Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived Monday for a one-day visit to Uganda, where he is set to meet with leaders of other East African countries. At Entebbe airport, Mr. Netanyahu who is companied by his wife, Sarah Netanyahu, was welcomed by Prime Minister Ruhakana, state minister for foreign affairs Okello Oryem among other […]
It is every parent’s dream to know that their children are safe and sound wherever they are, and news of a school fire can be very devastating. In 2019, Uganda registered a total of 12 school fires across the country with 10 occurring in the Central region alone. Let’s break down these scenarios in order […]
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine was yesterday remanded to Luzira prison until May 2 over charges of convening unlawful assembly opposing the sh200 social media tax(OTT). Bobiwine was arrested by police on his way to the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Kibuli,where he was summoned to answer related charges including […]
Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono has launched an initiative to add value to Ugandan processed rice. This is aimed at encouraging students to practice agriculture after school. Through a partnership with the Uganda private sector dealing in quality rice and coffee processing, UCU is set to train agribusiness students unique ways of adding value to […]
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 […]
Students at the Mukono- based Uganda Christian University(UCU) have formed a group that will help to fight the wide spread corruption scandal in Uganda. The team was a result of the five- day event at the Department of Public Administration and Governance under the theme: “Towards a more strategic partnership in the fight against corruption […]
Investors from the United Kingdom have paid a second visit to Uganda to pave way on how they can improve their chances at acquiring some shares from the Uganda oil and gas sector The businessmen from 11 UK companies, that deal in petrochemical, pipeline, power and renewable industries, met up with senior Ugandan delegates on […]
The archbishop of Kampala archdiocese,Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has proposed that the tithe should be directly imposed on people’s monthly salaries. During a mass at Rubaga cathedral, the archbishop condemned Christians’ actions of dodging the tithe yet its an obligation and not an option. Dr. Kizito is ready to table the proposal before president Yoweri Museveni […]
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 […]
Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is looking for a transaction advisor to guide the development of a multi-user storage terminal in Kampala. The state-owned company acquired land on the outskirts of Kampala for a $70-million terminal that will serve as a distribution centre for imported petroleum products. The terminal will have an initial capacity of […]