Yesterday, we shared a story of how Makerere Professor Tickodri chased the original ideator of the Kiira EV car from the Project. Today, we have learned that the Kayoola Bus was never manufactured in Uganda as earlier reported. The much hyped solar-bus made in Uganda was never made here, but in China. BigEye.ug has learned that the Kiira team used the funds to contact a supplier in China to send them a bus which they would later re-brand to ‘Kayoola’ and claim that it was manufactured in Uganda. The team at Kiira Motors used this link: https://cv-export.com/electric/electric-cat/bus-electric/chtc-htk6711gbev-electric-city-bus-408.html to order two…
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Makerere University is no stranger to controversy, this time round, it’s about a group of Professors who stole a final year project from one of their students. It was a case of a supervisor taking over the brain work of one of their students and claiming it as their own. Put simply, it’s the biggest idea theft in the history of modern Uganda. But how did it all start? It all started in 2011 when a young Makerere University student, Steven Jeremy Ntambi approached his lecturer to commercialize his dream of a Ugandan made electric vehicle. Ntambi approached Professor Sandy…
King’s College Budo may not be the Heaven that it is sold to be. Last week, old girls of Budo took to Twitter to reveal the hell tales from their experiences studying at Budo. For many souls, the experiences came as shocking revelations. Parents with hopes of getting their girls to Budo had to rethink their choices. Other parents with daughters at Budo were forced to reconsider their decisions. But what really happened at Budo? How did the school roll down the ugly alleys of abuse, misogyny and discrimination? It is said by the old girls that the boys and…
Statement on Sheilla Gashumba I awoke to a message from Sheilla Gashumba, of a recording of my phone call with a client. Then a few seconds after that, my phone received a flurry of messages. I started receiving the screenshots of malicious social media posts that had been made by Sheilla Gashumba. I was startled of course. All my friends in the Public Relations industry reached out as well to check in with their advice. I listened to all of them, with the majority advising that I ignore her and not tell the world the truth. That it will blow…
Uganda’s longest serving Bachelor, James Onen aka Fatboy aka Taata Rukia will live to remember his 45th birthday. As a Sapphire, Fatboy had wished he would spend his birthday relaxing on some exotic island in the Bahamas, but the God that he does not believe in, had better plans for him. Having tried to herald a rebellion at Sanyu Fm, Fatboy was played by his managers who fronted him as a scapegoat thus granting him an ‘early’ exit from the station. “He left as early as he ‘comes’ no warning, nothing, just in seconds,” one of his female sures noted.…
She may be all smiles and dances, acting like everything is going to God’s plan but deep down, the pencil-thin hustler is not having the best of days. Sheilah Gashumba, daughter to motor-mouth Frank Gashumba is battling a smiling depression. According to Healthline: “Smiling depression” is a term for someone living with depression on the inside while appearing perfectly happy or content on the outside. Their public life is usually one that’s “put together,” maybe even what some would call normal or perfect. Sheilah today revealed that she was cracking deep within following constant social media bullying. “If it weren’t…
On 16th June 2020, Tamale Mirundi will feature no more on his popular NBS TV show. One on One with Tamale Mirundi had become one of the most watched shows in Uganda. We have now learned that Tamale Mirundi has been forced to take a sabbatical off the radio and TV platforms. “This time round the order came from the big man himself. A group of CEOs reported Mirundi over what they described as sabotage. Some claimed he was a gun for hire, that people were paying him to fight their wars. He touched many sensitive issues, it was just…
By Staff Writer Prominent comedian Patrick Idiringi also known as Salvador today celebrates one year anniversary with beautiful wife Daphine Frankstock. She introduced him to her family last year in June. They held a very high-end ceremony in Mityana where they made their relationship official. Salvado, the master mind behind “Just Comedy” (a popular comedy show) penned an emotional message on social media with loads of compliments for his soon to be wife Daphine and gratitude for many of his friends that helped him put the glamorous day together one year ago. Due to the pandemic, they haven’t been able…
“I cannot afford to lose the online battle. NRM has many achievements. We are at our best, but it’s being projected as though we are at our worst. What is the blocker? You have told me many stories. I now want action. NRM is the actual People Power. What’s that other People Power,” a frustrated Museveni asked those attending a morning meeting at Rwakitura. The meeting had been at short notice. The attendees had traveled late in the night to make it for the morning assignment. “Mr. President, I think we have a way out,” Balaam raised his hand with…
On 11th Monday, the Katikirro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga had a press conference to mark his 7th year as the Prime Minister of Buganda. On the same event, he told the press about a book that he was soon to launch and unveiled some of the achievements of his seventh year. Yet, behind the press conference was a coded message. It was the Katikirro’s farewell speech. We can now reliably confirm that as soon as the Lockdown is fully lifted, the Kabaka will unveil a new Katikirro. According to our sources, the Katikirro had planned to use the press…