The redevelopment of Nakawa-Naguru housing estate is yet to be completed by the developer nine years after taking over the land, Business Focus reveals. This revelation was made by former tenants of the said estate when they petitioned Parliament on Monday seeking to reclaim the 66 hectares of land from
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Uganda's Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Winnie Kiiza was on Monday morning grilled by the country's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) ovwer allegedly defaming former Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga. Winnie who is also Kasese district Woman Member of Parliament, arrived at CID headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala, ccampanied by colleagues: Hon. Atkins Katusabe,
Read MoreUgandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, President John Pombe Magufuli on Sunday signed an East African Crude Oil Pipe Line Agreement (EACOP) as an expression of intent to go ahead with the construction of the 1,400kms oil pipe line from Hoima district in Western Uganda to the Tanzanian Port
Read MoreSocial networking websites can be more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol and can have an overall negative effect on young people’s mental health, says a new report. The study conducted by Royal Society for Public Health in the UK surveyed almost 1,500 young people aged 14 to 24 on how
Read MoreFacebook’s Secret Rules On Murder, Suicide, Sex, Threats & Violence Leaked
The secret rules which Facebook bosses use to decide what its two billion users can post on the site are revealed for the first time. The Guardian newspaper claims to have seen more than 100 internal training manuals, spreadsheets and flowcharts which give insight into what Facebook deems is or
Read MoreShocking details continue to emerge on how Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL), the once popular telecom giant became financially disabled. Parliament’s ‘Select Committee on UTL on the Management and Performance of UTL’ report obtained by Business Focus, reveals that the Government of Uganda (GoU) has never earned any dividend from its shares
Read MoreUganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called on the European Union to assist African countries deal with youth unemployment and underemployment. Oulanyah is in Ljubljana, Slovenia attending the 6th Annual International Conference Africa Day. At the Conference, panel sessions dealt with issues of mobility, youth and job creation;
Read MoreKampala Capital Authority (KCCA) physical planning directorate has proposed a range of new taxes and also hiking the existing ones in a bid to tap potential revenue sources. The new proposed tax schedule was presented to the Kampala city authority council meeting on Thursday in Entebbe and sent to physical
Read MoreSudanese President Omar al-Bashir has decided not to take up an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend an Islamic summit at which US President Donald Trump will be guest of honour. Mr Bashir, who cited "private reasons", is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur and the US was reportedly
Read MoreUgandan President Museveni on Saturday assumed the chair of the East African Community (EAC), with the head of state making an impassioned plea for East African integration. Speaking at the 18th Ordinary Summit of the of the Heads of State at Dar es Salaam State House minutes after assuming the
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