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The bank manager and accountant at Finance Trust Bank in Kamuli district have been remanded to Kamuli Prison in connection with the alleged theft of funds meant for the Parish Development Model (PDM). Wambi Charles and Leticia Nakimuli, were arrested earlier this month and had been on police bond while investigations were ongoing. The suspects […]
By Lawrence Mayanja The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Areas, Hajat Minsa Kabanda has appealed to parents to put their children in schools which are good enough to guarantee their foundation for a better future. Minister Kabanda made the remarks while officiating at a Top Class graduation ceremony at Nsamo Mixed Day and Boarding Primary […]
Busiro North Member of parliament, Paul Nsubuga is in trouble after money lenders to whom he is indebted to the tune of sh50m threw him out of his home at Nansana-Gganda in Wakiso district. This comes shortly after Nsubuga mortgaged the home of his mother Agnes Nabawanuka to get money for settling his heavy debts. Luck […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has announced plans to appeal a High Court ruling that dismissed its petition seeking accountability from the Ugandan government for the disappearance of 18 party supporters. NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, disclosed this during an emergency press conference held at the party headquarters in Makerere Kavule on Wednesday. […]
After charging less than a dollar (sh2000 /$0.5) for car parking for saloon cars and station wagons for over 19 years, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has today announced that effective November 1, this fee will rise to sh5,000 ($1.37) “In a bid to enhance ongoing efforts for investment in upgrading facilities for a better passenger […]
Following a decision by the Uganda Railways Corporation (UR) to lift the suspension imposed last September to give room for repairs on the Mbuya – Kinnawattaka stretch of the railway, commuters in Mukono and surrounding areas have been given a ray of hope for relaxation of the notorious traffic jam along Kampala-Jinja highway. According to […]
A wild fire has gutted Lutoboka, a landing site that acts as the face of Kalangala Town Council in Kalangala District. The fire, presumed to have been set by a woman said to have been smoking fish within the landing site left more than 30 houses, with about 100 people left homeless. The incident […]
Buvuma oil palm project has been reported to be making a steady headway, with 2,524 of the projected 5000 hectares by the investor of Oil Palm Buvuma Limited (OPBL) under plantation cover, 6,100 hectares purchased but still encumbered and 2,476 hectares needed to complete the nucleus estate. This was on Wednesday contained in a […]
The government of Uganda has opened its doors to foreign investors, inviting them to set up businesses in the Namanve and Mbale industrial parks. While this initiative aims to boost the economy and create jobs, tensions are rising among investors at the Mbale industrial park, where disagreements are beginning to surface. As businesses compete for […]
For decades now, the government introduced the growing of oil palm plants mainly for the people in the islands as an alternative means of livelihood. Having started in Kalangala district in 1998 where it is believed to have caused a very positive change, the government switched the business to also benefit the islanders in Buvuma […]
