Commercial Court in Kampala has ordered Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Kenya to refund 120bn shillings which was illegally withdrawn from the account of city businessman Hamis Kigundu. While delivering his judgement today, Justice Henry peter Adonyo noted that the said money was illegally withdrawn from Hamis Kiggundu’s account by DTB Kenya which doesn’t have a licence to…
The Electoral Commission will conclude the nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections today, Monday 5th October 2020. The nomination exercise commenced on 21st September 2020, in all the 146 districts/cities and was scheduled to end on 1st October 2020, but was extended for four more days due to the high number of aspiring…
President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the National Council for Older Persons in Uganda to roll out advocacy initiatives to fight preventable diseases that torment the elderly. The president made the call while presiding over a virtual event to commemorate this year’s international day of older persons held at state house Entebbe under the theme “upholding…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the period for conducting nomination of candidates for Local Government Councils Elections 2021. The exercise which commenced on 21st September 2020 in all the 146 districts/cities across the country was scheduled to end today the 1st of October 2020. However, the EC has extended the exercise for four more…
A man who is alleged to have been fraudulently withdrawing money from people’s bank accounts after switching his fake ATM cards with his victims’ has been arrested in Entebbe. The suspect has been identified as one Geofrey Wandera (39) a fisherman and resident of Abaita ababiri in Entebbe municipality. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala…
One person has been confirmed dead and three others seriously injured following a landslide that hit Bunarutere Village in Bubyangu Parish Bubyangu Sub-County in the wee hours of Monday night. Ayub Twaha the Uganda Red Cross branch manager for Mbale identifies the deceased as 6 year old Hussein Walumu whose parents and grand parent were…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set up a team to handle the verification of supporters for nomination of candidates for the 2021 Presidential Elections. According to Paul Bukenya the Electoral Commission spokesperson, the verification team starts its work today Monday the 28th of September 2020. Section 10(b) of the Presidential Elections Act provides that a…
Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has been elected Secretary General of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA). The election took place during the organization’s General Meeting which was held virtually via Zoom today. The meeting attracted participants from Centre right political parties from across Africa and was addressed by Ghanaian President Nana Akufo Addo who…
Former Kampala mayor Nasser Ntege Sebaggala Alias Seeya, is dead. Sebaggala, 72, died at International Hospital Kampala where he was admitted two weeks backbeen after he developed a disorder in his stomach, commonly referred to as intussusception. Kawempe North MP Latif Ssebagala, a brother to Seeya confirmed the sad news to journalists on Saturday morning….
A new entrant Paul Owor 29, a procurement specialist and proprietor of the Shinrai construction Company is giving Super FM Managing Director Peter Sematimba sleepless nights over his Busiro South Seat. Owor who started his ground consultations only three months ago is now a darling to Sematimba’s Constituents and a household name. If not checked,…
