Business man Sudhir Ruparelia and Jyotsna Ruparelia, the richest couple in East Afric celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on February 4th.
Ruparelia has been married to Jyotsna since 1977. Together, they are parents to three children. Meera, the oldest, has been married to Ravi Kotecha since 2014. Rajiv is their only son, and Sheena is the younger daughter.
Congratulations to the couple.
Egypt will take on Senegal in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.
The Pharaohs of Egypt are chasing a record-extending eighth African crown while The Teranga Lions of Senegal continue their search for their first title.
Senegal produced a brilliant second half performance in the first semi-final on Wednesday to beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to qualify into Sunday’s final.
Defender Abdou Diallo, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Dieng and Sadio Mané’s goals were enough for Aliou Cissé’s team.
Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal was the hero for the Egyptians, saving from both Harold Moukoudi and James Lea-Siliki in the shoot-out at the Olembe Stadium before Clinton Njie blazed wide with Cameroon’s last chance to keep their dream alive.
Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz was sent off in the 90th minute. He will now be banned from the touchline for Sunday’s final against Senegal.
It was the first game back at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde since eight fans died after a crush outside Cameroon’s last-16 game against Comoros last Monday.
Senegal have never won the competition, but are in the final for the third time and the second in a row. Senegal fell to Algeria at the last tournament in 2019. They lost 3-2 in penalties to Cameroon in 2002.
Cameroon, meanwhile, see their hopes of AFCON glory on home soil ended in cruel fashion, and they must still get through a third-place play-off against Burkina Faso on Sunday.
Head to head; Senegal wins – 4, Draws – 2 and Egypt wins – 6.
AFCON 2021 Final
February 6, 2022
Egypt vs Senegal
Olembe Stadium – 10pm
Former Army/Defence spokesperson Brig. Gen. Felix Kulaigye has bounced as its mouthpiece.
Brig. Kulaigye returns to the position he served in from 2005 to 2013.
He replaces Lt. Col. Ronald Kakurungu who has been the Acting Spokesperson.
MTN Uganda has announced that they have repackaged and launched bigger data bundles for their customers at the same existing prices.
This move makes MTN’s daily data bundles the most affordable bundles, giving customers more MBs at no extra cost.
In a press conference held at the MTN Uganda headquarters in Kampala, Wim Vanhelleputte, the MTN Uganda Chief Executive officer, noted that the move is a continuous effort by MTN to deliver value for customers at the most affordable pricing and continue driving our customers’ progress through connectivity.
“We have revised our daily data offers permanently to give more value to our customers, because it’s our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life,” Vanhelleputte commented.
These new offers focus on the smaller, most frequently used data bundles by our customers. The repackaged daily data bundles have more MBs but maintain the existing price, giving customers more data for the same old price.
For instance, at Shs 500, customers will get 65MB instead of 40MB while at Shs 1000, they will get 165MB instead of 100MBs.
To compliment the customer benefit, MTN has invested significantly in optimizing and rolling out of new 4G data network sites across the country to enhance positive customer experiences.
A recent report from a survey carried out by a global telecom monitoring and testing firm, Rohde & Schwarz, in the last quarter of 2021 ranked MTN’s data as the best in the country in terms of quality of user experience as well as speed, reliability and coverage.
“MTN committed to doing all it takes in terms of providing affordable data, on the best data network. And speaking in the context of the times we’re in, we hope these bundles with bigger MBs will support our customers recover from the effects of the lockdown, whether in business, education or otherwise,” Vanhelleputte concluded.
The death of Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile doesn’t affect the legal status of the banknotes he signed.
Mutebile died on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Aga Khan Hospital where he was admitted over diabetes-related complications. He was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Omuruhiti, Kabale Town on Sunday, 30th January 2022.
Following his death, there were reports claiming that the banknotes bearing the signature of the Late Prof. Mutebile expired or shall soon expire and cease to be legal tender.
According to BoU, the change of the office bearer or the demise of the person who signed on banknotes as Governor does not in any way affect the validity or legal status of the banknotes that he or she signed.
“The design, features, and characteristics of the currency banknotes include, among other things, the signature of the Governor. The current banknotes remain legal tender until they are determined otherwise by the BoU, which is the only lawful authority entrusted with the mandate to issue currency banknotes,” BoU said.
The Bank said all the denominations of the banknotes issued by the BoU and bearing the signature of the former Governor remain legal tender and can be used to carry out cash transactions, settle financial obligations, and give monetary value.
PELA Commodities in Soroti is set to install Uganda’s first Aflatoxin removal machine (TOXI SCRUB).
The machine which was recently shipped into the country, was designed and supplied by Perry Engineering.
The machine will remove aflatoxins from high levels to 10ppb or less. It has different treatment programs and can be adjusted to make the necessary treatment to bring the contamination well below allowed levels. The machine can also eliminate not only Mycotoxins, but other biologic activity as well eg. Bacteria, mites and insects.
The TOXISCRUB processing line can be tailored to any product in the Agro, Feed, and Cereal supply chain. Including all types of grain, nuts, beans and cakes from the oilseed industry.
Aflatoxins is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus species of fungi, such as A. flavus and A. parasiticus. The umbrella term aflatoxin refers to four different types of mycotoxins produced, which are B1, B2, G1, and G2. Aflatoxin B1, the most toxic, is a potent carcinogen and has been directly correlated to adverse health effects, such as liver cancer in many animal species. Aflatoxins are largely associated with commodities produced in the tropics and subtropics, such as cotton, peanuts, spices, pistachios, and maize.
Uganda has lost over $38 million as a result of its inability to sell maize owing to aflatoxins (Shs140 billion). The Ugandan government is facing a significant budgetary load. Post-harvest grain handling activities are of poor quality, and many grain handlers are unaware of aflatoxins.
Maize is Uganda’s most important cereal crop, which is grown on both small and large scales and traded locally and globally by farmers. Because it provides opportunities for Ugandans across the value chain, the grain sub-sector is recognized as one of the most essential sectors for Uganda’s socio-economic transformation.
Commenting on the latest development, the PELA Commodities General Manager, Isaiah Langa said; “Uganda’s grain handlers have had a long-standing aflatoxin problem, but this is a step in the right direction to help enhance our yields and output.It will turn harmful maize or grain that cannot be exported or sold to reputable processors into a high-value product. We have already trained our team members on aflatoxin testing and they’re ready to start operating the machine.”
Perry Engineering are the designers and manufacturers of grain handling, cleaning, drying, and storage equipment and systems, small-scale flour mills, feed mills, and associated products. The company supports key industries such as agriculture, feed mills, flour mills, flaking mills, waste and recycling, pelleting plants, aggregates, and biomass.
It has a wide range of products which include; continuous mixed flow dryers, belt driers, moisture sensor systems, chain & flight conveyors, belt conveyors, belt & bucket elevators, screw conveyors & augers, aspirator pre-cleaners, twin trace conveyors, grain samplers and bins/silos.
Perry Engineering also offers key services such as plant layout and design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning, and a comprehensive after-sales service package for its customers.
Present in Uganda since 2005, Toyota Uganda Limited announced a name change to CFAO Motors Uganda. CFAO Motors Uganda is a subsidiary of CFAO Automotive, a division of CFAO Group, which is owned by Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
CFAO Motors Uganda is the exclusive manufacturer and authorized distributor of brand new Toyota vehicles and genuine parts in Uganda with a network of 4 branches and 3 authorized service centres across the country.
In effect the name change is more representative of the full range of mobility solutions offered by CFAO Motors Uganda in addition to the exclusive distribution of new Toyota vehicles in Uganda.
CFAO Group has a presence in 39 countries in Africa with a diversified business portfolio covering mobility, healthcare, infrastructure and consumer goods.
Boasting a revenue of over €5.8 billion, 87 per cent of which is in Africa, CFAO Group has over 21,000 employees, 170 years of hands-on knowledge and local expertise and 158 operating subsidiaries.
CFAO Group is the exclusive authorized distributor of Toyota in Africa.
The Group partners with leading international brands and covers the entire value chain – imports, production and distribution in line with the best international standards, drawing on close to.
CFAO pursues a twofold strategy, focusing on manufacturing to promote local production, and distribution through its distribution network, Africa’s largest, to offer tailored, affordable products and services to people across the continent.
The Group has a partnership with strong mobility brands in Africa including Toyota, Suzuki, Hino, Yamaha, Fuso, Mitsubishi, Citroen, Peugeot, Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes Benz.
CFAO sees great potential in Africa and has the largest automotive distribution network on the continent evidenced by a total of 164 dealerships and a total of 77,600 new vehicles sold.
Vivo Energy Uganda has confirmed that 11 people were injured in fire incident which occurred at its depot on 7th Street Industrial Area.
According to Valery Oketcho, the Spokesperson of Vivo Energy Uganda, stringent emergency procedures were activated immediately after the outbreak, the fire was contained within the location and fully extinguished.
“We can confirm that 11 people from the depot and a nearby street vendor unfortunately sustained injuries as a result of the incident and were immediately rushed to International Hospital Kampala (IHK), where they are currently receiving treatment,” he said.
Three of these are currently in intensive care, a further one is in the high dependency unit, and the remaining eight people are being treated for minor injuries.
“We have contacted all these individuals’ families and will be remaining in close contact with all the admitted to monitor their condition and ensure they are receiving the very best treatment and medical attention. In the meantime, we are working closely with the relevant authorities to investigate the cause of the incident,” he said.
AIGP Grace Akullo will on Friday, February 4, 2022 hand over office of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to Maj. Tom Magambo.
President Yoweri Museveni on January 25, appointed Dr. Tom Magambo (private) a director at Internal Security Organisations as a new Director for the CID. He was also promoted to the rank of Major.
“President Museveni has promoted Private Tom Magambo to the rank of Major and appointed him Director Criminal Investigations of the Uganda Police Force,” the acting UPDF spokesperson, Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu said in a statement.
Maj. Tom Magambo Rwabudongo was born in 1978 and hails from Masindi District in Bunyoro Sub-Region. Dr. Magambo attended Masindi Public school for his primary education before proceeding to Duhaga Secondary School in Hoima for both Ordinary and Advanced Levels from where he progressed to Makerere University.
He joined Internal Security Organisation in 2002.
Prior to his appointment, he was the Coordinator of the Eastern Africa Fusion and Liaison Unit that brings together Intelligence Liaison Officers from the ten countries in the region: Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Djibouti, Burundi, and Rwanda.
Before he was appointed to head the Regional Unit, he had served for twenty years in ISO where he rose to the highest rank of Chief Intelligence Officer (C.I.O) and was a Director of Analysis.Other responsibilities held in his career in ISO include heading Region Affairs where he was involved in EAC, IGAD, ICGLR, and AU Peace and Security Initiatives.
He also served in the dockets of Internal Counter intelligence, and Policy Analysis. In terms of specialized training, he has done several Intelligence courses both within and abroad including with the US, Israel, UK, and Canada.
The Director Welfare, Production and Sports in the Uganda Police Force, AIGP Andrew Sorowen and AIGP Asan Kasingye, the Chief Political Commissar will also handover their offices at the same event.
Saudi Airlines on Wednesday, 2nd February 2022 commenced direct scheduled flights from Riyadh to Entebbe International Airport.
The maiden flight landed at Entebbe on Wednesday, and was welcomed with a traditional water salute.
Uganda’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Isaac Biruma Sebulime and Embassy officials attended the inaugural ceremony of flights between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Entebbe, Uganda at King Khalid International Airport Riyadh on 1/02/2022.
Mr Vianney Luggya, the spokesperson of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, said Saudi Airlines becomes one of the 17 international airlines to operate in Entebbe.
“Whenever a new operator comes, it is a vote of confidence in the country’s aviation systems. We expect that their coming on board will help us increase the passenger traffic that has been steadily grown through the years,” Mr Luggya said.
This marks the beginning of two shifts per week between Entebbe International Airport and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
Saudi Arabian airlines is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline’s main operational base is at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
The airline is the third largest in the Middle East in terms of revenue, behind Emirates and Qatar Airways.
It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 100 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Domestic and international charter flights are operated, mostly during the Ramadan and the Hajj season.
It joined the Sky team airline alliance on 29 May 2012 becoming the first Persian Gulf carrier to join one of the three major airline alliance.
