Former principal judge Justice James Ogoola has called on government to let religious leaders speak out on Politics saying, the role of the Church cannot be underestimated. Ogoola made the call at a public dialogue organized in remembrance of the Late Janani Luwum, the then Archbishop of the Province of
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Suvi Lindén, a two-time cabinet member, has found herself embroiled in the case of a middle-aged businessman who was found dead in a hotel room in Kampala, Uganda, on 6 February. Lindén accompanied the middle-aged businessman on his visit to Uganda. She initially seemed to imply that she travelled to
Read MoreThe Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Keith Muhakanizi has revealed that facilitating vehicles for government officials and state burials are increasingly becoming burden to government. Appearing before the Parliamentary Local Government Committee last week, Muhakinizi, who is also the Secretary to the Treasury said Parliament
Read MoreAnother Fortebet punter has won Shs62.8m after taking Shs25,000. Almost every day, a Fortebet customer wins at least 10 million. More interestingly, for the last one month, there have been wins of over Shs50 million-with bettors staking less than Shs50, 000. The latest has hit a Shs62.82m jackpot. This bettor’s
Read MoreSam Mwandha has replaced Dr. Andrew Seguya as the new Executive Director at Uganda Wildlife Authority. According to reports, Mwandha, who excelled during an interview process conducted by PSC has previously served as Chief of Party at Africa Wildlife Foundation among other portfolios at UWA.
Read MoreEnglish Premier League side Arsenal will visit Uganda in June 2019 after striking a deal with the country’s sports authorities. The head of the National Council of Sports (NCS) Bosco Onyik on Thursday announced that his country had reached an agreement with Arsenal as part of a sports tourism project.
Read MoreTwo Policemen were on Thursday night shot dead by yet to be identified armed criminals. According to a statement issued by the police spokesperson, Emilian Kayima, the two cops were shot dead in Kawempe, a suburb in the capital, Kampala. They were attached to a police station in the same
Read MoreUganda said on Thursday it was widening a probe of government officials who allegedly stole aid intended for refugees to include U.N. staff, amid concern the scandal may hold up donor cash needed for the country’s surging refugee population, Reuters reports. Allegations that officials may have inflated refugee numbers to
Read MoreKenyan banks are not deriving value in their regional operations with subsidiaries in volatile South Sudan unlikely to stay viable due to conflict and currency woes, Investment bank Renaissance Capital says. KCB, Equity Bank, Stanbic and Co-operative Bank have seen their subsidiaries in the troubled country fall on hard times
Read MoreThe Uganda shilling was relatively stable, trading in a narrow range as mid month corporate tax payments kept market activity at a low ebb during the week ending 16th February 2018. Trading was in the range 3620/3630. In the interbank money market, overnight funds were priced at 8.50% while one
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