Former deputy mayor Richard Ssekyondo has been warned over grabbing government land in Entebbe. This follows after the deputy mayor now new Div ‘B’ chairperson developing container shops next to the Bus market without getting authority from the town clerk Charles Magumba and division authorities headed by Jane Scholastic Baguma now the new division ‘A’ chairperson. The former mayor now division ‘B’ chairperson with several others including outgoing councilors grabbed the government owned land and ‘put’ metallic containers in the small piece of land adjust to Entebbe mosque. The development picked a lot of storm from the concerned residents and…
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President Yoweri Museveni has ordered Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Director General John Musinguzi to release Bobi Wine’s armored car that was impounded a few months ago over taxes. “This is to further inform you that we have received a directive from His Excellency the President of Uganda to the effect that Uganda Revenue Authority should release your client’s motor vehicle immediately,” Mr Musinguzi told Bobi Wine’s lawyers Wameli and Company Advocates in a 7th June letter. “In light of the above, please liase with the Commissioner Customs who by copy hereof is requested to facilitate provisional release of your client’s…
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Samuel Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has called on Ugandans to come to the rescue of Church House by clearing its Shs 60 billion loan. The Church of Uganda is struggling to repay the loan from Equity Bank to rescue Church House which sits along Kampala road. Speaking at the commemoration of the Uganda Martyrs at Namugongo on Thursday, Kaziimba said he needed only 1 million Ugandans, each contributing 60,000 shillings to raise the money. Speaking at the event, the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanya promised to have 100 million shillings…
The ruling National Resistance Movement party has out-beaten the opposition for the battle for speakership in Entebbe. This follows after the opposition wing losing the top job to the ruling national party candidate Modesta Tezikyabbiri for the speakership job on Tuesday. There was pulling ropes and necks as the opposition wing fronted one Innocent Ssewakambo and lost the job on the last die-ing minutes. It’s was real tag of war as the ruling national party played it’s cards well in the house after the opposition side failing to push their own strong hold. Ssewankambo was one of the biggest fish…
Entebbe Mayor Elect Fabrice Brad Rulinda Finally Gets Instruments Of Power at a colorful ceremony at municipal council headquarter. It was at around 11am when the presiding officers including Entebbe grade 1 court magistrate Ssekaya Immaculate ,Town clerk Charles Magumba with others witnessed the swearing ceremony. Fabrice Rulinda takes over office from former Mayor Vicent Kayanja Depaul…….more details underway
The municipal authorities have suspended street parking business in the metropolitan city after top managers defaulting since they were given the tender in Entebbe. We have highly established that the municipal authorities suspended street parking business after the top managers of Basiima consults limited going into hiding over choking parking arrears amounting to over fifth million shillings. The municipal authorities under the town clerk’s office suspended street parking after the top managers failing to “run” their own business tender for the last couple of years. “Their have been lots of complaints about street parking enforcement team and charging abnormal fees…
The burning war in the aviation industry is smelling like rotten fish with witchcraft brewing up over the top job at Entebbe airport. This follows after the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority advertising for the job of director general after all the rot eating up the corporate government owned organisation. We have highly established that four board members have applied for the job and these include Olive Birungi Lumonya, Tom Davis Wasswa also former marketing manager and two others we are yet to identify. The aviation top job fell vacant when former Managing Director David Kakuba term in office expired and ended…
The traders’ chairman and municipal development forum vice president has hired a legal team to represent him in court and reach out to justice after days of detentions in Entebbe Wandera Mangeni Lovie to be represented by a Kampala based legal firm under Okurut, Okalebo, Outeke& Co. Advocates at Entebbe court. Three respondents including the attorney general plus security officers will be testifying against the suspect over security related details. ASP Irama Vicent and ASP Rugambwa Hebert Rugyendo have a criminal case against the suspect also traders’ voice in Entebbe. The suspect was arrested a couple of days ago over…
The Canterbury city of the UK has pledged to support Entebbe municipality in tourism and pushing new business ideologies. This follows a virtual meeting between the two cities representative deliberating on different issues and how businesses can get better post COVID 19. Entebbe municipality representative had a virtual meeting at the Pulickal hotel with the Canterbury city representatives on line. Kimuli Paul, the acting coordinator of Entebbe municipality and Canterbury city coordinator Soubin Anthony organized the online meeting to “cement” the partnership between the two cities. The Canterbury city coordinator Soubin Anthony said in the meeting that Entebbe will benefit…
The Ugandan High Commission in Kigali, Rwanda has cautioned Ugandans who were last year repatriated from the neighbouring country to avoid going back, since the diplomatic standoff between the two states has not been resolved. “Those who have been repatriated via road (land entry/exit ports / borders) once they exit Rwanda they cannot return to Rwanda via same ports as the Rwandan entry ports are officially closed until further notice from the concerned Rwandan authorities,” The High Commission cautioned in a Friday statement. A total of 370 Ugandans were repatriated from Rwanda late last year during the government funded exercise…