Author: Solomon Katushabe

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…

The Uganda Police is investigating circumstances under which a Ugandan passenger died on a Modern Coast Bus in Kampala. The deceased, Shamilah Abduh Azizi, who was on board the Modern Coast Bus from Nairobi to Kampala together with her husband Muhamad Ssekimpi was found dead moments after reaching Kampala. She is said to have returned from Abu Dhabi where she was working as a domestic worker. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson explained that police have recorded statements from the husband who claims that the wife was returning to get treatment from Uganda after developing unknown illnesses that…

A body of a Kenyan National who was allegedly killed in a suspected domestic brawl with her boyfriend has been recovered by the Uganda Police in Lubowa. The suspected killer is currently on the run, according to authorities. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson identified the deceased as Lydia Wanyuki, a maid in Munyonyo who was allegedly killed by Patrice Ochen in one of estates in Lubowa, in Makindye-Ssabagabo, Wakiso District. Preliminary investigations have indicated that Wanyuki spent the New Year celebrations at her boyfriend’s place in Lubowa. However, in the early hours of Tuesday, the couple allegedly…