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Bank of Africa to lower interest rates, to open new branches in east Africa

Bank of Africa has pledged to lower interest rates and to open up new braches in the East African Community states ofUganda,Kenya,Rwanda,BurundiandTanzania. The governments of the East African community block are therefore advised to push for lower bank interest rates on loans before Bank of Africa kicks local banks out of business. The warning was […]

Security operative Gilbert Arinaitwe beats wife into coma

We have been told that the security operative, Gilbert Arinaitwe Obwana reportedly assaulted his wife Beatrice Arinaitwe and she went into coma. Beatrice, we are told that she is nursing wounds in a Kampala hospital. Obwana is the man who last year sprayed pepper spray into Col. Kiiza Besigye’s eyes. Gilbert Arinaitwe, also used his […]

Nestroy Kizito back to Uganda Cranes

Nestroy Kizito, the former Uganda Cranes footballer is again back to the national team. He says that he has returned to the fold because he wants his team to prosper. The 29-year-old footballer communicated to FUFA today that he has returned to Uganda Cranes and FUFA immediately called a press conference in Mengo to announce […]

Museveni investigation letter to British parliament on Tullow oil

President Museveni has directed an Investigation into the Author of the letter which was written to the Speaker of House of Commons seeking to stay Tullow Oil dealing with the Government of Uganda on ground that the process is not transparent and therefore Ugandans may not benefit out of Oil Sector. Acting Government Chief Whip […]

Kasubi tombs fire report leaks

Kasubi tombs fire report has now leaked to the press. Many groups of people and institutions like Buganda Kingdom have been demanding that the Uganda government releases the report on the Kasubi fire. The fire gutted Kasubi tombs in March 2009. The report whose details have leaked to the press was completed in March 16, […]

Kasubi tombs fire report leaks

Kasubi tombs fire report has now leaked to the press. Many groups of people and institutions like Buganda Kingdom have been demanding that theUgandagovernment releases the report on the Kasubi fire. The fire gutted Kasubi tombs in March 2009. The report whose details have leaked to the press was completed in March 16, 2011. It […]

RDCs, LC5 chairpersons receive ush50 million to buy cars

Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), judges and LC5 chairperson have got 50 million shillings each to buy brand new cars. But they have been directed not to disclose information to members of the press. The first batch of the RDCs, judges and LC5 chairpersons got the 50 million shillings at the beginning of February this year […]

Minister Kahinda Otafiire backs homosexuals

The Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Maj. Gen.Kahinda Otafire has reportedly started defending homosexuals; a practice looked as a taboo in Uganda. Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism. The minister says that he is aware that homosexuality […]

Minister Kahinda Otafiire backs homosexuals

The Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafire has reportedly started defending homosexuals; a practice looked as a taboo in Uganda.   Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism. The minister says that he is aware […]

My concert in South Africa was not a flop, says Iryn Namubiru

PAM awards winner Iryn Namubiru has rubbished media reports that her recent concert in Pretoria SouthAfricaflopped. She has told journalists that the media reports were injected in the press by her enemies in the music industry. She says hundreds of fans entered her show and she collected millions of money. Namubiru says that her show […]