Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Management and staff were privileged to host the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop Stanley Ntagali who will sign out (retire) next year in march from his official clergy work after 44 years of dedicated service to serving the lord. Archbishop Ntagali who took over from Archbishop emeritus Henry Luke Orombi in 2012 revealed that he was making his maiden familiarization tour of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Entebbe International Airport at the end of his tenure. I always travel to different parts of the world via Entebbe International…
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With the rapidly increasing use of drones in Uganda and around the globe, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and other respective government agencies together with different stakeholders have joined hands in a bid to review and establish effective means of control, monitoring and regulations involved with the rapidly developing unmanned (drone) industry. While addressing the drones’ sensitization workshop in Kampala on Wednesday, Eng. Ronnie Barongo, the CAA Director Safety, Security and Economic Regulation disclosed that the regulations are still in draft form and soon the various stakeholders will be sensitized on the new draft regulations, get their in-put and then…
Over 600 disgruntled and frustrated Boda Boda riders in Entebbe Municipality Division A are plotting to throw out their chairman identified as Kizito Constantine whom they have accused of turning into a serial dictator. In a meeting that was held on Friday at the Children’s Park, the disgruntled Boda Boda riders accused Kizito Constantine of forging his own constitution to keep himself in office and to make matters worse, the Boda Boda riders accused him of overstaying in office for close to 20 years without organizing any single elections. “Imagine, as Division A Boda Boda riders we don’t have…
Kalikwani Moses’s body was found dumped at Ms Kasiganzi’s forest in Nkumba Central Zone after he mysteriously went missing for three days. The deceased reportedly went missing on Sunday and the body was discovered on Wednesday. Nampala Rose, wife to the deceased reported the matter to Mpala Police Station after Kalikwani Moses went missing from his family. The Nkumba LC1 Chairman was also notified about the disappearance of the deceased. It’s not yet clear what the killers’ motive was.
People Power movement suffered their first defeat in Entebbe after they lost in the Entebbe Municipality Division B Boda Boda Elections that were held on Friday at the Leisure Park. People Power candidate Sulaiman Ssegirinya aka Kalevu lost to incumbent chairman Saidi Joseph Katunguka who garnered a total of 400 votes while Ssegirinya got 247 votes. People Power/Team Kalevu lost all the other positions as Team Saidi scooped all the other posts that included Vice Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Publicity and Defence. Saidi Katunguka who has won a fourth term in office will be deputized by Nuwagaba Robert who garnered…
Police at Entebbe International Airport has arrested a Ugandan National with narcotic drugs worth over two hundred million shillings(shs200m). Ssemwogerere Huzaifa,aged 30yrs and resident of Gangu village, Wakiso district was arrested on Sunday at the Entebbe airport with Heroin packed his baggage before departure for New Delhi. The suspected drug trafficker was arrested while checking in before getting his flight. Scanners detected them having some illegal substance hidden inside his maroon leather bag. He was arrested in possession of 3kgs of brown narcotic stuff hidden his baggage before departure. The deputy Kampala metropolitan spokesperson,Luke Owoyesigyire said while addressing journalists at…
Renowned Human Rights defender in Entebbe Town John Paul Muyanda is in catch 22 with law enforcers for eluding jail by skipping several police bonds. Muyanda, who was at the helm of defending the rights of Albert Cheptoyek and Bernard Randell together with their accomplices who were incarcerated in September 2013 for perpetuating acts of natural offences fled the country after being detained at Entebbe Police for interfering with Police investigations into the people involved in the same acts. Ever since Muyanda was granted police bond his whereabouts aren’t known and several warrants of arrest have been issued against…
The two rival groups are led by incumbent Entebbe Municipality Division B Boda Boda (EDIBBA) chairman Katunguka Joseph Saidi codenamed “Team Saidi” and the other group is led by People power candidate Sulaiman Ssegirinya codenamed “Team Kalevu”. The two rival groups clashed today (Thursday) during nominations of both candidates at the Division B offices ahead of the election on Friday (June 28) at Comprehensive S.S in Nakiwogo.. Both rival groups traded accusations & counter accusations after people power candidate Ssegirinya Sulaiman was stopped by the police from holding a procession to Kigungu with his supporters where he was scheduled to…
A top ‘Mufeele’ (con man) in Entebbe identified as Mukasa William is cursing life and nursing injuries after he was arrested on Friday by the Entebbe Grade (B) Hospital guards over conning different sums of money from poor patients including pregnant mothers. The Hospital Guards have been hunting for the ‘Mufeele man’ for the last couple of months after several patients started complaining that an unidentified man masquerading as a “doctor” was extorting money from them. Several patients fell in his trap and gave him money after he would convince them that he had access to all the medicines…
The Incumbent Entebbe Division B Boda Boda Boss (EDIBBA) Joseph Katugunka is having sleepless nights and intensifying head ache after People Power movement plotting to oust him out of office before the year ends. The fella is suffering from a hell of stress and ulcers after a rival Boda Boda group linked to the People Power Movement giving him an ultimatum to vacate the office as soon as possible. The rival Boda Boda group is code-named ‘Team Kaleevu’ (Twebereremu) and is led by Ssegirinya Sulaiman Kaleevu who is plotting to oust Katugunka. Other members include Nkwasiibwe David (Vice Chairman), Kirumira…