@cbukuwa@jptorach@UG_Airlines@bwanakelele@bamulanzeki I am also interested in knowing which planes. For eight planes most definitely there has to 737 and 787 if talking about 294 passenger capacity but all can't be dream liners. Any info on the models being looked at?
@davimasinde@j_mucunguzi If you have actually followed Julius, you will know that's not who he is but more importantly he has always highlighted such human interest stories long before he joined public service. It is just who he is. Don't take that away from him ๐๐พ
This gentleman is called Robert Kirunda (PhD, MCIArb). He has the kind of intellect that makes law look like the simplest thing in the world.
If you want to understand who he is, look at how he and his team represented Vantage Mezzanine Fund in its long-running legal and arbitration battles against businessman Patrick Bitature and his Simba Group companies. Those cases showcased a legal mind operating at the highest level, navigating complex cross-border finance disputes, arbitration proceedings, enforcement actions, and high-stakes commercial litigation with remarkable precision. He stood at the center of a legal team that secured major victories for Vantage across multiple proceedings and appeals, consistently defeating attempts to block enforcement and derail arbitration processes. His legal stature goes beyond the Bitature disputes. His expertise in arbitration and commercial law earned him appointment to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, a rare distinction reserved for lawyers whose work commands international respect. Dr. Kirunda is one of the strongest commercial litigation and arbitration lawyers Uganda has been blessed with. He belongs to that rare class of lawyers who can walk into the most complex commercial dispute and make the law appear effortless. The frightening thing about people like him is that they make extraordinarily difficult legal work look normal. I am certain he inspires many lawyers because excellence at that level cannot be hidden.
Before we say goodbye to former Uganda Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among (AAA), who was brought down by a scandal over a very expensive Rolls-Royce โgiftโ, let us close with something about the carโs history.
The โSpirit of Ecstasyโ is the iconic sculpted mascot that sits on the bonnet (hood) of every Rolls-Royce motor car. It depicts a woman leaning forward with her arms outstretched behind and above her. It was modelled after Eleanor Velasco Thornton (also known as Thorn), who was caught in a secret, passionate affair with the wealthy British aristocrat John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. Eleanor was Montaguโs secretary.
On 30 December 1915, Eleanor and Lord Montagu were travelling to India aboard the passenger steamship SS Persia when it was torpedoed by a German submarine off the coast of Crete in the Mediterranean.
The ship sank in just five minutes. While Lord Montagu miraculously survived by clinging to a life raft, Eleanor drowned along with hundreds of others.
Pity we only paid attention to this now. We could have warned AAA that a Rolls-Royce is no car for a lady; its mascot is quite literally the tragic epitaph of a woman lost at sea. And, I can't resist this one: โThe Thornโ would have been a fitting nickname indeed for Among.
Today, we officially welcomed the first of two newly leased aircraft into the Uganda Airlines fleet with a wet-leased Boeing 737-800 operated in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines. โ๏ธ๐บ๐ฌ
This addition strengthens our operations and enhances flexibility as we continue to deliver greater connectivity across our network.
#FlyUgandaAirlines
The kind of women that wonโt even buy a matchbox in the home, just because a man must take care of the home! They would rather be in darkness than her buying 10k yaka units, because it is a manโs duty.
They will pay the childrenโs fees when the man is down and come back later to demand the man for a refund mbu bamuwola fees zabaana!
Ebyo muwase.๐คฃ๐
@bernandema Thanks for the update. Atleast let them do forward maintenance, because the rain has worsened the road and for one that has been handed to them, should do something about.
Kale this launch was done with rain soaking the delegates. The Bweya Kajjansi Namulanda stretch is even worse now than at the launch and there is not even a sign of any works on that road. @bernandema
Civil works on Seguku-Nalumunye-Bandwe-Kanaawa-Kyengera Road(8.9km)-Seguku Link(0.9km) &Namulanda-Bweya-Kajjansi Road(7.5km)in @WakisoDLG have officially begun.The projects were handed over to the contractors today,in Kajansi, during a ceremony witnessed by various stakeholders.
@sdkafeero@Sudhirntv@BugandaKingdom_ But the @bbstvug handle reported about this well. Possibly he doesn't follow the handle. That Sudhir fellow even his boss has complained about it but clearly takyuuka. ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
@assempebwa Naye Mukulu, those Nkumba lights stopping for 90 seconds and green for only 30 seconds, awo kabuzemu. created very long lines and heavy traffic over the easter period. Look into that timing.
Uganda imports its petroleum through @UNOC_UG. However OMC's (oil marketing companies) place an order via the company and pay for it. The oil @UNOC_UG is holding is already paid for by domestic clients. It is simply holding on to this supply to pass on to its clients. Uganda is not rejecting Kenya's request. It is unable to because of these arrangements. It is unfair to claim that it has capacity to do so @moneyacademyKE