Search Results

Reverend Father Bonny Kalyesubula Dies in Motor Crash

Reverend Father Bonny Kalyesubula Dies in Motor Crash

A motor accident has claimed the life of Reverend Father Bonny Kalyesubula, 70, a priest at Kitaasa Catholic Parish under the Masaka Diocese and left two women nursing injuries.Southern Region Police Spokesperson Twaha Kasirye says Fr. Kalyesubula met his death at Kasaka Village in Bukoman

Ultimate Uganda

How Kabanda outsmarted Mbabazi, Kadaga, Among

How Kabanda outsmarted Mbabazi, Kadaga, Among

Ask Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi what he thinks about the Kasambya County legislator, Mr Daudi Kabanda, and he will tell you that “Kabanda is one of the most intellectually ungifted Ugandans, with low levels of education”. The legislator lays no claim to having attained much in terms o

Ultimate Uganda

Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

Call it what it is: An abduction is not an arrest

FILE NUP supporters being arrested in MbararaI have long seen media houses and individuals reporting that someone “has been arrested,” while others report that “s/he has been abducted.”I always wondered whether the two terms were synonymous, but I was troubled by how close I

Ultimate Uganda

Anti-Corruption Court Resumes UGX3.4 Billion Buyaka Compensation Case

Anti-Corruption Court Resumes UGX3.4 Billion Buyaka Compensation Case

The Anti-Corruption Division resumed hearing the corruption case involving former Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali, and her co-accused. Ssali and five co-accused were charged with the alleged fraudulent payment of 3.4 billion shillings meant for compensation of Buyaka Growers Cooperative Soci

Ultimate Uganda

Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"

Ugandan general (the president's son) says $3.1bn railway project with Turkish contractor "cancelled"

Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the

Ultimate Uganda

Inside the Shocking Sh4.6 Billion Equity Bank Heist: Supreme Court Seals Fate of Rogue Manager as Fraud Plagues Banking Giant

Inside the Shocking Sh4.6 Billion Equity Bank Heist: Supreme Court Seals Fate of Rogue Manager as Fraud Plagues Banking Giant

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of David Musoke Sserwamba in a shocking sh4.6 billion heist, highlighting a history of insider fraud at Equity Bank.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of David Musoke Sserwamba, a rogue former operations manager at Eq

Ultimate Uganda

From Kampala luxury to UK jail: Tycoon David Greenhalgh convicted of trafficking fighter jets, missiles to war zones

From Kampala luxury to UK jail: Tycoon David Greenhalgh convicted of trafficking fighter jets, missiles to war zones

David Greenhalgh, the British businessman who shot to fame in Uganda through his turbulent, high-spending romance with city socialite Shanita Namuyimbwa, popularly known as "Bad Black," faces a long prison sentence in the United Kingdom after being convicted of running a massive international ill

Ultimate Uganda

Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Trade Ministry PS Ssali, others to appear before Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday as case resumes

Former Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC), Geraldine Ssali Busulwa, alongside five co-accused persons, is set to return to the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court on Wednesday, 17, as proceedings in a high-profile corruption case resume.Ac

Ultimate Uganda

Internal war at UNOC as top bosses hijack executive seats

Internal war at UNOC as top bosses hijack executive seats

quiet unease ripples through UNOC as top executives secure five-year contract extensions until 2031, blocking promotion paths for mid-level managers.KAMPALA, Uganda — A quiet unease is bubbling at the Uganda National Oil Company following the extension of contracts for top executives unt

Ultimate Uganda

Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Why Gen Otafiire has lit up fire at police as he signs out

Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern

Ultimate Uganda