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UNOC defends appointment of Muhwezi daughter as COO

KAMPALA: The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) has explained that the recruitment of city lawyer, Samantha Muhwezi, as their Chief Operations Officer went through a legal process. Daily Secrets has learnt that despite reports that the board was removed by President Yoweri Museveni over the illegal recruitment of Muhwezi, UNOC says she did not pass through the back door. Samantha is daughter of Jim Muhwezi, the minister for security. The mother, Suzan Muhwezi, heads the controversial AGOA project. “The Board of Directors at UNOC has not been removed by President Museveni or any other authority,” said UNOC in a statement.  UNOC explained that the laws only allow the board to superintend for only terms and that was the reason the President appointed a new board. Consequently the new board was vetted by Parliament’s appointment committee earlier this week.  “The current […]

admin March 15, 2024

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Kadamas in trouble as BoU suspends operations of Pivot Payments company

Bank of Uganda has suspended operations of Pivot Payments, a company that deals in remittances of money from banks to wallet as well as between the Middle East and Uganda. In a Thursday communication, the central bank said the decision was taking after finding out that Pivot was "conducting business in a manner that is detrimental to the best interest on the public and endangers the stability of the financial system." BoU advised wallet holders at the company to verify their balances. "In exercise of its powers under section 13 of the National Payment Systems Act, 2020, the Bank of Uganda has effective today February 29, 2024, suspended the licences of M/S Pivot Payments Limited as a Payment Service Provider and a Payment Systems Operator," BoU noted. A quick search indicates that Shamirah Kimbugwe was the company's director as of […]

admin February 29, 2024

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Suspected land grabber on the run over illegal possession of gun

Wakiso-based property broker Kenneth Keeya is on police's wanted after reportedly trying to grab land using an illegal gun. Trouble started when Keeya together with another suspected land grabber only identified as Gaddafi descended on a disputed piece of wetland at Kalidubi in Makindye Ssabagabo and tried to grab it forcibly.Police was quick to swing into action, arresting Gaddafi while Keeya managed to escape. The highly indebted land broker has since abandoned his office at Katimba in Busabala where detectives have camped waiting to handcuff him.Gaddafi has since been arrested on police bond after convincing the cops that the gun was with Keeya.It is believed Keeya has been telling people that he is highly connected to State House agents who give him guns to use in his mischievous land grabbing missions.Police have also started trailing him in areas of Namulanda, […]

admin February 28, 2024

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Tayebwa vows to engage EU on unfair trade restrictions after being elected to bureau of OACPS

LUANDA, ANGOLA— Uganda's Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has been elected member of the bureau to represent East Africa to the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) - European Union General Assembly.  Tayebwa was elected during the 64th session of the OACPS Parliamentary. Assembly and Constitutive Sessions of the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assemblies happening in Luanda, Angola, between 17 – 21. Tayebwa will be representing Mauritius, Seychelles, Djibouti, Comoros, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.  Key among others, Tayebwa said he will  focus on the implementation of the Samoa Agreement which has replaced the Cotonou Agreement that had been running for over 20 years.  "We shall be engaging strongly with the European Union coalition's to deal with climate change, gender parity, energy transition, human rights, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and democracy which are cornerstones of the international […]

admin February 18, 2024

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More than 500 Entebbe families face eviction

BY URN KAMPALA. More than 500 families living on a piece of land located in Manyago Housing Estate in Manyago village in Katabi Town Council, Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district say they are living in fear and risk being evicted after their land was leased out to a third party without their consent. The families, while addressing a press conference on Thursday through their lawyers led by Stanley Okecho from GEM Advocates, said that the occupants earlier petitioned Court. They then entered into a Consent Judgement that stated that the  sitting tenants be given priority when the Entebbe Municipal Council is leasing out the 15 acre land. According to the Court records seen, it was agreed in the consent Judgement that the occupants shall have one month from the date of filing the consent to apply to Entebbe Municipality Council […]

admin February 17, 2024

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Ugandans lose appetite for passports

BY URN KAMPALA. The ministry of Internal Affairs has reported a significant drop in the number of applicants for Ugandan passports. Internal Affairs spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi said the Covid-19 pandemic saw an increase in the number of Ugandans applying for passports, prompting them to upgrade their system, in anticipation of an increased number of applications. “We anticipated big numbers to go above 3,000 passport applications per day but, to our surprise, the number has reduced to less than 1,000 applicants per day,” Mundeyi said.According to the ministry, express passport applications are now disposed of in two days with applicants receiving their passports while ordinary passport applicants get theirs in 10 working days.“If you apply for an express passport, you will be given an appointment in the next 30 minutes," Mundeyi said. "I therefore call upon Ugandans to desist from […]

admin February 14, 2024

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Uganda Airlines hunts for more pilots in a bid to fight delays, cancellations

KAMPALA: Uganda Airlines is hunting for more than 20 pilots and First Officers in a bid to close flight cancellation and delay gaps that have rocked the national carrier since December. David Kaweesa, the Uganda Airlines head of flight operations, told media at the weekend the company was short of cabin crew and efforts were underway to fill the vacuume. He said out of the 24 required pilots and flight officers, the airline only has 13 of each. "So we have to fill this shortage. Getting a pilot from interview time to operational takes us five months. Its not a short time." "The first interview, only three people passed out of 67. It is not an easy interview. We want people who are competent to come and join and actually work," he added. This came following complaints by a group […]

admin February 5, 2024

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How mission to rob sh2.4b from NRM boss was executed

KAMPALA: The police have arrested 12 suspects, including their own for robbing sh2.4b from the home of NRM treasurer Barbara Oundo Nekesa. Police said the robbery took place in the posh Muyenga suburb early December. According to the police, the accomplices spent time studying the situation before carrying out their mission. Here are the details as explained by the police: SUSPECTS INCLUDING 2 POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ROBBERY FROM HON. AMB. NEKESA’S HOME, AS INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE The territorial police in KMP continues to investigate the case of aggravated robbery and other related offences, that occurred at the home of Hajj Mafabi Sulaiman Lumolo and his wife Hon. Amb. Nekesa Barbara Oundo, on the 5.12.2023 at around 04:47am, at their residence at Kyeitabya zone, Bukasa parish, Makindye division Kampala district. The facts gathered indicate that the couple had money kept […]

admin January 23, 2024

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Kiryandongo leaders throw out CMD Investments for messing sh3.5b project

Kiryandongo District leaders have vowed to decline CMD Investments Limited a company which was contracted to construct the 3.36 billion Kigumba seed secondary school on future projects. The leaders cite inconsistency and failure to adhere to the contract terms evidenced during the construction of both Kitwara and Kigumba seed secondary schools by the same contractor. The leaders made the vow during the site meeting held on January 18,2024 at Kiryandongo District headquarters to discuss the fate of the stalled Kigumba Seed Secondary school. The construction of the 3.36 billion school was launched in May 2023 and expected to be complete by September 2024. However, ever since the launch, the project has been stalled at foundation level which is worrying the leaders. Kiryandongo District leaders have vowed to decline CMD Investments Limited a company which was contracted to construct the 3.36 […]

admin January 19, 2024

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Black Monday: One killed, property worth billions destroyed in city fire

KAMPALA: One person has been confirmed dead while property worth billions of shillings was destroyed when fire broke out at City House on Luwum Street in the heart of Kampala. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said the cause of the 8am fire could not be readily established. Police deployed several fire fighting trucks to try and put out the fire as traders looked on in shock, with no hope in sight. A few of the merchandise were saved from the building, which also houses opposition Democratic Party offices. “One person so far confirmed dead today during the City House fire,” Owoyegyire said. Kampala Central Division Mayor Salim Uhuru called upon property owners to fix firefighting equipping on their buildings. “It is a bad Monday. Unfortunately, the fire has caused a lot of damage. All property owners must […]

admin December 11, 2023