The Entebbe Handling Services staff (ENHAS) and the entire Entebbe Airport fraternity are coming to terms with the untimely death of Maria Apeduno, a cargo coordinator that occurred on Tuesday at 3pm. It’s not yet clear what caused her death however close family sources revealed that she fainted at her residence in Airline Quarters, Kiwafu Central and when she was rushed to Victoria Medical Centre she was pronounced dead. She was preparing to report for her second night at work but unfortunately the almighty God called her. The body was rushed to Mulago Hospital for a postmortem and she…
Author: Isaac Ainebyona
The Entebbe Town Clerk Charles Magumba held a closed door meeting with the Kitooro market vendors on Tuesday on the relocation program following Government’s directive to redevelop the Market under the MATIP Program. Andrew Sekagya a market vendor, who represented Kiosk owners during the meeting, revealed that they have agreed amicably with the Town clerk that by the end of June all the vendors will have vacated the market. He said that Municipal council has already allocated a relocation site where they will operate from as the Kitooro Market is being redeveloped. “We held a meeting with the Town…
Two thugs are cursing life like hell behind bars at Mpala Police Station after they were arrested over stealing a bunch of Matooke and cassava in the wee hours of Monday Morning. Fideri Muhindo (27 years) and Abbas Byekwaso (35 years) were arrested over stealing a bunch of Matooke and Cassava in David Kivumbi’s garden a resident of Gerenge village, Garuga road in Katabi Town Council. Mpala police cops arrested the two thugs during an overnight operation to crack down on lawlessness and criminals in Mpala zone. These fellas were arrested in the wee hours of Monday morning between…
June 3, 2017, is a Saturday every enthusiastic golfer is looking forward to as the Singleton Golf Match play series will come to an epic grand finale at the par 71 Entebbe Golf Course after months of action-packed Golf. All eyes will be on the two pairs that will face off against each other in a battle that will see the winning pair travel to the United Kingdom to watch the British Open in an all expenses paid for trip courtesy of Rwandair. Dan Kajungu and Collins Nuwagira pair beat tournament favorites and top contenders Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Elly…
A 37 year old woman identified as Peninah Namusisi popularly known as Auntie Pennie running a shop in Abaita Ababiri, Nkumba Central Zone in Katabi Town Council was on Sunday morning found dead in her Kiosk where she spent the night. The deceased was discovered dead by some of her customers who had come to buy some items and found the kiosk locked. Some of the customers revealed that when they discovered that the kiosk was locked, they tried contacting her on her mobile phone number but unfortunately she wasn’t responding. The customers decided to break the padlock and…
The Federation of Motocross Union (FMU) Vice President Balinda Ismail is in trouble and breathing behind bars in Nairobi Police cells after he was arrested over plotting to manufacture several Narcotic drugs in Uganda including Cocaine and heroin. The flamboyant man’s forty days came to an end after Police through their highly sophisticated intelligence network unearthed several chemical substances including glacial Acetic Acid, sodium hydroxide and Toluene used in manufacturing cocaine and heroin. The chemical substances were unearthed at his multi-million mansion located in Buzzi village, Kajjansi Town council in Wakiso District on Saturday and were packed in 20…
The UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) commander Maj. James Nuwagaba has warned all fishermen operating around Kasenyi Landing Site, Baita Ababiri, Katabi Town Council to desist from illegal fishing. Maj. Nuwagaba who was speaking during a sensitization meeting with the fishermen at the Kasenyi Landing site on Thursday disclosed that several companies operating at the landing site have closed due to illegal fishing and so many have been rendered jobless. Maj. Nuwagaba urged the fishermen to cooperate with the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and hand over all the illegal fishing gear including nets and added that all those who…
In a bid to promote the game of football in Entebbe Municipality, Mayor Vincent Kayanja DePaul on Monday inaugurated a nine member committee that will oversee all football related activities in the Municipality. This follows a partnership deal between the city of Wuhan, in China and Entebbe Municipal Council to promote the game of football between the two cities. Entebbe F.C’s Mugisha Abdul Samad “Kagisa” was elected the chairperson of the governing body after he trounced Entebbe International’s Charles Kamya Kayanja in heated elections that were organized at the Municipal Council hall and were presided over by Fufa Representative…
Over 160 women in Entebbe Municipality have acquired skills in Tailoring, Bakery and Hair dressing that were offered to them by State Minister for Primary Education and Wakiso Women Member of Parliament Hon. Rose Sseninde through her Sseninde Foundation. The women have been attending a course since February at Lake Victoria School in the respective skills aimed at enabling them start their own businesses and income generating projects. The Entebbe Municipality Sseninde Foundation Guild President Clemence Sentabile hailed Minister Sseninde for the great job and supporting women and urged the participants to utilize the skills they have acquired. We…
Two Entebbe Airport Cargo clearing truck thieves identified as Emmanuel Mwesigwa (28 years) and Drake Ssekyanda (28 years) are breathing behind bars in Entebbe Police cells after they were arrested over stealing the cargo Clearing Truck belonging to Barnabas Kwesiga, a cargo clearing agent at the Airport. The two thugs reportedly stole the truck at Kwesiga’s residence in Mpala zone, Katabi Town Council at 3am last week on Saturday and sped off. Kwesiga sounded an alarm to awaken the neighbours for help but didn’t yield much as the thieves tactfully opened the car and sped off into thin air.…