
