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Rwandan General Secretly Chairs East Africa Armed Forces In Kampala
Representatives from the Military, Police, Prisons, civilian components and other stakeholders from all the six East Africa Community (EAC) partner states are meeting at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala to discuss modalities of conducting the 12th Edition Command Post Exercise (CPX) codenamed Ushirikiano Imara 2019 in Uganda. The main planning conference (MPC) is chaired by…
Constitution Court Quashes Bamugemereire Land Probe
The Constitutional Court has ruled that land probe that was headed by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, was wrong to order for the arrest and detention of city businessman, Abid Alam when he had appeared before it to inquire about his over 10,000 acres of land in Mubende District. In a 4:1 majority decision of the Nakasero-based…
MPs Propose Ban On Daytime Sports Betting
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have proposed that daytime sports betting activities be banned. The proposal was presented by Enos Asiimwe, the Kabula County MP in Lyantonde district during a meeting between the Committee, and the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board-NLGRB at Parliament on Tuesday. Asiimwe argued that daytime betting has encouraged…
I’m Not Standing Against My Father In 2026-Gen Kainerugaba Clears Air
The chief of Defence Forces ,who also doubles as first son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has cleared all the rumours that he is not going to stand against his father President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the top seat come 2026. There have been speculations within the public domain that Muhoozi has an ambition to compete for…
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URA Management Changes Were Inevitable – Keith Muhakanizi
Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi has revealed that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) board on Thursday made several changes in the management of the entity. “The changes at URA are decisions of the board members and are normal changes and I associate myself with the decisions of the board,” Muhakanizi said on Capital FM’s The Capital…
Stop Taxing Petty Traders-M7 Warns URA officials,Expresses Dissatisfaction With Authority’s Performance
President Yoweri Museveni has asked tax authorities in Uganda to stop levying tax on subsistence economies as the people doing petty businesses merely eke for a living. “Someone is selling mangoes, roasting meat or gonja and the authorities want to tax them! Let these people earn some money and put it in their pockets. I…
How Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia Slaughtered & Exposed Staggering Bank Of Uganda’s Fraudulent Scheme
In February this year, business magnate Sudhir Ruparelia left Bank of Uganda (BoU) nursing wounds after slaughtering it in a 5yr court battle which ended in his favor. Now, due to readers’ demand, we summerize for you the entire saga and what ignited this battle that has seen economic pundits ranking BoU as most fraudulent…
Kagina Accused of employing Relatives in UNRA Top Jobs
A whistleblower has petitioned parliament’s committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) over alleged anomalies in the recruitment of staff at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The whistleblower alleges that the headhunting process is unfair and discriminative. COSASE chairperson Mubarak Munyagwa says that his committee has information that a number of individuals were…
President Museveni Nullifies Housing Finance Bank’s Fraudulent Sale Of NRA Hero Widow’s Property
The President of Uganda Museveni has intervened in a case where Housing Finance Bank is accused of fraudulently selling Widow’s Shs30Bn Estate at just 8Bn. According to aletter this website landed on, the President has since directed the Managing Director of Housing Finance Bank (HFB) to desist from attaching and auctioning a house belonging to…
MPs Propose Ban On Daytime Sports Betting
Members of Parliament on the finance committee have proposed that daytime sports betting activities be banned. The proposal was presented by Enos Asiimwe, the Kabula County MP in Lyantonde district during a meeting between the Committee, and the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board-NLGRB at Parliament on Tuesday. Asiimwe argued that daytime betting has encouraged…
