President Museveni has appointed his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces. Muhoozi replaces Gen Wilson Mbadi who was named minister of state for Trade in today’s cabinet reshuffle. Muhoozi, who joined the army in the late 1990s, has been Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations. He has served twice as…
Events promoter Balaam Barugahara has been named minister of State for Gender in the latest cabinet reshuffle announced by President Museveni today evening. Barugahara is a businessman and vocal promoter of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential bid. The president made few changes to the cabinet dropping Gorreti Kitutu, the minister for Karamoja and her deputy Agnes…
Traders under the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) today fought tooth and nail to ensure that journalists cover their meeting with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The meeting, at Lugogo showgrounds, was called to hear traders grievances with URA. It turned chaotic after the commissioner general of the tax body, John Musinguzi, proposed that the interaction…
Butambala MP, Muwanga Kivumbi responded “stupid” to a reporter who had asked him why he does not resign from Parliament if he is tired of being a legislator. It followed an impromptu press briefing at Parliament where the legislator was tasked by journalist why he had snubbed a NUP meeting with party president Robert Kyagulanyi…
At her makeshift stall, vegetable vendor Racheal Zimba retrieves a small white bottle from her bra and sprinkles some black powder onto her palm. She sniffs it, then sneezes a few times. She buries the remaining powder under her tongue and passes the bottle to another woman, a fellow trader, who also takes a sniff….
Five employees of Equity Bank Uganda were remanded to Luzira Prison by the Anti-Corruption Court after they were charged with conspiring to defraud their employer. The five are alleged to have disbursed at least Shs 62 billion in unsecured loans to individuals that did not qualify to get them. The suspects are: Musiime Julius, the…
The minister of state for sports Peter Ogwang has applauded the management fo BetPawa for partnering with the basketball fraternity. It follows a sponsorship deal worth Shs 2.6 billion that the betting firm signed with the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA) to support the national basketball teams. “We should clap for this special occasion….
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has requested for Shs 5 billion to whitewash the country’s image following reports of terror threats. Officials from UTB led by the executive director, Lilly Ajarova, told MPs that the pronouncement by UPDF that the ADF rebels had infiltrated into Uganda, had affected the sector. They claimed that some tourists…
Social media activist, Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, has reportedly gone into hiding a day after revealing he had received threats to his life. Sources close to him told Bbeg Media that Ssentongo went silent and switched off his phones yesterday. “We don’t know where he is because we can’t get him on phone. It is…
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and the Bank of Uganda have called for increased up take of affordable financing by small businesses and commercial farmers. They made the call during a workshop for SMEs in Rukungiri. The workshop focused on the central bank’s two financing facilities: the Small Business Recovery Fund (SBRF) which targets micro,…
