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Ugandan opposition leader and National Unity Platform (NUP) president Bobi Wine has spoken out about a terrifying late-night raid at a hotel in Lira City, where he was resting after a day of campaign activities. In a statement released on Thursday morning, Bobi Wine — whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu — detailed how a group of armed men …

The ghost of former Amin-era strongman Brig Gen. Ali Fadhul has returned to haunt two of Uganda’s powerhouses — Minister Alice Kaboyo and industrial giants Madhvani Group — in a sizzling property war over the historic Ripon Falls Hotel in Jinja! Our Red Pepper online snoops have unearthed how Fadhul’s son allegedly played both camps, allegedly pocketing millions from the …

This may come as a shock to some of you but in Bangladesh and even India its women who pay bride price, unlike Uganda where it is the other way round. When Al-Jazeera aired this information, Yasmine protested vehemently, saying that she wouldn’t pay a single coin for me. All the women in the house, my nieces and even my …

A fresh storm has hit Uganda’s investment scene after government quietly allocated 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve in Entebbe to Chinese billionaire Paul Zhang, the man behind the controversial Luzira Prison hotel proposal. The deal — worth a staggering $500 million (about Shs1.7 trillion) — will see Zhang’s Tian Tang Group erect a mega government complex, five-star hotel, …

*Owner Already Entangled in Stanbic Bank Fraud Case Involving Illegal Property Sale The heat is turning up for Soroti businessman Emmanuel Abunyang, owner of Strikers Hotels and Clubs Limited, after the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) issued a Notice of Default demanding the repayment of over Shs1.57 billion in overdue loan arrears — or risk losing his property. A leaked document …

Jinja, Uganda – Former Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has broken her silence on the raging battle between Minister Alice Kaboyo and the Madhvani Group over ownership and redevelopment of the historic Ripon Falls Hotel in Jinja City. Kadaga, now First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, took to X (formerly Twitter) to emphasize that the …