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How I define success in business – Sudhir

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Group chairman, Ruparelia group of companies. Sudhir Ruparelia. One of the sponsors of the Expo

Sudhir, possibly the country’s most charismatic businessman is the chairman of Ruparelia Group, one of the top taxpayers in Uganda.

The businessman who rose from a taxi driver to being listed among Africa’s top 100 billionaires, is an inspiration to many people, but rarely appears in public forums to talk about himself, and how he made his money.

The entrepreneur who built Ruparelia Group brick by brick, told www.billionairetomorrow.com webinar recently that whenever he see people thriving from his business establishments, it makes him satisfied that he is successful.

“This is how I define success. My success is when I see that I started a project, I created employment for people and at the same time, the people who are using my establishments are also making money from it. That is my success,” Sudhir said.

“People who are with you must make money. You should not make money alone,” the billionaire added.

The advice from the property mogul is worth paying attention to, for anyone who wants to build a solid business empire spanning Uganda, Rwanda, UAE, India, United Kingdom, among other countries, like Sudhir has done.

Three decades ago, Sudhir was a normal businessman in Kampala city. He had used his savings as a taxi driver in the United Kingdom to start a business in his motherland, Uganda.

Today, the billionaire’s thoughts drawn from the experience of steadily growing his empire is priceless.

Sudhir and his family have business interests in hospitality, education, real estate, finance, insurance, labor export, and agriculture, among others.

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Bishop Ssemwogerere appointed Apostolic Administrator for Kampala Archdiocese

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Bishop Paul Semwogere

The Bishop of Kasana-Luweero Diocese Paul Ssemwogerere has been appointed Apostolic Administrator for Kampala Archdiocese following the death of Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga.

The appointment of Bishop Ssemwogerere was announced by the representative of the Pope in Uganda, The Most Rev. Luigi Bianco.

The appointed Apostolic Administrator for Kampala Archdiocese, Bishop Paul Ssemogerere will as well continue conducting his duties as Bishop of Kasana-Luweero Diocese.

The prelate was laid to rest earlier today in Rubaga cathedral. The Archbishop was on Holy Saturday found dead in his room. According to a post-mortem report from Mulago national referral hospital, Dr Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease following coronary heart thrombosis.

 

Who is Bishop Paul Ssemwogerere

According to wikipedia, Paul Ssemogerere was born on June 30, 1956 at Kisubi, along Entebbe Road. He attended Kigero Primary School before transferring to Kisubi Boys Primary School. He then studied at St. Maria Goretti Senior Secondary School Katende, where he completed his O-Level studies.

In 1976, Ssemogerere and seven other young men became pioneer students at St Mbaaga Seminary at Ggaba. This was the first class of this seminary, which specializes in admitting men to train as priests when they are older than usual, and without attending minor seminary.

In 1978, the late Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga sent Ssemogerere to the Saint Francis de Sales Seminary, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1982. On 21 November 1981, he was ordained a deacon by Archbishop Rembert George Weakland, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

 He was ordained a priest on June 3, 1983 at Kampala, by Cardinal  Nsubuga. He served as a priest in the Archdiocese of Kampala, until 4 June 2008 when he was appointed bishop of Kasana-Luweero. He was consecrated as bishop on August, 23 August 2008 at Kasana-Luweero by the late Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, who was assisted by Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Sant’Ugo Archbishop Paul Tschang In-Nam, Titular Archbishop of Amantia and Papal Nuncio to Uganda at that time

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Makerere Guild Aspirant petitions Prof Nawangwe over delayed guild elections

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Simon Kabayo
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Oguttu Aaron

Makerere University guild Aspirant Oguttu Aaron has petitioned the Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe following the continued delay of guild elections.

Oguttu claims that there is still uncertainty despite the Vice Chancellor’s decision to lift the ban on the guild elections. He continues to argue that even the fellow student aspirants as well as voters have wasted a lot of money and time in the campaigns yet the exact dates for voting are untold.

In his letter, Oguttu writes,” following the lift on ban of guild electoral process on 9th March, 2021, there has been a lot of speculation on the date of the students elections and it is unfortunate that up to now we do not have any definitive framework to guide the elections and this has caused a vacuum in the students’ environment.”

The electoral commission had earlier designed a roadmap for the elections showing that guild aspirants will be voted on 30th March 2021, but later the Vice Chancellor lifted but to an unspecified date.

Oguttu wants the University administration to respond Friday 9th April 2021, adding that the students are eagerly waiting for the top leadership so as their issues are attended to.

“We must note that the semester is dragging to the serious stages and students are wasting time on campaigns and other activities concerning elections,” part of Oguttu’s letter reads.

The earlier decided roadmap was indicating both virtual and physical elections which most of the students disagreed. Days later the VC told the electoral committee to lift the ban as the top leaders of the University are making more analysis on the online voting.

Since the students will be studying in a staggered manner, it will be impossible for all of them to be at campus to vote physically this the provision of online voting. The aspirants are all supposed to use virtual campaigns on social media and televisions just like other universities.

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Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga laid to rest inside Rubaga Cathedral

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Geoffery Serugo
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Kampala Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga

The late Archbishop of Kampala Diocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has been laid to rest. The prelate was laid to rest inside the Rubaga Cathedral.

The Archbishop was on Holy Saturday found dead in his room. According to a post-mortem report from Mulago national referral hospital, Dr Lwanga succumbed to Ischemic heart disease following coronary heart thrombosis.

The send off was attended by the Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Maama Sylvia Nagginda, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, Former presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Ministers from central government among other mourners.

During the requiem mass, the fallen Archbishop was praised for his immense contributions towards Catholic Church and the development of Uganda.

In his remarks, President Yoweri Museveni applauded Dr. Lwnaga for the increasingly spearheading the effort of wealth creation and initiating the Wekembe initiative.

“When Cyprian became the bishop of Kasana Luweero, I was happy because I knew him as a young priest. He is just about eight years younger than me. I knew about his microfinance project called ‘Twekembe’ that he started with his salary,” the president said.

In a condolence message delivered by the Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi applauded the good relationship which the deceased maintained between the Church and Buganda Kingdom.

“The Archbishop Lwanga was a voice to the depressed and an advocate for human rights. May his soul rest in peace,” Kabaka said.

The former Vice Chancellor of Makerere University who is also the chairman board of Centenary Bank Prof. Ddumba Ssentamu said the deceased insisted on corporate values of Micro-finance to seek the thriving of Centenary Bank and promoted it among church institutions, supported and guaranteed them to get funds for various projects.

“He transformed the Rubaga prayer center and every day, he had new ideas. The deceased prelate had a dream of forming a Catholic University, turning Wekembe SACCO into a bank and setting up a water bottle company,” he said.

During the service, Bishop Paul Ssemwogere who superintends over Luwero Dioceses was named the caretaker of Kampala Archdiocese.

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Ssegirinya further remanded to Kitalya

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Segirinya

Kawempe North Member of Parliament-elect Muhammad Segirinya has been denied bail and sent back to Kitalya Government Prison.

Segirinya was arrested on March 22nd for leading an unlawful peaceful protest demanding for the release of National Unity Platform-NUP members. He was intercepted at Mini price in Kampala, holding plycards bearing messages demanding the release of the detained party supporters.

Today, his Lawyers Jonathan Kiryowa and Shamim Malende appeared in Court not ready for the hearing of the case but for his bail application.

The trial could not proceed because his Lawyers did not approach the State for disclosure of its intended evidence to enable them prepare Ssegirinya’s defense case. The presiding Magistrate further remanded Ssegirinya saying both parties in a case have a duty to prepare for the trial.

Magistrate Kamasanyu adjourned the matter till 15th April 2021 to enable Lawyers prepare for hearing of the case.

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UTB, UAE’s digital influencer Khalid Al Ameri partner to promote Uganda’s tourism sector

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Khalid Al Meri addressing the media on his arrival at Entebbe International Airport

Uganda Tourism Board-UTB has partnered with United Arab Emirates-UAE Travel influencer Khalid Al Ameri to promote Uganda to the United Arab Emirates.

Khalid Al Ameri is an Emirati YouTuber and vlogger, known for his daily videos about life with his Arab wife Salama Mohamed and his kids, Khalifa and Abdullah. He has 6 million followers on Facebook, 1.2 million followers on Instagram, 1 million subscribers on YouTube and 2.7 million followers on Tiktok. His big online following has made him a huge influencer in the world.

Khalid and his family were received at Entebbe International Airport before being flown out for Gorilla Tracking at Bwindi National Park and later Kasese where they will have Game Drives in Queen Elizabeth National Park, enjoy boat cruise on the Park’s Kazinga Channel water vessel before stepping and on Saturday April 10thwhere they will attend their former Ugandan house help Nasanga Sarah’s wedding in Kampala for a cultural experience.

“Visiting Uganda is mine and my Family’s first time to embark on an adventure since the outbreak of the Coronavirus and we are so honoured that Uganda is our first destination to open our travel minds again,” Khlalid said.

“With the kids mostly adorned to animals, while in Uganda, the Family looks forward to seeing beyond what they see on Television Travel Channels such as NatGeo Wild as Uganda has up to 50% of the World’s left Mountain Gorilla Population among other diverse wildlife species,” he continued.

Pitching Destination Uganda to the visitors, UTB’s Marketing Manager, Claire Mugabi, said that Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, was no doubt, one of the most tourism-resource rich countries on the African continent, thus guaranteeing value for money to visitors and investors alike.

“Our 10 national parks, 12 wildlife reserves, 10 wildlife sanctuaries, 5 community wildlife managed areas and 506 central forest reserves among others, make us the only country on the continent where visitors get to see “The Big Five + 2 game” – lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo, chimpanzee and mountain gorilla, on one safari,” she said.

“Uganda has more than 50% of the world’s remaining population of mountain gorillas, 11% of the global population of bird species, 7% of the global mammal diversity; 19% of Africa’s Amphibian species richness; 14% of Africa’s Reptile species richness. We are also home to the Source of River Nile (the longest river in the world), Lake Victoria (the largest freshwater lake in Africa) and Mt Rwenzori, the legendary Mountains of The Moon and the only mountain in the world with a snow cap on the equator and the third-highest on the continent,” she added, adding: “All the above and more make Uganda the most competitive destination in Africa, for visitors and investors alike.”

Bwindi, which the Khalids are visiting, is famous for its Mountain Gorillas- 53% of the entire world’s gorilla population to be exact while, QENP boasts of expansive landscapes, humid forests, sparkling lakes and fertile wetlands, make it the ideal habitat for over 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species.

“I have every reason to believe that you will have an unforgettable experience while on your destination tour,” Mugabi told the Khalids.

She also said that the Middle East is proximally located- just about 4-5 hours away from the Middle East with two direct TWO direct flights to Dubai, adding that the Middle East has been a historic trading partner of Uganda.

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Survivor of MV Templar boat accident Prince Arnold Ssimbwa passes on

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Geoffery Serugo
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Prince Arnold Simbwa

The survivor of MV Templar boat cruise accident Prince Arnold Ssimbwa has passed-on.

Omulangira Ssimbwa is one of the over 100 revelers and celebrities who in 2018 boarded the ill-fated boat which claimed the lives of about 30 people including some of the first responders to the rescue.

Prince Ssimbwa who was a son to Prince David Golooba, the elder brother of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II passed on at Nsambya hospital where he was admitted last week.

The owner of the boat Templar Bisasse also succumbed to the boat accident alongside his wife and many other youths.

It is averred that the boat exhibited technical difficulties from the very word go; Singer Irene Namubiru was among the few survivors and her tales of the ordeal indicate that the boat had been flooding before it went under.

Other survivors who shared harrowing details of the boat accident expressed a clear lack of safety measures on board as some survivors and victims were found without any life jackets or safety precautions.

The boat accident not only shed light into the need for stronger safety measures but also a need for more regulatory maritime policies around water bodies in Uganda as the rescue operation was found to not only be short staffed highly inadequate.

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MPs want Soroti Regional Hospital reconstructed

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Dr. Epodoi

Legislators have called for the expeditious reconstruction of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital following the successful surgery to separate conjoined twins that was carried out by a team of doctors there.

The surgeons were led by Dr. Joseph Epodoi, a senior surgeon and urologist in Soroti Regional Hospital separated the twins on 26 March 2021.

The twins were delivered on 21 March in Amuria district and one of them was dead. They were referred to Soroti but after assessment, they were referred to Mulago. After two days, the infants were returned to Soroti with one of the dead twins decomposing.

While paying tribute to Dr. Epodoi and his team during a plenary sitting on 7 April 2021, the lawmakers decried the state of the hospital, despite the remarkable surgeries that have been carried out in the facility.

The MPs also called for the investigation of Mulago Hospital, over the alleged abandonment of the conjoined twins.

Hon. Elijah Okupa (FDC. Kasilo County) who moved the motion said that the ability to separate the conjoined twins in a dilapidated facility is proof that Soroti Hospital has the capacity to handle several specialized surgeries.

“This team has made the country proud and it is my prayer that government establishes super specialized services in regional referral hospitals country wide,” said Okupa.

He added that Dr. Epodoi and his team deserve to be decorated with medals for undertaking a task which should have been done at Mulago National Referral Hospital.

“It is important to motivate doctors. Dr. Epodoi could have opted to work elsewhere but he chose to stay in his country. These are the heroes of the country,” he said.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said she would present the names of the team to the medals committee for recognition.

“We should also demand that government acquires a loan to revamp all regional referral hospitals so that patients do not have to travel from upcountry to Kampala for healthcare services,” Kadaga added.

Hon. Richard Oseku (NRM, Kibale County) said that for such surgeries to continue in Soroti, government needs to urgently improve the hospital’s infrastructure with well trained personnel.

“I have been to Soroti Hospital but the state of the hospital is not good. The theatre has only two beds and the doctors were struggling to carry out the surgery in a very small space. The budget process is ongoing and the health and budget committees should ensure that funds are appropriated to rehabilitate Soroti Hospital,” he said.

The Chairperson of the Health Committee, Hon Michael Bukenya said that there is no structure in Soroti Hospital that is up to standard, saying that all of them should be condemned.

“The Minister of Finance should bring a loan request and we approve it to reconstruct Soroti Hospital in remembrance of the heroic work done by Dr. Epodoi. He is paid slightly above US$1,000 a month, if he had carried out that operation in Nakasero hospital, he would have earned more than his salary; that is why he deserves a heroic recognition,” he said.

State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, Hon Musa Ecweru who condemned the actions of the doctors in Mulago hospital, urged government to utilize the 19 acres of land secured by the Soroti Local Government and fast track the construction of a state of the art hospital in the district.

“Thanking the team for that successful surgery in a wretched hospital alone is not enough. We need a hospital and a blood bank in Soroti. We should also support the proposal by the president to enhance salaries of scientists,” Ecweru said.

Dokolo District Woman MP, Hon. Cecilia Ogwal called for oversight visits to all regional referral hospitals to ascertain gaps which should be tackled urgently.

“We are denying our doctors the opportunity to carry out their work by not equipping the hospitals,” said Ogwal.

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon Betty Aol Ocan said the incident should be viewed as an opportunity to highlight and tackle problems in all regional referral hospitals.

“In Gulu hospital, consultants run away; A medical worker is given lunch allowance of shs60,000 for a month. These people are working in terrible conditions. We should meet the target of appropriating 15 per cent of the national budget to healthcare,” said Aol Ocan.

The Minister of State for Public Service, Hon David Karubanga assured the lawmakers that government is implementing a salary enhancement policy for all government workers with priority given to scientists.

“By the end of the implementation period, salaries of government employees will be favourable,” he said.

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DJ KasBaby, Micheal Kitanda excite revellers during Gordon’s Pink Easter

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DJ KasBaby

On Easter Sunday, Gabz Lounge played host to the Gordon’s Pink Easter party presented under their Sunday signature ‘Gabz Ku Sunday’ event.

The brunch-style event attracted Kampala’s elite party crowd in the mood to celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Stylishly casual, the revellers were treated to the Pink Gin, the latest product from Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL).

The usually red and green environment was spiced with pink to give the venue a proper Gordon’s experience. From the entrance backdrop to the Gordon’s pink ‘decorated’ tables, it was truly Pink Easter.

Celebrated ladies favourite and crowd-pleaser DJ KasBaby was in the house to lighten the mood among the audience using his skills on the turntable – attracting shouts of joy from the gin lovers present.

Jazz maestro and Saxophonist Micheal Kitanda would later blow the minds of the already excited revellers with his soul-reaching instrumental rhythms. His performance allowed him to rotate the venue, allowing him to jazz up each reveller.

Gordon’s Pink is a berry-flavoured gin that is derived from the original Gordon’s London Dry Gin. It is based on the original Gordon’s London Dry Gin recipe but infused with the natural fruit flavours of strawberries, raspberries and redcurrant to excite the customer’s taste buds and add some vibrancy to their drinking experience.

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Cranes drop in latest FIFA rankings

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Uganda-Cranes

FIFA has announced the latest rankings with Uganda Cranes dropping by one slot to position 84.

The Cranes remain 17th in Africa and the drop comes after failing to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations. They drew 0-0 against Burkina Faso and lost 1-0 to Malawi in the final two qualifiers played last month.

Uganda’s opponents in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers; Mali, are in 57th position while Kenya Harambee Stars and Rwanda are 102nd and 129th respectively.

The top five countries in Africa are; Senegal (22), Tunisia (26), Nigeria (32), Algeria (33) and Morocco (34).

Belgium, France, Brazil, England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, and Denmark are the top ten in the world in that order.

The next FIFA World Ranking will be published on 27 May 2021.

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