The Local Government Minister, Hon. Adolf Mwesigye confirmed that cabinet is expected to approve 5 new cities in the country in a couple of weeks from now following, a thorough check for all the guidelines needed for a place to be elevated to the level of a city. According to the Minister, over 15 municipalities applied […]
The NRM Secretary General Kasule Lumumba revealed that the party is in the final stages of compiling its voter’s register to be used in the party’s internal elections. Lumumba says they have eight data entry points where data documented during the party’s registration is being retrieved from the yellow books into the party’s computerized system. […]
Former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has vowed to go ahead with his planned presidential bid consultations starting this week in Mbale regardless of the warnings by the Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura. Speaking at his first News Conference this morning, Mbabazi said that there is nothing that will stop him from […]
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The Uganda Bureau of Statistics has released its latest market research indicating that annual headline inflation has reduced tremendously. UBOS today released its monthly market report indicating that the annual headline inflation rate for the year ending January 2012 dropped to 25.7% from 27.0% recorded for the year ended December 2011. Releasing the report in Kampala, the director macro economics statistics, Dr. Mukiza Chris states […]
Hundreds of students, pupils and general passengers have been seen stranded in taxi and bus parks across the country as heavy traffic jam affected the easy movement of vehicles. The situation was chaotic in Lango sub region. Most of the students and pupils from there who study in Buganda kingdom schools remained stranded atLiraBusParkas […]
The former minister of Justice, Prof. Dani Wadada Nabudere has died suddenly in his home in Busamande, Mbale district. Prof. Nabudere a leading academic and development specialist reportedly collapsed at his home in the early hours of Wednesday (today). One of his sons, Mudimi Nabudere told reporters that Prof. Nabudere is suspected to have died […]