PARKYARD traders under their umbrella association, New Agenda Traders Development Association Parkyard have petitioned Parliament seeking assistance to help them acquire the two billion shillings that was promised to them by President Museveni when their market caught fire. The traders led by their Chairperson, Kassim Sebadduka and Secretary General Muhammed Musisi while presenting their petition […]
The Government Assurance Bill which was rejected by Parliament in 2008 is to be re-tabled in Parliament after the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said government plans to communicate the way forward on the matter. The plan to re-table the Bill to Parliament has been revealed by the Nwoya County MP, Simon Oyet, after the […]
The non-teaching staff at Makerere University and other Public Universities have finally agreed to end their week-long strike for the next three month as they await President Museveni’s pledge that he made with them yesterday (Tuesday August 16) in a meeting at state house Entebbe. The non-teaching staff at all Public Universities who have been […]
Werder Bremen’s Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided over commiting himself to Uganda according to media reports. The 21-year-old will not feature in Africa Cup of Nations qualification match when Botswana will take over Uganda Cranes on Saturday June 4, 2016. “Decision time [for Lorenzen] will be after the match against Botswana,” Uganda FA communications manager Ahmed […]
Chairpersons in the 111 districts in Uganda, have received brand new vehicles to facilitate supervision of government programmes. This was in fulfillment of a pledge made by the President, to ensure that district local leaders are facilitated because of the significant role they play in the public service delivery process. The official handover of the vehicles was […]
Some of the Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions on reports that President Museveni will win with 80% in Northern Uganda in forthcoming presidential elections. The woman MP for Kaberamaido district Florence Ibi says the president promising hoes and sanitary pads for the women in Northern Uganda is a shame after 30 Years in government. She […]
President Yoweri Museveni has expressed the need for NRM secretariat to intensify programs aimed at explaining government work to the population. Addressing his fans in Bukooli North in Bugiri district, Museveni said that one of the problems affecting the party is failure by the secretariat to tell people what government has done, how much has […]
The Chairperson of NRM in Kween District, also Kween County MP Abdi Fadhil Kisos Chemaswet, says he supports the actions of people of Sebei sub Region in Kween district in walking away from the President Museveni Campaign rally recently in Kween and Bukwo district over claims that he made empty promises to construct bridges and […]
President Yoweri Museveni has highly commended the Mehta Group, a multi-national and multi-activity enterprise, for reviving the factories in Uganda which had collapsed. He said that the revived factories do not only belong to Mehta but to Ugandans who are really the main beneficiaries. The President was commissioning a new US$50 million food grade carbon […]
A hateful message spread in Uganda over the popular messaging platform Whatsapp prompted debate over policing social media. President Yoweri Museveni has called for the creators of the message to be arrested, but some are saying prosecution could set a dangerous precedent. The hateful audio message spread over Whatsapp, ridiculing the Bahima people of western […]