uganda

Rwandese in Uganda plan to meet Museveni

 About 300 Rwandese residing inUgandaand working inKampalaare planning a meeting with president Museveni at a time to be defined soon.  We are told by one of Rwandese that they hope to meet Museveni this month under their umbrella association of ‘Umubano.’ However the preparations for the meeting have turned controversial because some Rwandese security operatives […]

Uganda’s Big Brother Africa star celebrates birthday

Former Uganda Big Brother Africa finalist, Sharon Nalukenge has celebrated her controversial birthday at Club Rouge in Kampala. We call it controversial because she claimed to be 23 years but she looks to be over 26 years. When Sharon was preparing to contest for Big Brother Africa, she announced that she was 25 years old and the people […]

Cavendish University to hold first graduation in Uganda

Cavendish University Uganda will be holding its first graduation ceremony this Saturday at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. Addressing the media at the university campus in Nsambya today, the university’s chairman, university council, Dr. Ketrine Salati revealed that 300 students are set to graduate with degrees, diplomas and certificates in various disciplines. Of these, 56% are […]

Microsoft innovation center opens at Makerere University

The first Microsoft innovation center in Uganda has been launched at the faculty if Information Technology at Makerere university Uganda the second country in the sub-Saharan African to have it. The center will encourage ICT innovations in Uganda, Software development for agriculture and mobile phones technology. Launched by the ICT minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, the […]

Egypt sponsors operation on Uganda’s conjoined twins

The Egyptian government is to pay all costs for the operation of a set of conjoined twins at Mulago hospital. The twins who were born early this year have been at Mulago for over three months and were expected to be operated on from there. However, Mulago’s Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Doreen Birabwa says the […]

Ben Kiwanuka to be remembered

Benedicto Kiwanuka (May 1922 – September 22, 1972) will be remembered by the Democratic Party mid next year according to sources sitting on DP National Executive Council. Kiwanuka is one of the founder members of DP and among the leaders who led the country in the transition between colonial British rule and independence. Kiwanuka was reportedly […]

Uganda to extend rift valley railway to South Sudan

The Minister of works and transport industry engineer Ibrahim Byandala has announced plans by the government to construct a railway line joining Kampala to Juba. Speaking to journalist in Kampala today, engineer Byandala explained that the project will involve upgrading the existing line from Kampala to Gulu via the Teso sub region and then constructing […]

War crimes trial against former LRA commander commences in Uganda

Trial of war crimes against the former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Former commander kicks off on Monday 11th July in Gulu. The trial will be conducted by five judges on the International crimes Division of the High Court of Uganda headed by Justice Akiiki Kiiza. Others on the panel include Owiny Dolo and Justice Elizabeth Nahamya. […]