City tycoon Hamis Kiggundu has come out to question the patriotism of Ugandans after a video of KCCA employees surfaced on social media destroying palm trees that were planted along the different Kampala streets. These were seen uprooting the trees and loading them onto a truck which later drove off. Hamis Kiggundu took to social media and wondered why they ...
Read More »Transport Fares Rise Sharply As Bus Strike Enters Day 3
Scores of commuters were left stranded in Kampala as an unannounced strike by bus operators entered its third day on Thursday. The impact of the strike has been immediate. Thousands have been grounded and businesses, that either rely on or are associated with bus transport, are losing money. At all the six city bus terminals of Global, Kisenyi, Namayiba, Link, ...
Read More »Lord Mayor Meets With Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Representative
Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago yesterday hosted Ms. Alyse Schrecongost from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle USA. She paid him a courtesy call at the Lord Mayor’s Parlor City Hall. In the meeting, they discussed sustainability measures as well as sanitation and solid waste management in the city. They also talked about funding and building of synergies with other ...
Read More »Illegal Taxi Touts Ordered Off Kampala Streets, With Shs 6m Fine If Arrested
A fresh crackdown on illegal taxi touts is about to create hard times for those in Kampala after Kampala Minister, Minsa Kabanda announced tough action. With immediate effect, the minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has ordered all taxi and bus touts to leave the city. Those that fail to do so are to be hit with a ...
Read More »Capt. Francis Babu Reacts To President’s Directive Regarding Ownership Of Usafi Stalls
Veteran ruling NRM Cadre, Captain Francis Babu has reacted to the president’s directive regarding the ownership of Usafi stalls. Museveni directed that these stalls should be repossessed by the Kampala Capital City Authority. Babu however says, the implementation and management of government policy is weak. “Management and implementation of government policy is very weak in government institutions. So, I will ...
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