Former Kyengegwa Woman Member of Parliament in the 9th Parliament Flavia Kabahenda Rwabuhoro will for the next three years steer the affairs at the Uganda Wild Education Centre (UWEC) popularly known as Entebbe zoo. Flavia Kabahenda was officially inaugurated as the new Board Chairperson at a function that was held on Thursday at Entebbe Zoo and was presided over by Tourism Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu. She will be deputized by Benon Ssebina Katumba. Others on the board include Mrs. Maria Baryamujura (Board Member) and founder of the Community based Tourism Initiatives (COBATI), Dr. Kedres Turyagyenda (Board Member) and Ministry…
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Two of East Africa and Africa’s finest golfing nations Uganda and Kenya will once again renew their rivalry in the second Edition of the now Annual Victoria Cup that tees off on Thursday at the Par 71 Entebbe Golf Course. Having won the inaugural tournament by a point at the Muthaiga Golf club last year in Nairobi, Team Kenya is banking on the experience of Alfred Nandwa (Captain), John Karichu, Edwin Mudanyi, Mike Kisiya and Samuel Njoronge to defend the prestigious Victoria Cup come Saturday when the tournament will officially come to an end. Kenneth Bolo, Denis Nsaikwa, Jeff…
The Kiwafu East LC3 Councilor Mathias Kafeero alias Kabinika is in trouble and counting his days on fingers after landing himself in hot soup over a kiosk secret deal. The rowdy NRM Councilor was stopped from illegally erecting a kiosk in Kitooro (below up land supermarket) by the Division ‘B’ Municipal Council enforcement official only identified as Salongo a couple of weeks ago. The rowdy man secretively pocketed Shs500,000 from a poor fella who wanted to start a mobile money business however the kiosk owners operating along the street also told Kabinika to drop the deal. The fella abandoned…
Yuvinali Minani and his wife Habiba Nakazi have been convicted to 26years in prison for murdering Fred Kalyango. The duo who committed the offense on 2, August, 2013 at Naguru village in Namayumba Sub County, Wakiso, were convicted by trial Judge Dr. Justice Joseph Murangira after court found them guilty of committing the murder case. Justice Murangira told court that though the two assessors in their joint opinion advised court to acquit the convicts, it’s the duty of the trial Judge to evaluate prosecution evidence as a whole. The Judge noted that basing on prosecution evidence, the convicts killed…
The ten people who killed one person in a gruesome manner in addition to robbing residents of Bwebajja zone their valuables plus cash have been jailed 35years in prison by Dr. Justice Joseph Murangira. The convicts are Muhammad Semakula, Zainab Nasanga, John Kasule alias Vianney Jombwe, Ali Kasule Kirumira, Joseph Suuna, Irene Namutebi, Ivan Nsubuga, Donozio Lubega, Faith Jurua and Farooq Mugerwa. The Judge informed court that the ten convicts were found guilty of murdering Lawrence Sekitoleko whom they beat to death, in addition to committing sixteen counts of aggravated robbery in Bwebajja zone, Wakiso district. The ten convicts…
The Special Forces Command (SFC) Maj. Mcdans Kamugira is smiling from the bottom of his heart and bobbing shoulders high again in the peninsular region after missing in action ever since the 2016 polls ended. The senior government army officer and former SFC Director Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) officially bounced back in Entebbe on Saturday from Kimaka Senior Staff College in Jinja where he has been spending sleepless nights reading lots of Military books in addition to doing course works and sitting for exams. Over the weekend on Saturday, SFC’s Barbara Barungi spearheaded and organized the welcome back party…
A sex worker identified as Christine Nakakande operating in Abaita Ababiri zone, Katabi Town Council in Wakiso District is crying crocodile tears and cursing life like hell behind bars after she was arrested over dumping her one week old baby boy in Mpala Neighborhood on Friday. The sex worker dumped the baby in a house corridor in Bubuli neighbourhood, Mpala zone on Friday night and disappeared. The baby was discovered by a one Joseph Balikuddembe who immediately notified Mpala Police and the baby was rushed to a baby’s home around Entebbe. The sex worker was arrested on Saturday night…
Residents of Kabaale A, Tadeo Zone in Katabi Town Council are in grief and coming to terms with the death of their own, identified as Jamiru Damba, a fisherman operating at the Kitubuulu Landing site who committed suicide. Damba’s body was found hanging on the roof-bar in his mother’s house, on Friday afternoon, barely one day after a 12-year-old pupil in Kiwafu west, Division ‘B’ Entebbe Municipality hanged himself in a similar Manner. According to Mr. Abdallah Juma the area councilor disclosed that the deceased was a fisherman operating at the Kitubulu landing site in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District,…
The newly inaugurated Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Board has commended Civil Aviation Authority management for the speedy and time bound expansion projects at Entebbe International Airport. While inspecting the ongoing works on the upgrade and expansion of the Passenger and cargo terminal on Thursday, board members who included Dr. Asiimwe Rwekikiga, Hajji Zubair Musoke Musaayi, Mrs Olive Lumonya, Eng. Mackenzie Ogweng and Enock Rukidi were satisfied with the speedy progress and the level of transparency and accountability that CAA Management has exhibited. The board members promised to continue working with CAA Management to ensure that Entebbe International Airport meets…
After successfully hosting the 4th Uganda International Woodball Open Championship 2016, Uganda yet again is hosting the 5th Edition at the serene lakeside Kisubi Beach. The fifth Edition officially teed off on Friday with Primary and secondary schools going neck to neck in the one day singles event. In the primary schools (Boys category), Muyanja Abubaker (Buziga Islamic Primary School), Bob Mpaddwa (Nalinya) and Gismala George (Green Acres Junior School) finished in first, second and third position with 66, 73 and 76 strokes respectively. In the girls category, Poni Margaret (Green Acres), Rashidah Nalwadda (Nalugala) and Namakula Shirat (Motherwell)…