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Being poor is a choice, says Kampala’s tycoon Moses Kalungi

Although sometimes back he was poor, Kampala’s business mogul Moses Kalungi surprised his poor pals when he said that being poor is a choice people make in life. Kalungi says that some people might choose to be poor and others willingly decide to be rich. Kalungi was speaking yesterday evening to members of Kampala City […]

Makerere University fees to rise

It is hard to believe that despite the economic crisis in Uganda, Makerere University is planning to raise its tuition structure. A source in academic registrar’s office, has told this journalist that Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery is scheduled to raise to 1,450,000 shillings from 1,344,000 shillings. Bachelor of dental surgery goes to […]

It is hard to believe that despite the economic crisis in Uganda, Makerere University is planning to raise its tuition structure. A source in academic registrar’s office, has told this journalist that Bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery is scheduled to raise to 1,450,000 shillings from 1,344,000 shillings. Bachelor of dental surgery goes to […]

Moses Golola’s promoter denies running away with money

Kick boxer Moses Golola’s promoter, Patrick Kanyomozi has denied rumours in Kampala that he ran away with the gate collections in last week’s fight between Golola and Hungary’s Andras Nagy. Golola’s promoter has told our informers at Hotel Africana in Kampala that he has not run away with millions of Uganda shillings as it has […]

Buganda kingdom issues fresh lease requirements

Buganda kingdom has issued fresh lease requirements on Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s land. The requirements are seven and they read as follows:  You pay registration, inspection and processing fee of 200,000 shillings to the Buganda Land Board cashier in office number 7 and obtain the lease application forms and fill them. After one is required […]

Star Times Digital TV donates to Bakateyamba

As Ugandans prepare for the festive season normally characterized by busying desired items and good eating, some corporate organizations are helping the less fortunate to be in festive mood during the season. Star Times Digital Television Company has given out assorted items worth 5 million shillings to the Mapera Bakateyamba a home of poor and […]

Kampala Deputy Mayor’s property attached over rent arrears

Household properties belonging to Kampala Deputy Mayor, Sula Kidandala have been attached by court bailiffs over accumulated house rent. Kidandala has been occupying a fully fledged residential house in Kawempe and failed to pay the land lord his rent amounting to 1,500,000 million shillings. We hear the house which Kidandala has been renting belongs to […]

Kampala Capital City Authority to register garbage collection providers

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in a bid to streamline and put in place performance standards for all garbage collection service providers is to register all people and companies dealing in garbage collection. We hear that any person or company dealing in garbage must cough one million shillings to get registered. The KCCA director, Jenifer […]

Museveni suspends aide over Luweero polls

We have been told that president Museveni has suspended his special assistant for political affairs, Jacob Asiimwe over his failure to campaign for NRM candidate in the recently concluded Luweero district woman MP race, Rebecca Nalwanga. The race was won by DP’s Brenda Nabukenya. It is said that Jacob Asiimwe got 900 million shillings from […]

Mpuga inists Kabakumba, Mary Karooro should resign

The Member of Parliament for Masaka municipality Mathias Mpuga has called for the resignation of the minister for presidency Kabakumba Matsiko and the minister for information national guidance Mary Okuruti over the scandals they are involved in at UBC. Mpuga told journalist at parliament that Matsiko was the minister of  information and national guidance a time when many UBC […]