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Kampala Parents Urges Teachers To Adapt Teaching Approaches For Learners With Special Needs
The coronavirus (COVID19) that rattled the world in the past two years has left many children with different learning and education needs and therefore teachers must adapt varying teaching approaches to address these needs sustainably, Kampala Parents’ School has advised. For Kampala Parents School, an international school that offers a local curriculum, this has been…
NAADS Dispurses Planting Materials Worth Sh.41.1 Bn
Following the start of the second crop season for 2021, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is distributing planting materials to farmers with emphasis on crops that offer improvement on food security as well as household incomes. In line with the National Development Plan 3, Government through NAADS has committed Sh.41.1 billion to support interventions…
UPC Mourns Kaberamaido District Party Chairman
The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) Party President Hon. Jimmy Akena has eulogized the Kaberamaido District Party chairman comrade Thomas Elemu Koptek. The great man suffered a short illness on Sunday 23 June 2024 and died the a few hours that followed on. In the press statement released by the head of communication Faizo Muzeyi on…
Police Summon KCCA Officers Over Shooting Female Student
Uganda Police have summoned KCCA law enforcement officers to explain circumstances under which a senior six student was shot during an operation against street vendors in Kampala city on Tuesday, March 10. Rachel Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed SSS, her mother and another man only identified as Jimmy were seriously injured during the shooting…
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Ham Vs DTB Case: Troubled DTB Admits To Committing Illegalities, Ham Slaps, Files & Awaits Judgment
Business man Hamis Kiggundu, is awaiting judgment following Diamond Trust Bank’s admissions in court that it committed illegalities in thd ongoing, DTB HAM case. Ham Enterprises (U) Limited (The company) and Diamond Trust Bank (The Bank) had a 10 Year long term Banking relationship where Ham Enterprises (U) Limited as the client made transactions on…
Two Months Later, What Next For Sudhir & Staggering BoU
The decision by the Supreme Court of Uganda that Crane Bank Ltd reverts to owners Sudhir Ruparelia and co-shareholders raised public excitement, for various reasons, including an assumed return of the bank into the banking industry. There were concerns about the financial implications of the decision on the national Treasury and on Ugandans generally, while…
Gov’t, KCCA Unleash Seven Projects To Help ‘Create Order’ In Kampala As Bodabodas, Taxi Operators Oppose Changes
The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has unveiled a number of initiatives that are being considered in order to streamline, regulate, and create order in the city. The ministry says it’s still discussing the initiatives and they will be implemented after thorough consultations. The issues being considered are: Registering Boda bodas and…
Government Withdraws €96 Million Loan Request For 5 Oil Roads
The Government of Uganda has shelved plans to finance construction of critical oil roads using a 96.3 million Euros loan from the China Construction Bank Corporation. The loan request had been tabled before parliament for financing of roads including Masindi – Biiso (54-km), Hohwa – Nyairongo-Kyarushesha – Butole (25 km) and Kabaale-Kiziranfumbi (25.7 km). The…
Two Suspects Arrested In Connection With Mukono Supermarket Armed Robbery
Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection to the armed robbery at Spice supermarket at the junction of Kampala-Jinja-Bugerere road in Mukono municipality. Three robbers armed with an AK47 raided the supermarket on Friday evening where they shot a cashier identified as Irene Nakandi in the back and took off with an…
Counsel Ssemakadde: There Were Loopholes In Crane Bank Receivership
City Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde says Bank of Uganda and its legal advisors are wrongly interpreting the financial institutions Act by moving ahead illegally to liquidate Crane Bank Limited. According to him, there are two court rulings already from the High Court commercial division and the Court of Appeal which all pin Bank of Uganda for…
