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Viewers: 120,003 By Andrew Irumba Kampala: SpekeResort Munyonyo is hosting a high-level Kampala Mineral Markets Consultative Workshop where the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) unveiled sweeping reforms targeting Uganda’s lucrative but largely informal mineral trade sector, including proposals to criminalise mineral negotiations and gold transactions conducted in hotels, balconies and other ungazetted locations. The two-day consultative engagement, …

Social media posts linked the flooding to ongoing construction works at a nearby site, claiming the works interfered with natural drainage channels and redirected water flow toward the hotel. The claims had not been independently verified by press time. However, the incident sparked debate online, with some residents blaming poor drainage systems and unregulated construction activities for worsening flooding in …

Viewers: 50,013 By Spy Uganda Kampala — There was panic and frustration at the luxurious Fairway Hotel after heavy flooding invaded the premises, destroying property worth billions of shillings following what residents and business owners described as reckless drainage works by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) engineers. The flooding occurred after KCCA construction teams allegedly blocked a major drainage …

Viewers: 50,035 By Spy Uganda Kampala — There was panic and frustration at the luxurious Fairway Hotel after heavy flooding invaded the premises, destroying property worth billions of shillings following what residents and business owners described as reckless drainage works by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) engineers. The flooding occurred after KCCA construction teams allegedly blocked a major drainage …

Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has remanded a porter attached to Kampala Serena Hotel to Luzira prison over the alleged theft of $12,000 cash belonging to a visiting South Sudanese military officer. William Ssemata, 39, appeared before grade one magistrate Rophine Achayo and was charged with one count of theft. He is accused of stealing the money belonging to Brig …

Viewers: 90,005   By Spy Uganda Uganda’s hospitality industry is entering a new phase of competitiveness and quality, following the release of the latest national hotel grading report by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB). More than just a ranking, the classification signals a deliberate push by government to professionalise the sector, attract high-value travellers, and position Uganda as a …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda A porter at one of the biggest hotels in Kampala has been remanded to prison over the alleged theft of USD 12,000 from a visiting South Sudanese military officer, in a case that has drawn attention to hotel security procedures and handling of guests’ property. William Ssemata, 39, appeared before the Buganda Road Chief …

Tears are reportedly flowing in Mukono after city businessman Augustine Kasozi, the once-booming proprietor of Colline Hotel and Mukono Bookshop, suffered a crushing legal blow that could see his multibillion empire sold off piece by piece. The Civil Division of the High Court has slammed the door on Kasozi’s desperate attempt to stop the auction of his prized properties, with …

Fresh details have emerged in a harrowing attack on the newly elected Kabula Member of Parliament, Asiimwe Enos, who narrowly survived bullets at the Courtyard Hotel in Lyantonde on Saturday, March 14. According to police, Asiimwe had earlier booked a room at the hotel. The incident happened when he had just arrived to open his hotel room when he noticed …

MUBENDE — Horror has hit Mubende Town after the manager of Prime Rose Hotel — who also happens to be the son of the hotel owner — allegedly murdered one of his long-serving workers and buried him secretly after accusing him of stealing charcoal. The suspect, Genesis Dduhimbaazi, manager of the Prime Rose Hotel, was this week dragged before the …