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Museveni To Engage Court Martial To Pardon Gen.Kayihura
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has won the hearts of NRM party leaders and his supporters in Kisoro District with a promise to pardon former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura. The President told a gathering of supporters at Saaza Grounds in Kisoro that he would speak to the Military Court to have charges against the…
Speke Hotel Kampala Slashes Rates For Conference Halls & Meeting Venues
Speke Hotel Kampala, known for its modern equipment and facility for hosting meetings and conferences in town has unveiled a special package for business enterprises, firms, and organizations to host conferences at a very reduced cost coupled with technology-driven benefits. Speke Hotel, through its socials, announced that at just UGX 70,000 per person, one gets a…
’Beware Of The Kwashiorkor Lawyer!’ -Advocate Ssemakadde Warns Law Students
Renowned human rights lawyer and activist Isaac Ssemakadde has warned on the festering phenomenon of ‘Kwashiorkor lawyers’ who do not keep tabs on the best forms and precedents in the legal industry. Ssemakadde made the remarks on Friday, 19 November 2021, where he was a Guest Lecturer in an event organized by Makerere School of…
Family & Friends Reduced To Tears As Leg Of Traffic Police Officer Shot By UPDF Soldier Is Amputated
The family, friends and relatives of the Uganda Traffic Police Officer who was shot by a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, was reduced to tears after learning that their son’s leg has been amputated. Robert Mukebezi was shot in the leg on Sunday by Major Alfa Okua who is attached to the Chieftaincy of…
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Top Buganda Land Board Officials In Hot Soup Over Conflict Of Interest, Alleged Fraud As Kigo Land Saga Rages On
Kiham Enterprises Uganda Limited, a company partly owned by city businessman Hamis Kiggundu has insisted that it still legally owns the 140-acre Kigo land that has been under contention between Buganda Land Board and the company. Kiham, through its lawyers led by Fred Muwema of Muwema & Company Advocates, have further called for the prosecution…
Swanky Speke Resort Munyonyo Hosts Uganda-Kenya Security Meeting
Speke Resort Munyonyo yesterday hosted representatives from the Governments of Uganda and Kenya in a bilateral experts meeting on cooperation in defence and security. Speke Resort Munyonyo and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort have for long been favourite venues for conferences in Uganda. Every year the magnificent facilities at the hotel welcome thousands of visitors attending major…
Kampala Salt Set To Oust Imported Pearl, Habari Out Of Ugandan Market
A local company named Kampala Salt will start making salt when its manufacturing plant being developed in Lugazi Town, Buikwe District is completed, Evelyn Anite, the State Minister of Finance for Investment and Privatization, said in a statement. The minister said the initiative will help “boost local production” as well as “significantly” reduce the import…
1st Phase Of Sudhir’s Paradise Island Resort At 80% With 22 Units Firmly Standing, Set To Open Next Year
The construction of Paradise Island Resort on Lake Victoria is nearing completion with the first phase of 22 units standing at 80 per cent. Located 20-minutes away by speed boat from Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, Paradise Island Resort is bound to be a draw for honeymooning couples as well as retreat-seeking guests. The project which started…
Speke Resort Munyonyo Nominated for Ekkula Tourism Award Under Best Luxury & Business Hotel
Speke Resort Munyonyo has been nominated for the 2022 Ekkula Tourism Award under the category of Best Luxury and Business Hotel. A beautiful and luxurious resort seated on the shores of Lake Victoria, it is part of Ruparelia Group of Companies which is owned by businessman Sudhir Ruparelia. Ekkula is a Ugandan local word implying…
Lake Victoria’s Surging Water Levels Threaten Uganda’s Hydro Dams
Lake Victoria’s water levels have surged to their highest level in more than half a century after about eight months of relentless downpours, posing a threat to Uganda’s hydropower plants, the country said on Friday. The east African country relies almost entirely on four hydroelectric power dams on the River Nile, which is fed by…
