Author: Solomon Katushabe

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) management has clarified to Parliament that the purported purchase of Nakigalala land has not yet taken place, and the UGX 400b that Minister Betty Amongi claimed was used to purchase one piece of land was actually budgeted for 2 pieces of land – one at Nakigalala and another at Nakawa following a proposed partnership with Uganda Police. The minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Hon. Betty Amongi had earlier claimed that NSSF budgeted to purchase land at Nakigalala at UGX 400 billion whereas she had obtained a valuation of UGX. 246 billion for…

Finance Trust Bank (FTB) on Friday 16th December, 2022 opened their new Head Office in style as they marked their 38th anniversary in Kampala. The bank, which servers over 500,000 customers country wide unveiled unveiled their Head Office at TWED Plaza, Lumumba Avenue in Nakasero – Kampala at a ceremony that had their board members, senior management, staff, invited guests and the media. The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Tumubweinee Twinemanzi, the Executive Director of Supervision at the Bank of Uganda.  Founded in 1984 as Uganda Women’s Finance Trust Limited, the Bank’s objective was to provide financial services to…

On Friday, 9 December 2022, celebrated businessman Amos Nzeyi hosted peers and industry captains to an exclusive Johnnie Walker Blue Club event held at his new residence in Kigo. The guest list ranged from diplomatic corps, to industry captains, top businessmen and women, and golfers. Nzeyi, an avid collector of fine whisky, had his guests taken on a journey through the world of Scotch by the Johnnie Walker Reserve Brand Ambassador Agaba Tumusiime, Johnnie Walker Brand Manager Christine Kyokunda, and Scotch Brand Ambassador Marcus Kwikiriza. Set in a sublime atmosphere, a range of Johnnie Walker collections, matched with exotic meals,…

Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Spirited Women employee group has donated a universal anesthesia machine to Mayuge Health Centre IV. This donation is part of the corporate society of safe motherhood campaign, spearheaded by Stanbic Bank, which seeks to support and build awareness for maternal health, providing hospital equipment to select health facilities and donating mama kits for the welfare of mothers in underserved hospitals. UBL Spirited Women network is an employee resource group within UBL established to engage, retain and develop female employees in the business, providing them with a platform to thrive and make an impact. Speaking at the handover ceremony…

Lifetime Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) politician Yona Kanyomoozi – a former Minister of Cooperatives in the Milton Obote government and recently a Member of Parliament (MP) in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has died. The Ugandan Wire understands that the late Kanyamoozi has been hospitalized at Nakasero Hospital from where he said goodbye to this life today. Sources within his family have told The Ugandan Wire that Mr. Kanyamoozi has been battling cancer and passed on this afternoon aged 82. “He felt unwell and was driven to hospital, he was not in bad shape and had travelled from his…

A section of Makerere University students have vowed to boycott the planned universal suffrage elections scheduled for Saturday. The University Council is planning to hold a universal suffrage election across all colleges and halls of residence to elect a Constitutional Review Commission that will participate in amending the guild constitution. Last month, the University council terminated the electoral process and suspended the students’ caretaker government and guild leadership structure following the chaotic campaigns that resulted in the death of Bewotti Betungura, a student from Uganda Christian University. The council later set up a six-member committee to review all operations of…

Mountain Gorillas are some of the most endangered primate species in the world. In the entire world, they can only be found in the forested landscapes of the Virunga Massif or otherwise known as the Virunga Mountains. The mountains are a volcanic range north of Lake Kivu in east-central Africa, extending about 50 miles (80 km) along the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. In Uganda, there are two protected national parks where you can see the endangered mountain gorillas; the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, and the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park both located in south…

The National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) has confirmed that the Kayunga pineapple factory is now ready for operation. Constructed with an investment of Shs 2.5 billion from the government, the factory is a fulfillment of a presidential pledge to Entebbe Miracle Centre who conceived the idea. A team of engineers from NAADS, Makerere University and contractors from Musa Body Machinery Uganda Ltd, Balix Imports and Exports Ltd, and Plumb Base Uganda Ltd on January carried out a pre-testing exercise on the factory to ascertain its readiness for operation. According to the Eng. Michael Shuwu, the Value Chain Development Officer at…

Residents of Kiranga village, Bweramule Sub-County in Ntoroko District are in shock after an 18-year-old former primary seven girl committed suicide following a disagreement with her father over her recently acquired mobile smartphone. It is alleged that Vin Karungi, a former P7 candidate at Rwamabale Primary School and her father, Mr Nestoli Kasagaki had a bitter argument over a smartphone she recently acquired and was using at home. Karungi is said to have returned home with the phone on Tuesday and when asked how she acquired it, she reportedly declined to disclose. The following day, her father confiscated the phone…

The Uganda Prisons Boss, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has transferred up to 43 Prisons Officers in a recently announced development. The Commissioner General of Prisons made several changes in the  Uganda Prison Service (UPS) in which 43 officers at various ranks have been moved. The changes announced on Saturday saw John Bosco Tumwebaze who has been in charge of health services at the Prisons headquarters appointed as the acting director for administration to take over from Moses Bwijuka Katungye who has retired from active service whereas Raphael Olinga who has been on leave is now in charge of health services. In other…