Business in and round down town Kampala this afternoon was interrupted as people rushed everywhere and nowhere for dear life, following reports that another bomb was planted at the new taxi part in Kampala. The Police Anti Terrorism Unit was called in by people who detected the bomb wrapped in a polythene bag (Kaveera) at […]
The government of Uganda will compensate those that survived the recent bomb blasts in Kampala but were injured as result, with 3 million shillings per person that was injured. In a statement that has been delivered to Parliament of Uganda, the Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere said that the whereas those that suffered […]
The Pan African Parliament has pledged to push the several African Countries that have not ratified the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance to ratify the charter. The charter principally aims to promote and strengthen democratic principles, processes and procedures within member states of the African Union and was adopted in January 2007 by […]
The East African Caravan on Maternal Health, a campaign that is aimed at increasing awareness on Maternal Health ahead of the African Union summit has arrived in Kampala. The Caravan which started in Nairobi has had its official launch at the Mengo Primary School Open Grounds and the official launch was presided over by the […]
Uganda opposition Members of Parliament on have demanded that the government, petitions the African Union in relation to the peace keeping mission to Somalia where Uganda has contributed troops, annoying Somali militants who planted bombs in Kampala that killed at least 76 people on July 11. Somalia’s the Al- Shabab claimed responsibility for the Kampala […]
Uganda’s former World Cross Country Junior Bronze medalist, Moses Kibet will lead the country’s team to the World Junior Athletics championships due in Moncton, Canada starting on Monday. The Ugandan side leaves for Canada this Saturday. Other members on the team are Joseph Kibet, 2000m steeplechase runner Jacob Araptany, Abdullah Muhammad, and 1500m runner Alex […]
A leading meat packing plant in Uganda, Fresh cuts has got certified recognition from the International Standardization Organisation for meeting the International food safety and management standards. The ISO standards on food security are set to ensure effective interactive communication through the food chain such that the best quality food products are delivered to the […]
About 1000 needy students will benefit from the government bursaries as one of the activities under the Post Primary Education and Expansion and Improvement project. This comes after the Ministry of Education and Sports received a loan of about 168 billion shillings for the implementation of the fourth phase of this project from the African […]
The 11th Graduation of Uganda Christian University that saw over 900 students graduate from the University is the last Graduation that Prof. Steven Noll presided over as the Vice Chancellor of the Mukono based University. This comes after the search that started late last year for the new Vice Chancellor that will replace Rev. Prof. […]
The President of the Uganda National Farmers’ Federation Charles Ogang has assured Ugandans that the 18th Source of Nile agriculture and trade exhibition is going on as scheduled in Jinja. This followed rumors that the exhibition might be cancelled followed bomb blast in Uganda on Sunday that killed at least 74 people and injured several […]