The government has called on various stake holders to support the skilling Uganda program to help create opportunities for the youth. The education and sports minister Jessica Alupo says there is need to change attitudes of most communities to make them more responsive to vocational and technical education. She was speaking during a dialogue between […]
The Office of the Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released the Official admission lists for Privately sponsored students for the Academic Year 2012/2013. The list includes applicants admitted to Jinja and Fort-Portal upcountry campuses as well as Makerere University Business School (MUBS) PDF lists of the admissions lists: Makerere University Private Admissions 2012-2013 FULL List […]
It seems some politicians should join comedy theatre factories and start producing jokes and make money. Comedy is currently one of the most growing entertainment departments in Uganda. The comedy department is growing at almost the ‘speed of light.’ Perhaps due to the big audience of the comedy department, many politicians have been trapped […]
The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Richard Butera has denied allegations by the President of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye that he is biased. Besigye told an opposition gathering on weekend in Jinja that parliament should pass a vote of no-confidence against Butera because the DPP is fond of imposing charges against […]
Police have arrested two matrons of Kitega Junior primary school in Buikwe in Buganda kingdom over allegedly poisoning 70 children. Police are yet to establish the motive of these women. The children are currently in poor condition and the doctors at Kawolo Hospital are doing whatever is possible on earth to save their lives. Several […]
Jinja East MP Paul Mwiru (FDC) and Luweero district woman MP, Brenda Nabukenya (DP) are among the list of MPs in the Uganda 9th parliament who have received government money to facilitate them acquire brand new vehicles. A source in the accounts section of parliament told our news desk that Brenda, Mwiru and many other […]
Parliament has conducted an oath ceremony for the newly-elected Jinja East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru. Mwiru, the Forum for Democratic Change candidate, defeated NRM’s Nathan Igime Nabeta in last week’s by-election in Jinja. Mwiru bagged 6,758 votes against Nabeta’s 6,057. The second runner up in the race was DP’s Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro. Mwiru, a […]
President Museveni has invited the former industry minister; Nathan Igime Nabeta to statehouse to console him upon losing last week’s parliamentary by elections in Jinja East to an FDC candidate, Paul Mwiru. Museveni has reportedly summoned Nabeta after Nabeta announced yesterday to members of the press that he is quitting active politics such that he […]
President Museveni has received a shocking report narrating how the ruling party, NRM lost last week’s parliamentary by election to an opposition candidate. The highly contested race was won by Paul Mwiru of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). The report shows that FDC used smear campaign to defeat NRM candidate, Nathan Igime Nabeta. For example, […]
Police have warned members of the public on the outbreak of most fires that have destroyed property worth millions of shillings. This follows an outbreak of the Wednesday fire which destroyed property worth millions of shillings at Accurate Motor Garage on Spire Road in Jinja municipality. The police commander of Jinja, Jonathan Musinguzi says that […]