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Supreme Court Sets 18th March Date To Deliver Judgment In Kyagulanyi’s Election Petition
The Supreme Court Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has set 18th March 2021 as the date they expect to deliver Judgement in the Election Petition filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu challenging the victory of the incumbent, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. This was during the first hearing of the election petition where…
Scandal: Tian Tang Bosses Cited In The Harassment Of UPDF’s WATU Car Investor
Liu Qingshan, 63, and Lu Hanbin, 32, the owners of the Ugandan NEC-WATU Automobile Group United Company, a joint venture with UPDF’s private company NEC were attacked in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The Chinese investors with president Museveni in the middle In what appears to be investor wars, two Chinese investors were reportedly…
Over 68 Arrested In Crackdown On Criminal Gangs in Kampala City
Sixty eight suspected criminals have been rounded up in a police swoop in Kampala central business district. The suspects were picked up from Kisenyi and Nakivubo channel in an operation on Wednesday morning involving Field Force Police-FFP officers from Old Kampala police and Central Police stations. Police swung into action following complaints from residents and business…
President Museveni Pardons 79 Prisoners On Medical And Humanitarian Grounds
President Yoweri Museveni has pardoned a total of 79 convicts who have been serving sentences at different Prisons across the country. This is contained in a letter dated January 3, 2022 the President wrote to the Commissioner-General of Prisons Dr. Johnson Byabashaija directing for the release of the listed prisoners. The president said, he exercised…
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Op_ed: NEMA Can Not Image The Dubai Marine Experience Here In Uganda
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: The environment Act, 2019 defines National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) as an agency that is mandated to promote sustainable developments in the country. It goes ahead in section 2 under the principals of management of the environment as an entity which must provide for equitable, gender responsive and sustainable use of…
Anxiety As Kenya Airlines Okays Uganda Flights, Drops Tanzania From List
Kenya will re-open its airspace to international flights on August, 1, 2020 for priority and authorized airlines and travelers. Uganda is one of only 19 countries that have been authorized to fly into Kenya. Travelers from the 19 countries who do not have symptoms and have had recent COVID-19 tests, will be exempt from quarantine.…
Go & Make Money: Premier Recruitment Slashes Registration Fees Upto 50% For Qatar Construction Jobs
Uganda’s leading private labour export company, Premier Recruitment Limited has slashed registration fees for the urgently needed construction assistants to work in Qatar by 50% to allow more Ugandans scoop a chance to fly abroad for work. According to the company MEMO passed out, successful candidates will earn a monthly salary of Uganda shillings one…
Nakiwogo-Buwaya Ferry Services Suspended For a Day
Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has announced the planned interruptions in the services of the Nakiwogo-Buwaya ferry today, Sunday. According to UNRA, the ferry will transport road construction equipment from Zzinga Island to the mainland via Nakiwogo, Entebbe. The equipment was deployed to carry out maintenance works on Zzinga island. In a press statement, UNRA says…
Covid-19 Crisis: Gov’t Officials At Test As Min.Magyezi, OPM Pin UNBS In Relief Food Scandal
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting government officials to test on their degree of commitment to serve Ugandans. While some have shown unparalleled devotion and will emerge as heroes, others will, no doubt, be dragged down whether legitimately or illegitimately. Reports recently emerged that the relief food distribution had been temporarily suspended. Lots of reasons were…
OP-ED: Thanks To UNRA For The State Of The Art Marvel Of Entebbe Expressway
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: What started as a concept on paper in 2014, it is now a 36.9 kilometer dual carriage state of the art marvel that welcomes you when you reach at one of the interchages at Busega, Kajjansi, Lweza and Abayita ababiri. The four lane paying road which was constructed to improve traffic…
