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Hamis Kiggundu, known as Ham, lost his Supreme Court appeal when six judges unanimously ruled that DTB Uganda and DTB Kenya's Shillings 120 billion loan was legal. In Hamis Kiggundu vs. DTB Kenya, Kiggundu claimed that DTB Kenya had no permission to operate in Uganda when it came to debt repayment, which DTB Uganda recovered for its Kenyan counterpart. On June 13, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the loan facility was legitimate and ordered Ham to pay 50% of...

 Police Spokesperson SCP Fred Enanga said that a team of joint security forces has arrested 102 suspected criminals from dark spots along the northern bypass, clock tower, Masanafu, among other areas. The police report that the operations were concentrated mainly around the Kampala metropolitan area following heightened attacks on members of the public at various dark spots. "Kiwatule, Kyebando, and Bukoto flyover operations were conducted and carried out by the Kira road police station officers that led to the arrest of...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 325 🄴🅅🄴🄽🄸🄽🄶 🄴🄳🄸🅃🄸🄾🄽 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 12, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Museveni urges traditional leaders to mobilise their people to work hard and get rid of poverty 📌President Museveni has called upon traditional leaders to mobilise their subjects to work hard to get rid of poverty from their homes. In a speech read for him on Sunday by Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja during the 29th coronation anniversary of Omukama of Bunyoro, Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the President implored cultural institutions to sow the...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 324 🅂🅄🄽🄳🄰🅈 JUNE 11, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Archbishop Kazimba Mugalu donates 200 blankets to Butabika Hospital 📌The Archbishop of Uganda Steven Kazimba Mugalu has paid a courtesy visit to Butabika Mental Referral Hospital where he donated 205 blankets. While speaking to the medical officers on Saturday, Dr Kazimba appealed to the Government to increase taxes on alcohol and drugs like tobacco  which have contributed to a high prevalence rate of substance abuse. Kazimba commended the work at the hospital and asked the Government...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 323 🅂🄰🅃🅄🅁🄳🄰🅈 JUNE 10, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  Gen. Saleh Challenges Ugandan Universities on quality research 📌Gen Salim Saleh, the Operation Wealth Creation Coordinator has challenged Universities in Uganda to have documented research on matters relating to Uganda. Gen Saleh observed that foreign Universities have more data on Uganda compared to Ugandan Uiversities. He was Friday meeting Gulu University delegation led by Vice-Chancellor Professor George Openjuru Ladaah from Purongo in Nwoya District to who briefed  him on the status of the OWC Secretariat established...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 321 ⓉⒽⓊⓇⓈⒹⒶⓎ JUNE 08, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  President Museveni says he is COVID-19 positive, commences self isolation 📌 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tested COVID19 positive. According to the State House Twitter handle, the President has commenced self isolation. On Wednesday, while concluding the State of the Nation address at Kololo Ceremonial grounds, the President revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19. "Dear members, this morning I felt a cold and cough, and I took a COVID-19 test, which was a rapid one,...