Philippe Groueix, general manager of TotalEnergies EP Uganda, shakes hands with Sidronius Okaasai Opolot, State Minister for Energy, during the inaugural Tilenga Social Performance Forum in Kampala on Sept.16. By Our reporter KAMPALA – TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU), in collaboration with the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, held the inaugural Tilenga Social Performance Forum at […]
Women and children at a water tap in Gulu recently. By Our reporter PARLIAMENT – The Committee on National Economy has called on government to review its proposed €183.3 million loan from Standard Chartered Bank, UK, and Shs120.4 billion from the domestic market through a six-month Treasury Bill for the Strategic Towns Water Supply […]
Lake Bunyonyi By Our reporter KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have called for stringent measures to protect Lake Bunyonyi, following pollution concerns. The Shadow Minister for Water and Environment, Hon. Christine Kaaya (NUP, Kiboga District Woman Representative), said government interventions were inadequate and failed to confront the root causes of the lake’s degradation. During […]
CAPTION: President Museveni Museveni (C) on his offical visit to Egypt Monday 11th 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Stephen Wandera OumaCAIRO – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and welcomed Egyptian investors to explore opportunities in Uganda, saying the country is ready to work with those bringing practical solutions and investments that can spur more development.The President […]
CAPTION: Some of the KCB staff pose for a photo with pupils from St. Jude Primary School as they hold some of the reading material donated by the bank. (Courtsey photo). By Priscilla Najjuma KAMPALA – KCB Bank Uganda has reinforced its commitment to community development and environmental stewardship with a visit to St. […]
One of the poluted water drainage in Kampala recently. By Our reporter At sunrise in Kampala, as charcoal fires light and boda bodas hit the road, the air begins to thicken with a deadly mix of dust, smoke, and exhaust. Few notice, but everyone breathes it in. Air pollution, once ignored, now stalks the […]
A lorry carrying illegal logs over turns NAIROBI – A spike in environmental crimes in Africa is threatening peace, stability and sustainable development, experts said Monday on the sidelines of the 20th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.Ababu Namwamba, Kenya’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Office […]
CAPTION: Ms. Ayabare Allen, Chief Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager, Centenary Bank address the gathering in Masindi at the launch Friday May 9th 2025. (Courtesy photo). By Aaron Gadd Orena MASINDI – Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading commercial microfinance bank, in conjunction with the National Forestry Authority (NFA), has on Friday May 9th 2025 launched […]
By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni received an Austrian-based delegation who called on him at State House Entebbe to discuss, among other issues, Uganda’s carbon removal potential.The delegation was led by Mrs. Olivia Mugabe Mitterer, a Ugandan investment advisor; former consul general Mr. Karl Wipfler; H.E. Elisabeth Koestinger, the former Minister of Environment […]
By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has informed the fishing communities that the government aims to protect Uganda’s lakes for sustainable fish production. “A lake is a common property for all Ugandans, it is not like Rwakitura which is private property. Lakes, mining sites, etc. are not personal properties, even me at […]