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FIFA to open Njeru Technical Centre stadium

Gerald Businge — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:46:20 +0000

FIFA is set to open the artificial Njeru Technical centre stadium next month. The stadium has capacity to accommodate over 10,000 people.

Uganda’s women football team, the Crested Cranes are the first team to camp at this multi-million FIFA funded project.

FUFA publicist Rodgers Mulindwa says that the project has cost FIFA over one million US dollars. He says that FUFA in conjunction with all its partners will make a great function the day the facility would be opened inUganda.

Njeru Technical Centre Stadium is the first artificial project to be built inUgandaand East andCentral Africa.

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KCCA director Jenifer Musisi Semakula to light up city streets

Gerald Businge — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:38:31 +0000

KCCA has put aside two million US dollars to install traffic lights onKampalacity streets. Some of the traffic lights in Nankulabye, Namuwongo, Kawempe among other areas last worked 15 years back.

The Executive Director of KCCA, Ms Jenifer Musisi says that the authority wants the traffic light in the city to be functioning. She says this will end cases of theft in the city due to darkness. She was speaking to KCCA Councilors inKampalatoday evening.

Ms Musisi says that when the traffic lights are functioning that means good flow of traffic at night. She says that installing the street lights will kick off soon.

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Bobi Wine poses in house full of dollars

Gerald Businge — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:36:03 +0000

Singer Bobi Wine surprised his pals at One Love Beach Busabala last evening when he reportedly posed with one million US dollars in a hotel room.

The workers at Bobi Wine’s beach in Busabala have told this reporter that their boss Bobi Wine showed off several dollars estimated to be one million US dollars.

Remember that Bobi Wine is one of the richest singers inUganda, head of Firebase Crew and owns a number of buildings and houses withinKampalaand Wakiso.

Bobi Wine has also informed us that he is not short of cash since he is the Ghetto president and an investor.

Bobi Wine says that he has accumulated some wealth and he can afford to use some of the money has bed cover.

By James Okello

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Ivorian national arrested with one billion worth fake US dollars in Kampala

Gerald Businge — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:58:58 +0000

Do not let the love for US dollars bring you in trouble, as the dollars you exchange for your local currency could be fake.

The police in Uganda have arrested Dijodo Ekou Eten 34years in possession of over 1billion counterfeit dollars in Kampala.

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Police spokesperson Idd Ibn Ssenkumbi confirms the arrest saying the suspect is among the racket of the many which police is hunting for dealing in counterfeit dollars which they sell to some of the banks through fraudulent employees adding that banks fear to expose these losses in fear of losing clients.

Ssenkumbi says the suspect is an Ivorian national working with a string of other local and international fraudstars.

The Police cautions the public to be vigilant over such thieves who now enter the country through neighboring countries disguising as traders in genuine products yet they are fraudsters.

By Isaac Senabulya

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