The City Hall Magistrates Court has summoned the head of Petroleum in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Spero Byokunda to appear and answer charges related to defrauding a Serbian investor. Byokunda is wanted together with businessman Emmanuel Byamukama to appear in Court on November 10, 2023 to answer charges of forgery and conspiracy […]
Makerere University staff associations have expressed frustration over the University Council’s failure to inaugurate a new Staff Appeals Tribunal, despite the appointment of a new chairperson two months ago. In August, Dr. Henry Michael Onoria was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Staff Appeals Tribunal, following a five-month period of inactivity after the suspension […]
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Wilson Mbadi on Tuesday called for the building of stronger and sustainable collaborative relationships to realize the Pan African agenda, most especially among militaries. Gen Mbadi made the remark while meeting the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, who had […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday commissioned Four Points By Sheraton Kampala, a new International Brand Hotel operated by Marriott International Inc. The Sheraton franchise is owned by Portman Square limited, an international company with two operational hotels in Kenya; Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport & Four Points by Sheraton Hurlingham. Commissioning the hotel […]
Uganda has been named among four African countries that are set to be removed from the list of the beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) over failure of their governments to observe human rights and failure to make progress in democratic rule. The US introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) […]
The International Crimes Division of the High Court has ordered an American couple to compensate a child they allegedly tortured with sh100m. Mackenzie Leigh and her husband Nicholas Scott Spencer were accused of intentionally inflicting physical and mental pain and suffering on a 10-year-old HIV-positive foster son whose name remains withheld in respect of […]
Student leaders at Makerere University Business Schools (MUBS) are demanding the appointment of a Principal. In June, the MUBS Council appointed Prof Moses Muhwezi as the acting Principal and kicked off the search for Prof. Wasswa Balunywa’s replacement. The term of Prof. Balunywa, who has been at the helm of this institution for the last […]
Britain’s King Charles III on Tuesday arrived in Kenya in company of Queen Camilla, ahead of his four-day state visit. King Charles’ visit however raised a lot of dust as the locals demanded for apology and compensation following the past tarnished colonial memories. On his first visit as a monarch to a former colony, Charles […]
Fear has gripped the staff of Buganda Kingdom’s BBS Terefayina at Bulange Mengo following the shocking sad news of the death of one of them in an accident on Masaka Road. Eng. Ahmed Ssenabulya is said to have died in an early morning accident which occurred at Nabbingo Cell on Masaka Road at around […]
The Flying Squad Unit in coordination with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement and Jinja police carried out an operation in Jinja City, leading to recovery of a fuel tank. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said the recovered fuel tanker is registration number UBH 904U (head trailer) and trailer registration number UAT 093W, loaded with […]