By Frank Serugo Kaheesi. Final results of Iringa rally; Point standing after Iringa:1.Yasin Nasser 302.Gurpal Sandhu 243.Manveer Birdi 214.Charles Bicco 19 IT’S a triple championships lead for Moil rally team of Yasin Nasser and Ali Katumba after registering their maiden Tanzanian rally win. The Ford Fiesta R5 driver currently leads three championships, including the continental(…
By Stephen Ouma Bwire. The latest developments in the Uganda sports fraternity indicating gloss corruption has threatened to tear apart the National Council of Sports (NCS) and sports associations. Accusations by sports association’s officials that the NCS General Secretary Mr Patrick Egwel extorts money from the associations by making officials sign for more money than…
By Frank Serugo Kahesi. ARC standings after Pearl: 1. Yasin Nasser 54 2. Jas Mangat 42 3. Karan Patel 30 4. Rio Smith 24 Current NRC standing: 1. Yasin Nasser 198 2. Duncan Mubiru 173 3. Byron Rugomoka 160 4. Hassan Alwi 113 5. Ibrahim Lubega 72 2021 Africa Rally Championship runner-up and ARC2 champion,…
By Silvano Kibuuka. Ugandan boys seconded in Africa junior golf. National Team Points. Boys: 1. South Africa 850 2. Uganda 940 3. Zambia 944 4. Zimbabwe 945 Girls: 1. South Africa 592 2. Zimbabwe 634 3. Kenya 662 4. Uganda 691 Since 1997 when American professional golf player, Tiger Woods became famous in the game…
By Dorothy Nekesa. The International Cricket Council has awarded Uganda the T20 Women’s Qualifiers hosting rights. The Uganda Cricket Association announced this through a press release confirming Uganda was ready for the world event that will run from December 7th to 18th. “We are excited to host the ICC T20 Women’s qualifiers,” Uganda Cricket Association…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Parliament has passed the Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that will revise the existing tax of 20 per cent under the existing law to 30 per cent for a gaming activity. Clause 48(1) of the Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016 states that ‘an operator of a casino, gaming or betting…
Speaker, Anita Among has demanded immediate intervention for residents of the Kigezi-Rwenzori region who were affected by floods. Reports indicated that 18 people died recently as mudslides swept away houses and roads in the districts of Rubanda, Kisoro and Rukiga in Kigezi region. “We want to ask the Minister of Disaster to come and present…
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The NGO council of Kenya has appealed to President William Ruto to shelve the proposed 16 percent VAT fuel levy saying it will worsen the already high cost of living and create a big burden to Kenyans battling to survive. In a press statement issued May 8, 2023 at his…
By Our Reporter. Female Workers Member of Parliament Hon Agnes Kunihira Abwooli, “ Omu Bwati” on December 19, 2022 launched a historic Workers Centre of Excellence at Kigowa, Nakawa West in Kampala, is taking shape. “It will serve as Workers House”, a resource centre for training, advocacy, entrepreneurship, projects planning Organising and recruitment, recreational centre…
By Sarah Kibisi. To many of us, April 01st 2020 is always considered as fool’s day trick but for URA’s Commissioner General, Mr John Musinguzi it was not fools. He received the instruments of power that ushered him into holding the reins for revenue administration at Uganda’s tax body – Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). While…