Saudi Arabia resumes issuance of visas to Ugandan maids
Thursday May 13 2021
Some youth prepare to leave Entebbe airport for employment in Dubai, UAE on October 22, 2019. Photo/Abubaker Lubowa
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The Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Kampala City has resumed issuance of visas to Ugandans that want to travel to their country to work as maids.
The embassy had halted the issuance of Visas to maids on April 19,2021, attributing it to a technical glitch at their foreign ministry impacting the travel of over 20,000 Ugandans.
Mr Ronnie Mukundane, the spokesman of Uganda
Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA), confirmed Saudi Arabia resuming issuance of visa to Ugandan maids.
Questions linger about petrol bomb attackers
Wednesday May 12 2021
Police in Kampala say they are investigating a case in which former Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Eric Sakwa s car was on the night of May 10 petrol bombed by unknown assailants at Nakulabye, Kampala. PHOTOS/ COURTESY/ FILE
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Four people, including two teenagers, are said to have targeted private cars with petrol bombs at Kireka. Police haven’t yet arrested any suspect.
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Questions linger on how the police were unable to arrest suspects who allegedly hurled petrol bombs at vehicles near police stations in view of the recently installed CCTV cameras.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 11 2021
Police in Kampala say they are investigating a case in which former Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Eric Sakwa s car was on the night of May 10 petrol bombed by unknown assailants at Nakulabye, Kampala. PHOTOS/ COURTESY/ FILE
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This is the third incident to happen in Kampala in just a week, the first two having been reported at Kireka.
No suspect has been arrested yet but Mr Owoyesigyire told this reporter that We are previewing CCTV camera footage to identify the suspects.
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Police in Kampala say they are investigating a case in which former Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Eric Sakwa s car was last night petrol bombed by unknown assailants at Nakulabye, Kampala.
Traders are protesting local governments and cities’ demand for the trading licence fees for 2020 and 2021 financial years despite the fact that they spent the better part of that period under lockdown.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement officers closed shops in the city until business owners paid trading licence fees for both years.
Kampala New Generation Traders Association chairperson John Kabanda said it was unfair for local government authorities to demand the fees when they were aware that traders did not work for some time due to the lockdown.
“We didn’t work half of the 2020 financial year. Even before the lock down in March last year, the government had put up restrictions that made it hard for our members to operate. Why close their shops because they didn’t pay for the licence for that financial year. They should waive the licence because we were not working,” Mr Kabanda said.
Daily Monitor
Monday May 10 2021
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Mr Odinga said the unfortunate incident came after Masaka City when the driver was overtaking a trailer.
“I have learnt to always fasten a seat belt. The second thing is patience. If I had patiently waited for a bus, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation” ~ Odinga said
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The overloaded taxi smashed into a trailer, causing the truck off the road in Kassijjagirwa Village.
Mr George Odinga yesterday told Daily Monitor that he went to Mbarara University of Science and Technology a day before the accident by a bus to pick his admission forms.