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MPs Gilbert Olanya, Odonga Otto Arrested For Leading Covid-19 Protest
Uganda Police Force have arrested the Kilak South MP, Gilbert Olanya and Aruu South MP Samuel Odonga Otto for demonstrating against the continuous movement of trucks to and from Elegu border post in Amuru. Olanya and Otto were intercepted at Cereleno market in Gulu town. They were arrested together with Kelly Komakech, the Pece division…
Only 15 Students Per Classroom! Education Ministry Draws Strategies For Re-opening Schools Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The Ministry of Education and Sports has drawn strategies to ensure effective implementation of specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the phased reopening of the educational institutions. The reopening will mainly focus on finalists and candidate classes. The academic year was prematurely cut short on March 18, 2020, as a precautionary measure to control the…
Hazard Joins Real Madrid from Chelsea For £88.5m
Eden Hazard Eden Hazard has confirmed he is set to join Real Madrid on a five-year deal. The 28-year-old will be officially unveiled on Thursday once he has undergone his medical and with Real and Chelsea having agreed a fee of €100m (£88.5m) rising to €146.1m (£130m) with add-ons. The fee – as revealed by the Guardian on…
Construction Of New Karuma Bridge To Commence In September
The government is set to construct a new bridge at Karuma along the Gulu-Westnile Highway. While appearing before Parliament, Hon. Tony Awany, Member of Parliament for Nwoya County, revealed that the construction of a new bridge at Karuma is expected to start in September 2026, following the closure of Karuma Bridge in April 2024, in…
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OP-ED: Is Businessman Eriya Mubiru Above The Law Or He’s Just Having An Invisible Hand
By Ojok Samson Gulu: Of late, self proclaimed businessman Eria Mubiru alias Kabenge Eriya Mubiru has been at the centre of controversy following his numerous involvement in dubious deals that have left a number of ordinary Ugandans blubbering due to the financial losses and emotional pains he has inflicted on them. On Tuesday 22nd June,…
Parliament Rejects Gov’t Proposal To Regulate, Tax Coffee Farmers
Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday, July, 29, 2020 overwhelmingly rejected the proposal by government to de-register coffee farmers that reportedly fail to meet the standards set by government in the coffee production chain and by producing low quality coffee. The proposal is provided for in the National Coffee Bill 2018, which seeks to mandate…
Farmers In Western Uganda Counting Losses As Dry Spell Hits Hard
Farmers in the Ankole region are counting losses following the long dry spell that has taken a toll on their crop gardens. A number of farmers say that they have lost it all this season because of the inconsistent and intermittent rains that have affected their crops. Akampurira Silvano a maize and beans farmer in…
How Closure Of Commercial Banks Exposed Rot & Sealed Kasekende’s Chances Of Succeeding Mutebile
Dr Louis Kasekende, the former Bank of Uganda (BoU) deputy governor, has no chance of bouncing back to that institution as Governor, following the death of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile. Not long ago Kasekende was considered an automatic heir to late Mutebile as Governor. Having read our exclusive article on the potential replacements for Mutebile, some…
BIG STORY: Supreme Court Dustbins BOU Appeal Against Sudhir, Meera Inv’ts – Ordered To Cough Billions In Costs & Return His Bank
The Supreme Court in Kampala has dismissed the appeal filed by Bank of Uganda – BoU ( in Crane Bank Receivership) against Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and Meera Investments Limited as the five-year court battle comes to a grand end. In a ruling delivered on Friday, February 11, 2022, Supreme Court ruled that BoU reverts Crane…
Kadaga Woos UK Indian Investors To Establish Business In Industrial Park Devt
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has met a group of Indian Investors based in the UK, and interested them in establishing industrial parks in the country. She said that government’s plan is to establish 13 Industrial parks, but so far, only three are under construction in Mbale, Namanve and Kapeka. “There are another eight…
