Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia has been unveiled the first honorary Consul of the Republic of Nepal to Uganda, thecapitaltimes has learnt. Dr Sudhir presented his credentials to the minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Sam Kutesa, at the ministry’s headquarters in Kampala following his appointment made by Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the Nepalese president weeks ago. The function…
The Federation of Uganda Motorsport clubs (FMU) has organised a three-day training workshop for time and safety marshals as one of the ways to improve safety of the calendar days. The event that started on Friday at Victoria University facilitated by a Kenyan instructor Surinder Bharaj a certified FIA instructor ended on Sunday March 15,…
Singer Ronald Mayinja is in tears after being forced to sell his hotel in order to refund the money he got from President Yoweri Museveni. The hotel in question is known as Roma Motel which is situated along Entebbe Road. Amon Arinaitwe, Mayinja’s business partner also cofounder of his ‘Peace for All, All for Peace’…
A joint security team has searched the offices of former security minister also a presidential aspirant, Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde. The search at Tumukunde’s premises was conducted by the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force (JATT), Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) and Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID). CID director AIGP Grace Akullo spearheaded…
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has advised legislators to avoid traveling abroad as a measure of curbing the spread of the corona virus in Uganda. “I want to urge members to desist from traveling because things are really happening. Unless it is necessary, let us stay put in our country because even on the…
A joint security task team led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, arrested Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde for alleged Treason. His premises at Kololo were secured for further search this morning, for any additional evidence of material value. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that the arrest follows his utterances in a series of…
Lt. Col. Carol Nyakaisiki Basaliza, a senior officer of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), is being accused by family members of allegedly pocketing her late brother Maj. Francis Kasaija’s pension, instead of giving it to the orphans. Col. Nyakaisiki is sister to late Major Francis Kasaija, who passed away two years back. However, family…
A senior six student was on Tuesday shot in the mouth by police as they dispersed rowdy vendors and hawkers at Kajja next to the Old Taxi Park. Ms Lowena Nankya, a student of Lugazi Mixed School, was on her way to school in the company of her mother who also sustained a broken arm…
The European Union (EU) has banned its officials from travelling over the outbreak of coronavirus that has hit several countries mostly in Asia and Europe. The EU decision comes when Uganda is hosting the first Uganda EU business forum (March 9 to March 10). Officials from the union say the decision was taken as a…
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has conducted an intelligence led operation that culminated into arrest of four suspects who had gone for Robbery at City businessman Ben Kavuya’s residence in Mbuya, a Kampala surbub. TheCapitaltimes has learnt that the arrest followed a tip off to police by a family member after suspecting an attack in…
