Three (3) people have been reportedly died in a Wednesday night accident along the Masaka-Kampala highway, while one is said to have been critically injured. The accident registered by the territorial traffic police in Mpigi happened on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at around 11:40 p.m. in Kamengo at Kasuule Ayanguwa swamp along the Masaka-Kampala highway. Reports indicate that the unfortunate incident involved two vehicles, M/Vs UAL 605 U Mitsubishi Fuso and UBH 247L Subaru Forester. SP Kananura Michael, Public Relations Officer at the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, says the two vehicles collided instantly, killing three occupants in the…
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The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic development, has in the next two weeks, undertook to consult and study the grievances within the business community in Uganda, as a measure to restore calm following traders protests against the harsh business environment in the country. On Tuesday, traders in Uganda’s major cities closed shops, causing a paralysis in businesses not only in the central business district but also in other cities across the country. A Crisis meeting with officials from the trade ministry, representatives was convened in Kampala where traders tabled their concerns including; high import duty charged on textiles by…
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has responded to the flooding incident at Entebbe International Airport which occurred on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In a statement dated April 7, UCAA said the Airport experienced a heavy downpour, which overwhelmed the drainage system, causing backflow in some parts of the car parking area. “We would like to assure every one of our concerted efforts to implement corrective measures aimed at ensuring a better passenger experience,” read the statement. The Authority further apologized for the incident which lasted for more than half an hour and disrupted operations at the Airport. “The unfortunate…
Third Deputy Premier- Lukia Nakadama being. welcomed by UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye The third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without a Portfolio, Lukia Isanga Nakadama, has appealed to the management of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to consider employing more Moslems as part of affirmative action. The third Deputy Premier said employing more Muslims as staff of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority is a clear manifestation of fairness. She sounded the appeal during the Iftar dinner organized by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority to help Muslim faithfuls break the fast as the holy month of Ramadan nears an…
Kimaanya – Kabonera lawmaker Abed Bwanika has petitioned the Opposition Chief Whip in Parliament and National Unity Platform (NUP) President for Eastern Region, John Baptist Nambeshe, for a meeting of a lawful organ to debate and pronounce the party position on LGBT+Q. In the petition, Bwanika states that the public regards NUP, either by association or omission, as supporting homosexuality. Bwanika’s petition is triggered by remarks made by NUP President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi, when he appeared on British and French media recently. “That the NUP President-Robert Kyagulanyi’s interview on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in December 2023 raised…
In one way or another, the superrich have always been trying to extend their lives. Ancient Egyptians crammed their tombs with everything they’d need to live on in an afterlife not unlike their own world, just filled with more fun. In the modern era, the ultra-wealthy have attempted to live on through their legacies: sponsoring museums and galleries to immortalize their names. Today’s elite take life-extension a lot more literally. Skipping neatly over the matter of Bryan Johnson’s nightly penis rejuvenation regime, billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Peter Thiel are sinking big money into the prospect of therapies to extend…
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Enforcement team at Entebbe Airport has stepped up its efforts, using technology to uncover hidden mobile phones. In the past month, URA has made a significant discovery, confiscating a total of 506 concealed phones from passengers arriving from Dubai. In a surprising development, a female traveller on a flight from Dubai was apprehended with 40 assorted smartphones concealed within artificial hips. These phones were attached to the traveller’s hips, with additional devices hidden in her clothing layers. This operation, known as ‘Kwata Essimu,’ was initiated based on intelligence received from the United Arab Emirates,…
A son of a police officer has died in a suspected bar brawl. The deceased has been identified as Vincent Ssemata. He was 28, and a son of Cpl Fiikil Ssekate, an officer attached to the Central Police Station, Luweero. Regional Police Spokesman Sam Twiineamaziima confirmed the incident that occurred at New Style Guest House and Bar, located in Kasoma Zone, Luweero Town Council. Preliminary findings indicate that on Sunday, January 28, 2024, James Mutebi, the Manager of New Style Guest House, reported on duty and found an unknown person, male adult, dead with deep cut on his neck, near…
Our attention has been drawn to the Editorial of the Sunday Monitor of 21st January, 2024, Page 6, titled “Government Should Curb Wastage of Medicines”, and another article in the Saturday Monitor of 20th January 2024 page 6 thereof, under the heading “Lawsuits, expired drugs leave NMS on its knees”. Both the Article and Editorial, deriving from the Auditor General’s Report, created an impression that NMS was being wasteful in the management of the resources entrusted to it, which is not true. We wish to clarify to the Public as follows: – The Auditor General’s Report on NMS for the…
Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, the powerful Member of Parliament for the Dokolo District Women’s Constituency and former Miss Uganda, Cecilia Ogwal, is dead. Ogwal was 77. Close family members said Ogwal succumbed to cancer at a hospital in India on Thursday morning. “It is sad, Mama Cecilia Ogwal is no more, she is gone,” said a source who preferred anonymity citing privacy concerns. Parliament spokesperson Chris Obore was yet to respond to calls seeking comment on the development. Ogwal has been serving as a member of the parliamentary Committee of Physical Infrastructure in charge of overseeing and covering policy matters…