The bright Easter Sunday morning saw Christians go to church to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the rest of the day was left for their different plans. Those who had planned to spend their Easter Sunday evening at Rosemary courts, a happening spot, just a stone throw away from Entebbe Airport had a memorable time right from the time they were ushered in until late in the night. At 7pm, guests from different walks of life clad in all-white outfits started walking in and a Red Carpet with beautiful rose flowers were widely spread to usher the guests…
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President Museveni has promised to pile pressure on Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Uganda Airlines to expedite the process of commencing direct flights to Britain. “I will push the two entities to have the paper work done soon so that Uganda can start direct flights to UK,” said Museveni on Friday. He was responding to Britain’s frustration over the Ugandan authorities’ delay to speed up plans to have Uganda Airlines take early morning slots at Heathrow Airport. Museveni was meeting British High Commissioner to Uganda, H.E Kate Airey, President Museveni and Lord Popat at State Lodge Nakasero. The meeting focused…
High court Judge Boniface Wamala has dismissed an application filed by jailed City Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi, who wanted the judge to step aside from his case for a number of reasons. In his application filed before High court Civil Division, Mabirizi contends that Justice Wamala has handled most his cases unfairly. “The Applicant alleges that I appear to have a personal vendetta against him and accuses me of being an extension of Justice Musa Ssekaana. He thus asks me to recuse myself from his matters including not delivering the pending ruling in proceedings already taken by me.” noted the…
President Yoweri Museveni has described as “pleasant” and “very significant” the eventual admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community (EAC). The Regional Heads of State in virtual extraordinary summit on Tuesday, finally approved the admission of the DRC into the bloc. DRC under President Felix Tshisekedi applied to join the Community back in February 2018. Speaking this afternoon at the summit, President Museveni said he was happy to witness this significant expansion of the EAC bloc. “The joining of East African Community by DRC is a big event of great significance,” he said. “I…
President Museveni has said he will engage the Speaker of Parliament to fast-track the amendment of the Umeme Act and ensure that electricity goes directly from generation to the industrial consumer to spur economic growth through industrialization. “Power should go directly from generation to the consumer, especially the industrial consumer,” said Museveni. “We should amend the law. I will talk to the speaker,” the President said Wednesday during a meeting with Chinese investors from the Mbale Industrial Park who protested their omission from the direct power consumption despite having a bigger industrial park than MMP Industrial Park in Buwampa, Buikwe district.…
The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health has yet again received another consignment of covid-19 vaccines from the government of Spain that was formally received at National Medical Stores facility in Entebbe. Speaking at the handover of the Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccines, National Medical Stores General Manager Moses Kamabare revealed that last year in December, the government of Spain donated 1, 236,000 covid-19 doses of mordana vaccines to Uganda and have also contributed another consignment of 1,951,200 doses of Johnson and Johnson Vaccine. “As National Medical Stores (NMS) we are happy on behalf of Ministry of…
Last week Media reported about a ruthless landlady only identified as Mariam who locked tenant’s children inside the house for the whole day, without food, after their mother objected unlawful, forceful eviction to pave way for a new tenant who apparently increased the price from UGX2m to 3m per month and paid six months in advance. After summoning her last week and she responded with excuses that she had got sick, Kajjansi Police station gave her up to Thursday this week to appear without fail. But also summoned the area chairman to appear and make statement about the saga. You…
Members of Parliament have called on government to tackle the insecurity at Uganda – South Sudan border which has worsened since the attack on Ugandan traders by South Sudan soldiers in 2021. The impasse led to the death of 28 truck drivers and 16 trucks carrying goods from Uganda to South Sudan were burnt down. 28Following those attacks, the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, directed the Committees of Foreign Affairs and East African Community Affairs to undertake an oversight visit and appraise the House on the security situation at the border. While presenting their report, the Chairperson of the Committee…
Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a protest letter to the Government of Germany for trying to directly interfere with the ongoing court trial of Ugandan novelist and government critic, Kakwenza Rukurabasaija. Mr Kakwenza, who is facing charges related to Offensive Communication, is currently out on bail. The Ministry in a February 7th letter to the German Ambassador to Uganda HE Matthias Schauer, expressed displeasure at the latter’s attempt to directly influence Buganda Road Court to alter its bail conditions for Mr Kakwenza. The ambassador, this website understands, wrote to the Chief Magistrate Douglas Singiza on January 28th –…
Uganda Airlines charged and received 500,000 US Dollars to fly the Parliament Speaker Jacob Oulanyah one way to Seattle, United States of America for treatment. Acting CEO Jeniffer Bamuturaki told Uganda Radio Network that the Airbus A330-800 was chartered by a client whom she would not disclose but URN has learnt the payment was effected by Parliament officials on Wednesday 2nd February 2022. The 18-hour flight by an A330-800 from Entebbe via Iceland to Seattle – Tacoma International Airport on the West Coast of the United States would on the open market rates cost cost 563,000 (about 2 billion shillings) that…