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Soroti– Community Development Officers from Mukono District Local Government have successfully completed a four-day benchmarking exercise in Soroti City focused on strengthening environmental and social safeguards management under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP). The benchmarking exercise, supported by the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs through GKMA-UDP, aimed at enhancing institutional capacity, improving coordination, …

Post Views: 4 By Twesigye Aggreyin Mbarara citywww.mknewslink.com—–C-Care Hospital has officially launched a fully fledged specialised hospital in Booma cell, mbarara city, marking a major upgrade of its health services in the region. The facility, which has been operating as a clinic in Mbarara town for several years, has now been elevated to hospital status to meet the growing …

The Uganda Police Force has confirmed that a taxi, registration number UBL 572K, which is suspected to be linked to a series of highway robberies, has been successfully impounded. The Matatu which was impounded. According to the statement issued on Saturday evening, the vehicle was intercepted in Masaka and later escorted to Nateete Police Station to aid ongoing investigations. “Preliminary …

By Amiri Wabusimba. Across the world, cities are increasingly shaped not by plans, but by polls, urban order is negotiated against electoral survival, and the result is a dangerous illusion: that disorder can be governed, postponed, or selectively tolerated without long-term consequence. Kampala’s recent experience offers a sharp lesson in what happens when politics consistently outpaces planning. For years, Kampala …

By Amos TayebwaMbarara Tension has escalated between Mbarara City South Division Mayor-elect Jomo Mugabe and his opponent Francis Asiimwe Ntengye following Ntengye’s rejection of the recently announced election results and his demand for a vote recount or fresh election. Mugabe was declared the winner at the tally centre after defeating Ntengye by a margin of more than 9,000 votes. However, …

Kampala — Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded city lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi to Luzira Prison on charges of spreading malicious information and hate speech against Chief Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija and Court of Appeal Justice Musa Ssekaana. Mabirizi in court today Mabirizi appeared before Grade One Magistrate Ritah Kidasa but declined to take plea, arguing that he did …

Nakawa– Kampala district returning Officer Jennifer Kyobutungi, has declared Mosh Sendi from National Unity Platform (NUP) as the Lord Councilor for Makindye II at City Hall. Mosh possing with his results at Makerere University Business School grounds where the declaration was made. Ssendi obtained a total of 8185 votes out of a total of 18159 votes. Other candidates in the race …

Arua- The Electoral Commission has declared former Makerere University Guild President, Lawrence Alionzi as the new elected Mayor of Arua City. Alionzi who contested on National Resistance Movement (NRM), garnered 32,663 votes, Draecabo Trinity Ceasor, an Independent, got 3,197 votes, and Democratic Party’s (DP) Piriyo Gasper, got 1,712 votes. The total number of valid votes is 37,572, while invalid votes …

City tycoon Sadat Muhinda is reportedly living large in the bedroom even as storm clouds gather over his SMS construction business empire. RedPepper snoops have exclusively learnt that Sadat recently conducted a nikah ceremony, quietly taking yet another wife—pushing his alleged number of women to more than five. The ceremony was tightly guarded. Sadat Muhinda and his new Stanchart babe …

By Our Reporter Kampala: City tycoon Mukesh Shukla, popularly known as Mukesh, is once again at the centre of a long-running legal storm as alleged property mafias intensify efforts to frustrate his multimillion-dollar business empire through protracted court battles dating back to 2009. At the heart of the dispute is Shumuk House, a prime commercial property on Colville Street in …