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Big Story: Minister Musenero Calls Institutions To Adopt Digital-Based Education To Boost Uganda’s ICT Innovation
The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Minister Monica Musenero has called on all institutions in the country to switch to digital-based education and bury analog ways of doing things if Uganda is to reach the heights of development it cherries for. The Minister made remarks while officiating as a guest panelist at Victoria…
Shameless 70 Yr Old Hoima Man Arrested For Defiling 5yr Granddaughter
Police in Hoima have arrested a 70-year-old man on allegations of defiling his 5-year-old granddaughter. The suspect is Keya Kafeero, a resident of Buhirigi LCI in Buhirigi parish Bombo Sub-county Hoima district. Kafeero reportedly grabbed the child after she had been sent by the mother to collect plates from Kafeero’s house on Monday afternoon at…
Betrayal: I’m Still Deputy President -Impeached Gachagua Blasts Ruto
Impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua insisted he is still in office citing court orders, even as he alleged his ouster followed two failed assassination attempts. Mr Gachagua blamed his tribulations on taking on President William Ruto over ills in government, including the controversial multi-billion-shilling deals being handed to the Indian conglomerate, Adani Group and punitive…
Breaking! Vision Group Staff Tests Positive For Covid-19
An employee of Vision Group tested positive for Covid19 over the weekend, Robert Kabushenga, the Group’s chief executive said in a Monday statement. In a memo sent to all staff, Mr Kabushenga said the employee tested positive on Sunday and that his contacts have been urged to self-isolate for 14 days. “I wish to inform you…
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“You Will Not Find a Poor Ugandan Asian Anywhere In The world!”- Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia
More than 100 entrepreneurs will fly in from a score of destinations from Canada, Australia, Europe and the Bahamas. They will land in Kampala between August 2 and 4 to raise a glass the anniversary in the luxury Speke Hotel on the shores of Lake Victoria. One of the organisers is the Ugandan billionaire Sudhir…
URA’s Shs25 Trillion Target Plan
Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Rujoki Musinguzi has outlined his plan that will make it possible for him to achieve the Shs25.1tn target for FY2022/23 set by the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development. Speaking to journalists at the Authority’s headquarters in Nakawa Kampala Musinguzi said, “I must note that the revenue mobilisation…
DTB’s Troubles Escalate As Bank’s CEO and MD Are To Be Subpoenaed In Ugandan Court As Key Witnesses In The Shs 120Bn Fraud Case
For years, many Ugandans have cried foul play by banks especially as regards illegal charges and debits internally done on their accounts without permission. Many of these business people go silent due to lack of capacity to sue these institutions but this is about to change with the recent ongoing case filed at the Commercial…
Police Hunt Quack KCCA Operative for Extorting Millions From Bar Owners
A man who purports to be an operative of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) but is going around town extorting money from bar owners has finally been exposed. Peter Ssetenda, who claims to be working in the KCCA enforcement department, is allegedly accused of conniving with some rogue police officers to conduct illegal operations during…
Gov’t: Registration of Garages, Mechanics To Begin In March 2021
The Ministry of Transport says it has started sensitizing the stakeholders about the new traffic and road safety regulations government has introduced for enforcement starting next Financial Year. Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, in a telephone interview on Wednesday, said they are educating the public about the new rules in the amended Traffic and…
Uganda Police Warns Partiers Against Crossing To Tanzania For New Year Concerts
The Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies in Kyotera district has warned Ugandan party animals against crossing to Tanzania to allegedly attend New Year crossover concerts that have been organized in areas near the Ugandan border. The concerts include one organized by Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions and others by different promoters.…
