Corporate companies and organizations can now organize their end of year retreat parties at Speke Hotel located at Nile Avenue in Kampala at no cost, management has announced. All they need to do is pay for food, drinks and other services but not venue fees. Offering free venue to guests hosting their parties is one…
As Uganda is remaining with less than 30 days to the polling date slated for January 14, the Electoral Commission has received the first batch of the ballot papers to be used in the forthcoming general elections. The first batch of ballot papers that landed on Entebbe Airport on December, 9, 2020 included those for…
The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has cautioned politicians against defying campaign guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission. The acting chairperson to the Commission Katebalirwe Amooti Wa Irumba says the clashes between candidates and security personnel are as a result of the failure by the politicians to respect the set guidelines. According to the guidelines issued…
The Ministry of Finance has suspended any expenditure on this year’s Christmas and End of year parties because of increasing pressure on the economy. In a circular to all accounting officers of central and local governments, as well as state-owned enterprises and public corporations, the ministry’s permanent secretary/secretary to the treasury, said the suspension was…
Speke Resort and Conference Centre has launched a festive season promotion dubbed ’12 Days Of Christmas’ that will see the five-star Resort offer amazing deals for end of year events, functions and parties. “We’re so in the mood for Christmas and believe that a good conscience is a continual Christmas. At Speke Resort Munyonyo, we have brought…
Gen Salim Saleh, the coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) programme, has turned down a request to establish more investments in Kapeeka Sub-county, Nakaseke District. Gen Saleh said Nakaseke has had its fair share of development and now is the time to develop other areas. “For them they thought I would stay in Nakaseke forever…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba, has landed in hot soup after her name allegedly appeared repeatedly in an ongoing investigations into financial misappropriation at the party Secretariat. Our sources who are privy to the investigations indicate that that Lumumba is implicated in a number of corruption scandals that involve billions…
A man who purports to be an operative of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) but is going around town extorting money from bar owners has finally been exposed. Peter Ssetenda, who claims to be working in the KCCA enforcement department, is allegedly accused of conniving with some rogue police officers to conduct illegal operations during…
The Uganda Electoral Commission has declared the Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija unopposed for the Buyanja County Parliamentary seat in Kibale district. The declaration follows a withdraw from his rival Paul Kyalimpa who was an independent candidate. This was confirmed by a letter dated December 7, 2020, signed by Ipeto Agrey James, Kibale District Returning…
The Solicitor General has provided advice on the interdiction of the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi. His advice comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) asked Ntambi’s Ministry, the Ministry of Gender, to throw her out after she has been charged with corruption. The DPP feared that Ntambi’s stay in office…
