THIS WEEK: More ex-UBC staff face arrest Former employees at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) are in panic following the arrest of the station’s former Managing Director Paul Kihika on a raft of criminal charges. Kihika is under investigation in connection to a Shs3.6billion UBC Airtel sponsorship deal of airing the …
Read More »KCCA FC ready for Morocco’s FUS Rabat at Omondi stadium
Sunday, July 2 KCCA FC vs FUS Rabat 4pm *The game is free of charge for students in uniform *Tickets at Shell Nakawa, Shell Lugogo and Shell Capital Kampala, Uganda| KCCA FC MEDIA | Midfielder Saddam Ibrahim Juma who signed for KCCA FC in May and defender Peter Magambo have been cleared by …
Read More »Denis Onyango saves penalty, Sundowns into last eight
Sundowns, Esperance, Etoile reach last eight Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa and Esperance and Etoile Sahel of Tunisia became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals Saturday. Gangling Liberian Anthony Laffor scored five minutes from time to earn Sundowns a 1-0 …
Read More »Court sets July 10 to hear Nalufenya torture case
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has set July 10, 2017 for hearing of an application in which 19 people arrested in connection with the murder of former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi seek medical examination and compensation over torture. The suspects had appeared before the …
Read More »Record 2000 Ugandan students wash their hands
NWSC hosts 3rd edition of the Annual School water and Sanitation convention Over 3000 students from over 100 school countrywide on Friday signed a commitment to promote hand washing as the Young Water Professionals (YWP) Uganda chapter launched the Schools Hand Washing Campaign 2017. At exactly 1pm, for 5 minutes, …
Read More »Uganda’s ‘Ghetto President’ music star becomes real life MP
Kampala, Uganda | Michael O’HAGAN | AFP | For the last decade Ugandans have known two presidents: Yoweri Museveni, the country’s long-time ruler, and musician Robert Kyagulanyi a.k.a. Bobi Wine, a.k.a. His Excellency the Ghetto President. But in a surprising turn the 35-year-old music superstar — who was just three when Museveni took …
Read More »SGS confirms no deadline, but work continues
SGS under the guidance of Ministry of Works and Transport has revealed that there is no deadline for the mandatory motor vehicle inspection services. “Motorists are advised to bring their vehicles for inspection at the nearest inspection station to avoid any future inconveniences,” SGS said in a statement on Friday. State Minister of Works and Transport …
Read More »KCCA wins global revenue tech award from WeGO
Moscow, Russia | KCCA MEDIA | KCCA has received a global Award from the World e-Government Organization (WeGO) in Russia for modernizing City Revenue Administration using technology. WeGO is an international organization for cities and local governments that pursues sustainable urban development based on e-Government and ICT. It comprises 115 cities and 5 national …
Read More »Prof Nawangwe gets Makerere Council nod for VC
Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | Professor Barnabas Nawangwe will be Makerere University’s new Vice Chancellor (VC) in August, according to a recommendation by the Univeristy Council. The Makerere University Council on Thursday voted Prof. Nawangwe as the most suitable candidate. He got 16 votes, while former VC Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba picked four, and …
Read More »Kaweesi suspects further remanded
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Court at Nakawa has heard this morning that inquiries into the murder of former Police AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his body guard Kenneth Erau and driver Godfrey Wambewa are still on-going. State prosecutor Carolyne Opia revelead the state of investigations as the 20 people suspected to have committed …
Read More »