Two people including a Makerere University student committed suicide after unclear circumstances. Kampala, Uganda |Aloysious Kasoma| Emmanuel Kagina a second year student pursuing a Bachelors of Arts in arts degree at Makerere University jumped to death from one of the tallest buildings at the campus on Sunday and died instantly upon …
Read More »Mukula to defend himself in court Today
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Odeke | Ex-Deputy Health Minister without portfolio George Michael Mukula is to appear before court to start his defence in a case where he is accused of embezzling Shs210 million from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation account. The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala ruled that Mukula, has …
Read More »Kazinda case continues tomorrow
Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Geoffrey A. Kazinda will appear at the anti corruption court tomorrow noon till the close of the week. The interdicted principal accountant is involved as a cosignatory to all the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) accounts and the irregular payments therein. He, among three others, is …
Read More »Police begin pension suspects property search
Kampala, Uganda | Aloysious Kasoma | Police has announced that it has started the search for property belonging to pension scam suspects to obtain information regarding the ownership of property. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Idi Bin Ssenkumbi they started extensive search and deployed police personnel to carry out the search …
Read More »Police foil anti-corruption demo
In its second day, the civil society’s demonstration to mourn corruption was interrupted by police. Kampala, Uganda | Joan Akello | The Civil Society fraternity has organized activities in the weeks to the anti-corruption week in December, beginning with: A Week of Mourning 12th-16th November 2012. It will include closure of offices …
Read More »Police foil DP Youths protests
Kampala, Uganda | Aloysious Kasoma | Police deployed heavily around Democratic Party offices following protests from youths of the Uganda Young Democrats protesting around the city over the corruption scandals in the office of the Prime Minister. The group of more than 30 youths from different universities was led by Shaban Senkubuge …
Read More »Sebutinde wins award as pioneer Ugandan at ICC
Kampala, Uganda | Joan Akello| Hon. Justice Julia Sebutinde at the dinner held in her honour won the Uganda Law Society Outstanding Award as the first Ugandan Judge at the International Court of Justice at the Hague on 19th Oct. Her speech was specifically delivered to female lawyers though even males …
Read More »Uganda eighth among African nations with high consumption potential
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| A recent report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a South African investment bank has ranked Uganda eighth among the best ten African nations with high consumption potential. The report entitled, “Where to Invest in Africa,” says when consumer-facing multinational companies such as super market chains and …
Read More »Bank of Uganda in Diaspora Bond move
By Ronald Musoke In a move that perhaps recognizes the economic clout that Ugandans living and working abroad hold in Uganda’s economy today, Bank of Uganda together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently initiated a feasibility study to find out if they (Ugandans) are willing to invest in …
Read More »‘What The World Has Never Seen’ Photo Project comes to Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| The Dutch photographic artist, Michel Szulc Krzyzanowski, alongside his producer Vanya Pieters are in Kampala to interest Ugandans participate in a global photo project dubbed ‘WHAT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.’ The project which so far has gone to the cities of Istanbul, New York, Bangkok, …
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