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Dr. Hilderman walks down the aisle

Singer Hillary Kiyaga aka Dr. Hilderman has walked his longtime lover, Cissy Setumba down the aisle today at Lubaga Catholic Church.  The lovebirds said ‘I do’ at 1:00pm and later hosted their guests at Speke Resort Munyonyo inKampala.  The MC at the function told revellers that the wedding cost Hilderman over 100 million shillings.  However […]

Women organizations come to Kadaga’s defense over embezzlement allegations

A number of Women organizations have today come out strongly to defend what they termed as the good record of Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga which they say is being soiled by politicians unhappy about the independent way she is handling parliamentary debates. Led y the Uganda Women’s Network, the women organsitions said the recent attacks […]

Sudhri’s city house building leaks

City House building, owned by Kampala’s business tycoon, Sudhiru Reperelia is leaking and the tenants occupying it fear that it might fellow on them. The building is located on Luwum Street. The roofing of City House produces too much water like rain whenever it rains. The rain passes through the roof and falls on the tenants. After […]

African governments urged against signing away water rights for decades

News Release: A paper published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development warns that African governments are signing away water rights for decades with insufficient regard for how this will affect millions of local users, including fishing, farming and pastoralist communities. The water rights often feature in the growing number of large land […]

Government to subsidise top set boxes for digital TV migration

The government is proposing to waive taxes on top set boxes that viewers will need to watch TV as the country moves towards switching off analog to digital broadcasting. The world’s switch off deadline will be in 2015 with countries having to transfer from analog broadcasting to digital technology though East African member states agreed […]

Cavendish University to hold first graduation in Uganda

Cavendish University Uganda will be holding its first graduation ceremony this Saturday at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Addressing the media at the university campus in Nsambya today, the university’s chairman, university council, Dr. Ketrine Salati revealed that 300 students are set to graduate with degrees, diplomas and certificates in various disciplines. Of these, 56% are […]

KCCA starts work on city roads in bad state

Kampala Capital City Authority has announced plans to start renovations on city roads and drainage systems as the new management moves to have a cleaner Kampala. The Director of Works and Engineering at KCCA, Eng. Andrew Kitaka says many city roads and drainage system are to be worked on the six months. Addressing journalists in Kampala […]

Born Again Christians change names

Ultimate Media Born again Christians across the country whose names don’t have meaning that praises God have chosen new names which have deep meaning in the Christian faith. We have been informed that many born again Christians have dropped their meaningless traditional names in favour of names such as Divine, Mercy, Grace, Muwanguzi (winner) among […]

MP Mafabi promises showdown over attempts to shield corruption in oil sector

Things will not be easy when oil debates resumes in the Uganda’s ninth parliament anytime from now according to Budadiri west MP Nandala Mafabi. Mafabi who president Museveni’s advisor in charge of the media issues John Nagenda recently termed as an improvement of FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye has today told the executive to get prepared […]

Attorney General says Mbabazi and Onek not obliged by parliamentary decisions

The Attorney General, Peter Nyombi has said the resolutions passed by Parliament asking Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and Internal affairs minister, Hillary Onek to step aside are not binding. In the resolutions passed by the House last month, the MPs demanded that the two ministers step down to give room for investigations into claims that […]