The Madhavani Group of Companies bought the hitherto dilapidated hotel that was built by the colonial government to host Queen Elizabeth II for the grand opening of the Owen Falls Dam in 1954.
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Posted inCourt / Jinja
Shs2b gov’t grader stolen, later sold as scrap
WHAT YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW: A number of people including politicians, tenants and landlords or their representatives in Jinja are in the Courts over property wrangles surrounding the buildings formerly owned by the Asians.
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Jinja: Comparative calmness as Court issues temporary injunction on property on plot 54 Main Street
Controversy erupted over the building in late 2022 when Gamwanga sent goons to demolish it claiming to have sold it to the Iganga-based tycoon, Hajji Musa Balikowa who plans to put in a new modern structure that fits the Jinja City status.
Posted inEastern / Politics
Inside Lufafa, Zijjan’s escalating beef as Speaker Among heads to Jinja in May
Lufafa said much as he does not agree politically with the incumbent MP of Jinja North, Zijjan and others should give Isabirye time to complete his five year term as opposed to confusing the electorate.
Posted inEastern / Politics
Jinja city council tables shs40b budget for the financial year 2023/2024
Jinja Mayor Alton Peter Kasolo said he was disappointed with the slow pace at which the USMID road project was moving in the City, fearing that the World Bank-funded project due to close in December might punish Jinja.
Posted inCourt / Eastern
Fury as fmr. partner drags Jinja city council to court over unpaid money
Jinja city council spokesperson Kitto Rajab declined to comment on the matter in respect to the sub judice rule which restricts public discussion of matters pending before the courts.
Posted inBanking / Eastern
‘Back to my roots’, Stanbic Bank’s new look at Busoga square
For almost a decade, Stanbic Bank, alongside several others in Jinja had migrated from their traditionally known locations at Busoga Square that also served as the district headquarters to the busy Central Business District(CBD) along Scindia Road also known as Lady Alice Muloki Road.
Posted inEastern News
Custodian boss breaks silence over property saga in Jinja City, clears Iganga DEO
Jinja City is one of the urban centers in the country with the highest cases of property (land and buildings) related conflicts involving former Asian properties in which locals as tenants, DAPCB, and some people claiming to be owners play against each other.
Posted inCourt / Eastern News
Jinja’s highlight property saga takes another twist as tenants join the case
The highlight tenants do not pay rent, neither do they carry out any repair on the building whose owners and the government also benefit nothing as far as ground rents and revenue are concerned.
Posted inCourt / Eastern News
Jinja court fixes date for concluding “highlight” property saga
The authorities in Jinja are concerned that such litigants which have become a fashion in the baby city that was once the East African industrial hub….
Posted inEastern News / Politics
“Sir, we are on our knees, we’ll leave”: NRM chief begs Jinja investor
As can be recalled, Keshwala had dragged some tenants, including NRM to the courts of law for refusing to vacate the building and denying him revenue through rent.
Posted inCourt / Eastern News
Sakwa praises Kadaga as supporters tell him to be more careful with mafias
Recently, the Court presided over by the Jinja Chief Magistrate His Worship Jude Okumu Muwone acquitted Sakwa of the manslaughter, robbery and malicious damage counts earlier slapped against him.