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Shock As Catholic Bishop Steps Down Few Days To Installation,Marking Second Consecutive Resignation
Bishop Gustavo Larrazábal the auxilary bishop of San Juan de Cuyo in Argentina resigned, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, just three days before his installation and 35 days after Pope Francis appointed him as Bishop of Mar del Plata in eastern Argentina. This makes him the second Argentine bishop to resign in a row after the…
Who Has The Right Of Way On Ugandan Roads
Every day motorists in Kampala city and nearby suburbs wake up early morning to yet another nightmare; traffic jams. The traffic jams have become such a pain in the neck to most motorists that on average, motorists lose up to two hours during peak traffic time while leaving or getting into the city. And while…
Panic As Another Group Of Gunmen Attack Police Station In Kyanja
A team of Joint Security Forces are investigating the latest attack on police after armed gun riding a motorcycle ambushed Kensington Police Station near Kensington Apartments in Kyanja, a Kampala suburb. According to eyewitnesses around the place, the incident happened last night on Sunday November 13, 2022. “We heard heavy gunfire at the police post,”…
We’re Not Your Snoring Zone: Kenya Auctions 2 Somalis’ Aircrafts & 71 Others For Overstaying At Kenyatta Airport
East Africa’s Kenya has announced via its Airports Authority that it will auction 73 aircraft for prices as low as $44.93 due to overstaying at four of its airports which according to them-owners have snored enough. According to an advert released by Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) they have already invited interested bidders for planes that…
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OP-ED: Planned Action Task For Development Is A Symbol Of Environmental Health In Uganda
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: A Policy Brief number 3, March 2002 titled “The Costs of Environmental Degradation and Loss To Uganda’s Economy With particular Reference To Poverty Eradication” by Yakobo Moyini1, and others indicates that the cost of health care and loss in labour productivity from mortality and morbidity due to contaminated water has been estimated…
Christmas Comes Early As Speke Resort Munyonyo Unveils Unbeatable Festive Season Accommodation Packages
As 2020 – the most unusual year so far – comes to an end, Speke Resort Munyonyo is ensuring that that you end the year on a good note. The facility, just like all hospitality facilities, was hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic effects. Nonetheless, as always the norm, it has put together incredible accommodation…
Trouble Looms As DPP Asks Police To Conduct Further Investigations Ahead Of Kasekende, Bagyenda Prosecution
Borrowers and owners of the defunct International Credit Bank (ICB), Greenland Bank and Cooperative Bank whose properties were taken over and sold by Bank of Uganda irregularly and at giveaway prices, will have to wait a little bit longer for justice to be served. According to CEO East Africa Magazine reported that the Office of…
Big Story: Equity Bank Sells Simbamanyo House To Tycoon Sudhir After Borrower Defaults On Shs11.5Bn Loan
Kampala mogul Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia is the new landlord of the expansive Simbamanyo House, which is situated on Lumumba Avenue opposite CPS building, after his Meera Company bought the building from Equity Bank. Simbamanyo House originally belonged to city businessman Peter Kamya, who staked it as collateral security to Equity Bank in 2017 for a…
Ham Vs DTB Case: Ham Enterprises Petitions Constitutional Court to Reverse Supreme Court ‘Defective & Unconstitutional’ Judgement
Ham Enterprises through their lawyers of Muwema and Company advocates have petitioned the Constitutional Court Challenging the Supreme Court judgement of 13, June 2023. According to Ham Enterprises, the judgement was defective and unconstitutional as it Contravenes articles: 2, 20, 21, 28, 44, 126, & 128 of the Ugandan Constitution. Ham further contends that the…
Tycoon Sudhir Opens Up his Kampala Shopping Malls With Strict Covid-19 SOPs
Following government’s lifting of the lockdown, Kampala shopping malls under Crane Management Services (CMS) Limited has urged tenants and clients to strictly observe the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) put in place by the Ministry of Health The Cube in Kisementi The shopping malls under Crane Management include Kampala Boulevard, Electrical Plaza, Hardware Plaza, Market Plaza,…