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Doctors Vote Samuel Oledo Out Of Office For Misconduct
Members of the Uganda Medical Association -UMA have voted to suspend their president Dr Samuel Oledo for four years and have voted to replace him with Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba. Oledo was on the spot for leading a group of intern doctors to publicly endorse President Yoweri Museveni who has been in power for nearly 37…
Aviation Security Intercepts Suspected Narcotics Packaged As Coffee Samples
Aviation Security has intercepted suspected narcotics disguised as coffee for export at Entebbe International Airport, according to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA. The UCAA spokesperson Vianney Luggya, said that the suspicious cargo was disguised as coffee samples in branded packets of African Premium Coffee for export. It was detected during screening at 10:10pm on June 13,…
Lt Gen Muhoozi Officially Takes Over SFC Command
Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has taken over as the Commandant of the elite Special Forces Command with a message to his soldiers to jealously uphold the ideals of the Special Forces Command (SFC). Gen Kainerugaba who also retains his role as the Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations was redeployed in the recent changes announced…
URSB Targets 870,500 New Business Registrations By 2026/27
Uganda Registration Services Bureau – URSB, the national business registry, has this morning launched its mass business registration campaign aimed at promoting formalization among entrepreneurs and small business owners. In a news release dated Sept.26, the bureau said this initiative seeks to simplify the registration process, raise awareness about the benefits of formalization, and drive…
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Full Interview: Tycoon Sudhir Narrates What Forced Him Invest Heavily In Daily Monitor In The Early 90s
You were one of the Daily Monitor’s first advertisers, with an advert of Red Fox Bureau in the paper. Who approached you to place that advert? Mr Wafula Oguttu approached me to advertise with The Monitor. I had met him while he was still at the Weekly Topic which was leftist and seen as anti-government…
UNBS Boss Dr. Ben Manyindo Quits Agency After 22 Years Of Service
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has confirmed that its long serving Executive Director, Eng. Dr. Ben Manyindo has retired from the standards agency with effect from 1st November, 2020. “Accordingly, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Management and Financial Services at the Bureau has been appointed as the…
MP Abdul Katuntu Welcomes Constitutional Court’s Stripping Of Legal Immunity From Bank of Uganda Officials
Bugweri County Member of Parliament Abdu Katuntu has welcomed the ruling by Constitutional Court stripping of legal immunity from Bank of Uganda saying it was long overdue. Mr. Katuntu is a seasoned legislator who chaired the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) of parliament that investigated Bank of Uganda on the issue…
Ham Vs DTB Appeal: Bank Of Uganda Runs Out Of Case, Leaves DTB To Carry Its Own Cross
Bank of Uganda has officially quit the case involving city tycoon Hamis Kiggundu alias Ham and Diamond Trust Bank, in which he accuses the financial institution, together with its parent bank, Diamond Trust Bank Kenya, of illegally withdrawing over Shs128Bn from his company accounts. Bank of Uganda had applied to join the case as Amicus…
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…
‘Stop Crying For Spilled Milk’-High Court Dustbins Simbamayo Estates Case Against Equity Bank In Loan Dispute
The High Court (Commercial Division department) has dismissed an application by (now ex) administrators of Simbamanyo Estates Limited in which they wanted the auctioning of its prime properties in Kampala which was meant for Equity Bank Ltd to recover outstanding loans worth $10.8 million (Shs40 billion) to be halted. Simbamanyo Estates Limited lost Afrique Suites…
