A Chinese state-owned company, China Railway 17th Bureau Group Company has pledged to partner with a local contractor in the construction of the 95km Kampala – Jinja expressway (KJE). Mr He Ping, the company’s chairman for Africa business led a delegation to President Yoweri Museveni‘s home in Rwakitura and promised to finance the project. “if […]
Busoga University has been ordered to bring back Shs50.5m that was for Makutu Seed Secondary School in Bugweri District. The Deputy Deputy Inspector General of Government confirmed that the money sent to Busoga University wasn’t meant for it, but rather Makutu Seed Secondary School. She therefore ordered Busoga University based in Iganga district to refund […]
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has advised the Uganda government to borrow a leaf from Liberia and make University education free to all Ugandan students. In a press conference held at Uganda house on Wednesday, Michael Osinde, the UPC spokesperson showed concern on the number of students admitted to higher education compared to the number of […]
Two men were chopped into pieces and their bodies abandoned near president Yoweri Museveni‘s farm in Kawuula village, Kisozi parish in Gomba District. The deceased were identified as Steven Kasibante, a farmer at Kawuula B cell and his colleague Kaliisa, a resident of Kawuula A cell, according to Mr Yazid Male, the LCII Chairman Kisozi parish. […]
Police on Monday arrested a second suspect in relation to the hit list that was distributed around Kampala last week. According to the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the suspect was found in Kabowa, Rubaga Division in Kampala following an intelligence tip from the public. The list contained names of prominent people especially […]
The kyadondo East Member of Parliament and reknown artist, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has decided to relocate his Kyarenga concert to his beach, One love in Busaabala. This follows a series of hindrances from the Uganda police, Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and the Mandela National Stadium- Namboole management that the artist received […]
According to the Internal Affairs ministry’s Permanent Secretary,Dr Benon Mutambi‘s tweet on Friday, the Ugandan government is to start issuing electronic (biometric) passports beginning January 2019. “Uganda is ready to migrate from the current machine-readable passports to e-passports in January 2019,” Dr Benon Mutambi tweeted. Dr. Mutambi stressed that the already stored data in the […]
Kyaddondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine has called off the plan by his supporters to boycott the upcoming Cranes match against Cape Verde. Bobi Wine went on his Facebook page on Monday to refute the use of hashtag #boycottugandacranes that started when his concert named Kyarenga concert was left in balance. “I […]
President Yoweri Museveni has sacked six senior government officials in the Ministry of Education and Sports due to fraud. The directive also provides for the dismissal of the Contracts Committee of the ministry of Education due to “mishandling of the process for procuring furniture for selected primary schools in Uganda under the Ministry of Education […]
Leader opposition leader in Kenya Raila Odinga was on Saturday appointed High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa by African Union Envoy. Moussa Faki Mahamat who is the Commission chairperson said the decision was taken mainly to pattern with Africa through infrastructure. “His mandate includes mobilizing further political support from Member States and the Regional […]