Although Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile, President Museveni and the government in general have always been quick to close banks owned by the private seen as anti government including the Greenland bank, owned by late Sulaiman Kiggundu, they have refused to close the National Bank of Commerce formerly Kigezi Bank of Commerce owned […]
The reconstruction exercise of the burnt Kasubi tombs is still in balance after Buganda Kingdom Katikkiro JB Walusimbi announced today that the kingdom is broke and has no money to construct the burnt tombs. Addressing the members of the Lukiiko on Monday, the Katikkiro said the kingdom has only 750 million shillings meant for […]
The Government has asked the youth to apply for loans at DFCU and Centenary Bank Branches across the country. Trade minister Ms Amelia Kyambadde says that individual youth aged between 18-35 years will get loans of up to five million shillings. Those in groups and associations will get up to 25 million shillings. Ms […]
On Thursday I was with colleagues from Kampala Capital City Authority and we decided to join the fun fare in the Pioneer Easy Buses. I jumped to one going to Entebbe International Airport. The passengers in the bus were shouting and scorning the taxis they passed by. They started saying that change always benefits […]
Uganda is experiencing TB drugs but the National Resistance Movement government is planning to import the TB drugs in September. Today is March 15, 2012. We don’t know whether TB patients will not have died by September. Currently most hospitals in Uganda have run out of drugs. The minister for Health, Christine Ondoa has […]
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi has vowed to forcefully evict taxis in Kampala over failure to accept to pay the contested 120,000 shillings to the council. She says that the commuter taxi drivers have no choice but to pay the 120,000 shillings if they want to remain in Kampala. […]
The hunter has now become the hunted. The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court on Tuesday will start the hearing of the case in which MP Yokasi Bihande of Bukonzo East is facing embezzlement and fraud charges. The Court on March 12th 2012 extended the trial of Bihande to Tuesday this week because the MP […]
Uganda re-launched her railway transport in Kampala on Monday, causing excitement among citizens. In a news statement today the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) announced that its services started today and will operate between Namanve, Kibuye, Nalukolongo among other places in Kampala. In Namanve the trains will kick off the journey at 7:00am and arrive in […]
General Elly Tumwine has told off president Museveni to stop playing around with the blood of those people who sacrificed for freedom. This was during the PAC report debate on the financial scandal involving NRM’s entrepreneur, Hassan Basajjabalaba who was given the compensation of over 142 billion shillings as compensation for losing tenders in the […]
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councilors boycotted a meeting called by the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. Lukwago had called the meeting to approve the fees for taxi operators working in Kampala. The meeting failed to take place on Wednesday at KCCA head offices in Kampala. Lukwago told journalists that it was the councilors who had […]