Author: Katama Coprian
Kampala Business Mogul and Real estate magnate Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has renamed his newly acquired Lotis Towers after his granddaughter Arie. The 14-storied upscale building, now called Arie Towers hosts various businesses including British American Tobacco (BAT), Cairo Bank, multiple law firms, and other companies. This website reported last week how the businessman recently acquired the prime multi-million dollar property, situated at plot 16 Mackinnon Road in the city centre through a public auction by dfcu Bank. This acquisition, completed last week, was publicly announced by both Sudhir and the seller, DFCU Bank Limited, presenting a significant transition in the city’s…
After spending four years working as a househelp in Dubai, Salla Tourist made the courageous decision to return to her home country, driven by a deep desire to make a difference. Despite the challenges she faced, including societal expectations and personal sacrifices, Salla embarked on a journey to pursue her dream of providing quality education to the children in her community. Salla’s journey began humbly, with her teaching children in her mother’s house. What started as a small initiative soon grew into something much larger as more and more children flocked to her makeshift classroom. “I was teaching my daughter…
Supplication is a powerful tool for Christians to connect with God and receive answers to their prayers. However, many Christians struggle with effective supplication, leading to unanswered prayers and a weakened faith. In this article, we will explore four essential things to avoid during supplication to ensure your prayers are heard and answered. 1. Lack of Faith Faith is a spiritual gift that enables us to believe without doubting God’s promises. Mark 11:22-23 says, “Jesus addressed them, ‘Have faith in God. I assure you that whoever tells this mountain to get up and hurl itself into the sea and doesn’t…
At least eight people have been killed by landslides triggered by torrential rains in Kasese district on Thursday, a government official said on Friday. Joe Walusimbi, resident district commissioner for Kasese, told Xinhua by telephone that landslides swept several areas in Kyarumba and Kyondo sub-counties, leaving eight people dead. “We are trying our level best to advise the affected people in the affected areas to leave and relocate to safe places until the situation returns to normal,” said Walusimbi. “We have informed the Office of the Prime Minister for guidance,” he said. Local media reported that the landslides claimed 13…
A tragic incident occurred on the Kampala-Masaka Road on Saturday, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to several others due to a bus overturning. The unfortunate victim was Cissy Nabadda, a pedestrian from Butende Village in Masaka District. She was hit by the bus and died instantly at the scene. The mishap took place at Mpugwe Village. The bus, owned by Global Coaches and registered under UAZ 809X, was en route to Mbarara from Kampala. The driver lost control of the vehicle while trying to evade a stationary trailer with the registration CG 01493AC parked by the…
URA will potentially collect more than 36 million from a textile smuggler that was intercepted in Jinja on Tuesday this week. The URA enforcement officers in Jinja intercepted a Toyota Kluger that was fully loaded with smuggled textiles from Kenya that was loaded with 300kgs of plain polyester textile from India and 800kgs of Kitenge fabric that is estimated to yield revenue worth UGX 36,531,844 in taxes and penalties. According to data from the World Bank, Uganda imported textiles worth USD 327,411.13 taking up 3.7% of imports in 2020. The majority of these imports come from China, India, Vietnam, and…
Rango Tenge Tenge shared his aspirations during an exclusive interview on Spark TV, displaying his desire to complete his two-flat building for his family, which is currently on hold as they face financial constraints. Tenge Tenge has been gaining positive attention, which had him meet several celebrities, and influence different brands, and commercial ads as he continues with his education too. We currently don’t have enough money to employ a support system, so we often do most of the work together with my father. I dream of completing this flat so my family and I can have a good place…
Black is beautiful and Beyoncé a renowned music star, will be remembered for her song with Blue Ivy where they encouraged Brown skin girls to love their melanin popping pearly skins. However, some ladies do not agree with this notion and for others, they’ve taken to altering their skin tone as a trauma copping mechanism. A lady, whom we shall call Brenda took to bleaching her skin because growing up they always bullied her for being “black”. She started with coarse methods of washing her body using detergent and bleaching cleaning agents, then resorted to the cremes such as Cocopulp.…
Five individuals from the Peace of Trumpet Ministry Uganda, a Balokole religious sect based in Lira, have been taken into custody. They are accused of disrupting the ongoing National Population and Housing Census. The suspects, namely Daniel Obangakene (30), Jesse Ogenrwot (20), Abel Emmanuel (27), Emmanuel Atekirwot (26), and Daniel Poyopira (19), were apprehended following allegations of preaching against the census. They cautioned that participation in the census might jeopardize one’s entry into the kingdom of God. David Kennedy Odongo, the Alebtong LC5 chairman, confirmed the arrests, citing sabotage of the census exercise that commenced on Friday. He indicated that…
Government is yet to release the balance of shillings 366.85 billion to National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to finance the coming mass enrollment and renewal of National Identification Cards to Ugandans. The nationwide exercise is scheduled to kick off on June 1st, 2024 and will run until September 30, 2025. During the exercise NIRA is projecting to enroll 17.2 million people and to renew 15.6 million national identity cards. NIRA is also planning to deploy 2000 people in parishes in urban areas and between 800-1000 in rural areas. The exercise is part of preparations towards 2026 general elections. However,…
