The Judiciary has said Principal Judge, Dr Yorokamu Bamwine’s convoy has been involved in any shooting incident contrary to some media reports. “Our attention has been drawn to some online media reports about Police shooting at a vehicle said to have suspiciously trailed the Principal Judge, Dr Yorokamu Bamwine’s convoy
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) says dfcu bank is well capitalized and operating normally. “Bank of Uganda (BoU) urges the public to disregard the fake reports circulating on social media platforms about dfcu bank. We assure the public that dfcu Bank is sound, liquid and well capitalized,” BoU says in
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This month's El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been postponed because of fears of civil unrest, BBC reports The match was scheduled for 26 October but there have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid
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Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzeyi, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) has responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s order to come up with plans that will defeat criminal gangs in Kampala Metropolitan area. Addressing the press yesterday, Sabiiti said the detailed plan shall be given to the implementers i.e. the Joint
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A UNAIDS 2019 data report estimates around 23.8 million people in Africa have been diagnosed HIV positive, while another 4.7 million people could be living with the disease with no knowledge of their status. This is the largest population of HIV-positive people in the world who have no diagnosis, no
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Government plans to raid the Petroleum Fund and withdraw Shs445bn to finance the 2019/2020 budget won’t be achieved after it was revealed that the Fund only has only has Shs304.1bn. This means that the Fund is set to be overdrawn. The Petroleum Fund is where revenue from all petroleum-related activities
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Dfcu Bank has reversed its decision to acquire 48 disputed properties sold by Bank of Uganda following the controversial takeover and sale of Crane Bank. The properties in question were held under a Ruparelia Group subsidiary – Meera Investments Limited (MIL) owned by property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia. In its letter
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Kyadondo East lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine's People Power movement has responded to President Yoweri Museveni's remarks that the lawmaker is demonising Uganda. People Power spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi on Friday issued a statement responding to Museveni who called Bobi an enemy of Uganda. "Bobi Wine went to America and
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Nxt radio, one of the brands under Next Media Services today marked its first anniversary since it went on air. Kin Kariisa, the Chief Executive Officer, Next Media Services says it is important to celebrate milestones “to acknowledge where we are coming from and the journey ahead.” “When we launched
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A photographer and a teenage businesswoman have been separately charged and remanded to Luzira Prison concerning SIM card registration fraud. Joshua Katamba (extreme left in the featured photo), 26, and Agnes Kirabo (right in the featured photo), 18, were arrested by detectives attached to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) after
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