The Police in Kazo District have in their custody a 30 years old man in connection with the murder of his 3 year old son all residents of Buremba Central Cell, Kijooha Ward in Buremba Town Council. The Rwizi Regional Police Spokesman Samson Kasasira has identified the suspect as Nuwahereza Tumuramye John, father to the deceased Mwesigye Johnson. Kasasira told journalists that the incident took place on Wednesday January 26th 2022 and was reported by the deceased’s grandmother Bahairaho Federesi who found the Mwesigye in the garden with a deep cut on the neck bleeding and rushed him to nearby…
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Prof. Emmanuel TUMUSIIME-MUTEBILE has served as Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Uganda since 2001 to date. A seasoned professional economist and reformer, he spearheaded the design and implementation of the Economic Reform Program that restored Uganda from the economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s to sound economic performance during his service as the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury in the ministry responsible for finance, planning, and economic development. He worked as a consultant for multilateral and regional organizations including the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Macroeconomic…
Three candidates have been lined up to contest against the former chairman of the Kitooro trading centre market in Entebbe. The trio including Kusambira Ronald and Mazembe Salim are battling with the former chairman Isabirye Marijan now seeking for another term in office. “The former chairman popularly known as Black has been accused with lots of scandals including the down falling of the market saving scheme and mismanagement of the market affairs”, says report. “He has messed up everything and turned into a commercial broker including the recent scandal into the allocation of shops and stalls in the new market…
A senior government officer has unveiled a new approved master physical plan for Entebbe municipality ahead of city status. Simon Kabanda, a senior planner unveiled the 20yrs approved physical plan during the annual meeting for the Municipal Development Forum (MDF) for Entebbe. “Reviews for plans are underway gearing towards city status including promoting the blue economy, beautification of the peninsula line with beaches and forest reserves”, said Kabanda. However we have several challenges as government including community attitude, delayed action plan, deteriorating cultural values, poverty and HIV”, says report. And more so, their several opportunities that the municipal authourities are…
By Dr Olive Kobusingye Someone I know was traveling the other day. He went to a designated lab the day before his flight and had his sample taken. On the day of travel, as he did his last errands, he swung by the lab to pick his results. A surprise awaited him. The results slip read, ‘POSITIVE’. Shock! Disbelief! Anger … how?! He had observed every SOP that there was during his short stay in Kampala. He had never felt healthier. Yet here the results were, positive. As the first wave of panic passed, he thought of a plan. He…
Police in Rukiga have arrested one of their own officers for allegedly raping a 28-year-old female suspect. Elly Maate the Kigezi Regional Police spokesman identifies the policeman as PC Muhumuza Venerato, 56, who is attached to Kashambya Police Station. The victim as is a resident of Nyarubisi cell in Kashambya Sub county. Maate says on Monday night, Muhumuza went and picked the female suspect from the cell and took her to his room where he allegedly raped her. He reportedly convinced the woman that he would help release her from custody. The woman had been arrested for allegedly stealing Shs…
City Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka has now dragged Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu to court again alleging that he gave false information while applying for Driving Permit. This comes days after the DPP’s office forcefully took over and then dropped Mabiziri’s case in which he challenged the academic papers of the Opposition NUP leader. In the charge sheet he presented to Nakawa Magistrates court this week (under private prosecution), Mabirizi alleges on the 3rd August 2017 at Ministry of Works and Transport, the accused provided false Information that he was born on 12th February 1982, and was issued with driving…
Two government fellas are on the spot after pocketing over one million shillings in a fishy deal to hire out the municipal grader to a city client identified as Ben Byarabaha working for construction firm. The duo working with the engineering department at Entebbe municipal council have turned a ‘shame’ for the year 2021 after pocketing dime from a city client for the heavy truck as agreed. Engineer Apollo Mayito and his associate identified Ashubwe Benjamin popularly known as Kabaya received one million four hundred thousand shillings (shs1.4M) to provide service for a ‘heavy grader’ to be used at a …
Victoria tours travel and marine engineering company top manager, George Bill Mugalula is on the run after hunting him down over gay vices in Wakiso district areas. We have highly established that the tour company top manager has gone missing after police hunting him down tooth and nail over gay activities including promotions and recruitment of same sex or ‘butt riders’ with in the Wakiso district corridors. Mugalula has been promoting these activities of same sex and recruiting young girls plus boys into the dirty business Sources indicate that Mugalula has gone missing after several complaints from residents and local…
Police are holding one suspect in connection to the death of Hajj Rashid Kamoga Kulima, a senior human resource manager of the Uganda National Roads Authority -UNRA who died under unclear circumstances. Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson said that unknown people brought Kamoga to the Seguku based Doctors Hospital claiming he had fallen in the bath, and he was pronounced dead on 23rd December last year. Police commenced investigation after finding that that Kamoga’s body did not have any injuries on his skull and body which are expected with people who fall in…