By Gerald Businge on October 13, 2010
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Latest Uganda News, Politics
President Yoweri Museveni has urged leaders of the newly created districts in the country to use them for serving the people but not for self aggrandizement for a few individual leaders. The President was yesterday addressing local government leaders of the newly created Ngora and Serere districts during the Leadership and management training seminar held […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on January 23, 2020
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Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
Ugandans have been advised to stock food as a precautionary measure to counter the effects of desert locusts that are a mere 166 kilometers from the Uganda-Kenya border in the north eastern region of Karamoja according to Uganda’s Ministry of Information and National Guidance. Turkana is about 166km from Karamoja, meaning the locusts can reach […]
By Agnes Tumuheire on August 30, 2018
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Oil, Uganda Oil & Gas
Over 45 fuel station have been listed for by the Energy ministry and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) closure over selling fake fuel. A report from the Rev Frank Tukwasibwe, the commissioner of Petroleum Supply Department in the Energy ministry stated that the affected fuel stations failed the quarterly fuel marking exercise that differentiates […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 9, 2018
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Latest Uganda News, Politics
In a meeting of all political leaders, security agencies and pastoralists (Baraaro) in Northern Uganda Districts, chaired by the minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja at Gulu District headquarters on Friday, it was agreed that a two months ultimatum be given to all illegal pastoralists to vacate Northern Uganda. This followed several […]
By Tumwine Edward on October 19, 2017
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Politics
President Yoweri Museveni has explained to the people of Northern Uganda and the country as a whole that the proposed Land Amendment Bill will quicken the time taken by government development projects to kick off and also ensure that government is not cheated in the exercise of land compensations. The President made the remarks last […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 11, 2017
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Latest Uganda News
A section of LC5 district chairpersons from the Buganda region have expressed concern over the continuous poor quality coffee in the country which they say is hindering farmers from gaining competitive prices at the world market. The districts bosses blamed this on farmers whom they say are in the habit of harvesting green coffee berries […]
By Gerald Businge on December 14, 2016
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Latest Uganda News
Parliament has approved two motions authorizing government to borrow up to US$102.88million intended for rural electrification projects. Government is set to borrow US$91.5million from the International Development Association (IDA)of the World Bank to finance the Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project. The project is intended to increase availability and efficiency of bulk electricity supply in Gulu, […]
By Gerald Businge on November 1, 2016
According to information posted on the Health Monitoring Unit website of Uganda, Atwiine has skills in Leadership and Management, Dr Aceng who was previously a Director General of Health Services, Dr Diana Atwiine, Dr. Asuman Lukwago, Dr.Atwiine who is a Physician (Specialist in Internal Medicine), Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health replacing long serving Permanent Secretary, President Yoweri Museveni, PS Ministry of Health been working as the Director at the Health Monitoring Unit of State House since 2009, She was previously a senior researcher in HIV and infectious diseases at the Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) for over 10 years., was elevated to the position of Minister of Health and hence supervisor of Dr. Lukwago
Latest Uganda News
President Yoweri Museveni last week appointed, Dr Diana Atwiine, as the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health replacing long serving Permanent Secretary, Dr. Asuman Lukwago, who has been at loggerheads with some ministry’s officials a situation which had threatened to paralyse operations at the ministry. Dr.Atwiine who is a Physician (Specialist in Internal […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 28, 2016
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Education, Latest Uganda News
Eastern Uganda is among the worst performing regions in terms of education according to a new report released by the Equal Opportunities Commission in Uganda. The findings are contained in a 2015/16 report that was handed over to Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga at the Parliamentary building by the Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission, Sylivia Muwebwa […]
By on March 30, 2016
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Agriculture, Business & Finance, Business news, Featured, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Science & Technology
James Kisembo, a farmer in Kabarole, western Uganda, decided to prepare two acres for growing beans, three times the size of what he grew in 2014. Kisembo was inspired by the good harvest his neighbour got the previous season. He went hunting for the better seed varieties from a seed shop in Fort Portal town. […]
