CAPTION: Some of the grandaunts during the ceremony held in Jinja March 27th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporterJINJA – A total of 190 students have graduated with diplomas in nursing and midwifery after completing a two-and-a-half-year training at the Defence Forces Institute of Health Sciences in Gaddafi Barracks, Jinja.Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Joint […]
CAPTION: Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa. KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has sufficient fuel stocks to sustain the country for the next two months, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Ruth Nankabirwa, minister of energy and mineral development, said in a video posted on social media platform X that the […]
By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – Government has saved Shs773.3 billion in wage and non-wage bills, NSSF contributions, gratuity and Board Expenses following the recent rationalisation of agencies, the Minister of Public Service, Muruli Mukasa, has said.While appearing before the Committee on Public Service and Local Government chaired by Martin Mapenduzi on Thursday, 26 March 2026, Muruli […]
LYANTONDE – The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Honourable Doctor Monica Musenero, commissioned the upgraded Katebe Farm Engineering Transformation Project on 22 March at Katebe Farm in Kashagama, Lyantonde District. The upgraded facility, owned by General (Rtd) Kale Kayihura, was executed by the Engineering Development and Innovation Centre (EDIC). Speaking during the commissioning, Hon. […]
CAPTION: Mityana district officials led by CAO Edith Mutabazi (2nd right) appearing before the House Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) on Thursday 26 March 2026. Hon. Gilbert Olanya (right) chairs the Committee. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – Officials from Mityana District have come under sharp scrutiny from Parliament after it emerged that only about […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, (R) and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto (L) during tha lauch in Kisumu. (PPU Photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma KISUMU – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto have launched the construction of the Kisumu–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Extension (Phase II).The two presidents symbolically tightened […]
By Our reporterJINJA – Officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have graduated with diplomas in the French language following the successful completion of a nine-month course at the Junior Command and Staff College in Jinja.The graduation ceremony was held at the residence of the French Ambassador to Uganda, Her Excellency Virginie Leroy, in […]
CAPTION: Hon. Kiyaga (L) and Hon. Kabanda during the session in which the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed. (Courtesy photo). PARLIAMENT – Creatives following the proceedings of the House on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 from the public gallery burst into jubilation following Parliament’s approval of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill, […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema has tipped the youth on intentional fatherhood. Intentional fatherhood is the proactive, conscious practice of raising children based on deliberate values and long-term goals rather than reactive, impulse-driven habits. It focuses on building deep, secure connections […]
CAPTION: Hon. Joseph Gonzaga Ssewungu raising the issue of market fires during the House sitting on Tuesday. By Our reporter PARLIAMENT – The Shadow Minister of Education, Hon. Gonzaga Ssewungu, has expressed concern over the rising cases of market fires in Kampala causing widespread losses. Reports indicate that a fire outbreak at Katwe Market […]
