Mayor Lukwago Hosts Iftar Dinner at KCCA

By Public and Coperate Affairs Team at KCCA Wednesday 27th April 2022 The Lord Mayor of Kampala Hajji Erias Lukwago welcomed Muslim community members to the City Hall on Thursday for a shared Iftar meal to celebrate Ramadan. Lukwago invited the Supreme Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Muhammad Shaban Galabuzi and Muslim guests from across the…

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Is Patrick Bitature 2nd richest Ugandan?

Compiled by E K Benj @kivumbi Senior Citizen Patrick Bitature is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and author. He is believed to be the second wealthiest Ugandan after Sudhir Ruparelia. He is the founder, chairman and Group CEO of the Simba Group of Companies which is primarily based in East Africa. The Simba Group of Companies…

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Police shoots two by mistake in Abim

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1559 EAT on Monday 25 April 2022. Police in Abim district shot and injured two people in a case of mistaken identity. Digo Ogola and Ocima Odongo were shot at Oyaro ward on Saturday. Karamoja regional police spokesperson Michael Longole says that the police suspected duo to be cattle rustlers…

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Secondary school science teachers to strike.

Published at 1318 EAT on Monday 25 April 2022. Secondary science teachers under their umbrella Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union have threatened to lay down their tools at the beginning of the next school term. In a letter addressed to the ministry of Education and Sports and Public Service, the teachers accused the government of…

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Over 100 dead in Nigeria oil blast.

Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1014 EAT on Monday 25 April 2022. Officials in southern Nigeria are investigating a site where more than 100 people have been reported killed following a powerful oil explosion. The Imo state commissioner for information, Declan Emelumba, said officials are probing Friday’s fire and explosion at an illegal oil…

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Paul Kagame Jets in Uganda Amidst Kigali-Kampala Improved Relations

Updated at 0700 on Monday 25th April 2022 Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame arrived in Uganda Sunday, making his first visit to the country in four years as the relationship between the two East African nations improves following long-simmering tensions. Public broadcaster Rwanda Broadcasting Agency said Kagame had arrived in Kampala to meet his Ugandan counterpart…

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