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M7 Offers To Mediate In Somalia & Somaliland Unification Agreement
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received a Special Envoy from the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Jama Musse Jama at State House-Entebbe. During the engagement, President Museveni agreed to be the unification facilitator between Somaliland and Somalia. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as…
Sudan Court Sentences 27 Security Operatives To Death For Torturing, Killing A Protester
A court in Sudan on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing and killing a detained protester during the uprising against Sudan’s longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir earlier this year. The death of protester Ahmed al-Khair, a school teacher, while in detention in February was a key point — and a…
Breaking! Former Kamwenge Town Clerk Arrested For Swindling Millions
The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has has on Wednesday February, 12, 2019 arrested the former Town Clerk of Kamwenge Town Council, Mathew Tumushabe Atwiine, for misappropriation of UGX 4,450,000 (Four million four hundred thousand only). Atwiine has been charged with one count of Embezzlement contrary to Section 19 of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 and an…
NSSF Savers To Demonstrate Over Fund’s Refusal To Give Them COVID-19 Relief Money
Several Ugandans with savings in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have vowed to stage protests on Monday July 13th, 2020 across the country, to express their dejection with the Fund for denying them access to their savings during the this Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Under their umbrella group ‘NSSF Savers Forum Uganda, the savers have…
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M7 To Grace Presidential Investor Conference To Foster Economic Growth
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has set up a one-stop center to quicken the time for investors and businessmen to register businesses. Evelyn Anite, the State Minister of Finance for Investment and Privatization, made the revelation while addressing the press on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at the Uganda Media Centre. Anite said that the one-stop…
BoU Issues Guidelines On Covid-19 Crisis, Warns Banks Against Levying Extra Fees
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned financial institutions against levying extra charges or fees when restructuring loans for borrowers as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. In the guidelines issued by the acting Deputy Governor, Dr Adam Mugume, on Tuesday, April 14, the banks must also desist from demanding that some borrowers clear…
ICT Minister Decries Lack of Funding For UBC, National Guidance Directorate
The Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National guidance Judith Nabakooba has decried a lack of funding for national guidance and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). The minister made remarks while meeting the Parliamentary ICT Committee. She noted that the Directorate of Information and National guidance cannot be un-funded, because they are the gist of…
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…
Just In! Ham Enterprises Applies for Arrest of Scheduled Judgement on Request for Fair Hearing In Ham Vs DTB Case
Following the Summons by the supreme court on June 8, 2023, for the pre-hearing of the application for judgement on the admission of illegalities not substantially addressed by the court of appeal which unfortunately outside standard court procedure, Hon. Justice Elizabeth Musoke shocked the court by saying the Chief Justice instructed her not to entertain…
Enjoy Your Barbeque Valentines’ Day At Forest Cottages
One of the most important gifts idea lovers can extend to their partners is an outing at an idyllic and romantic setting like Forest Cottages located at Naguru Hill, Old Kira Road, Bukoto. Such an outing brings them together and offers them an opportunity to rekindle their relationship; they get a chance to talk and…
