CAPTION: Tayebwa (left) with Dr Ruth Achieng, Government Chief Whips during the retreat in Entebbe Friday August 15th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called for a stronger and facilitated National Resistance Movement (NRM) whipping system, positioning regional and zonal whips as a critical structure for managing internal caucus […]
CAPTION: Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, leading the Service at Parliament, Thursday, 13 August 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has urged Members of the 12th Parliament to uphold integrity, accountability and unity in […]
By AgencyNAIROBI: THE East African Business Council (EABC) and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) have strengthened their partnership to promote investment and regional economic integration ahead of the inaugural East Africa CEO & Investment Forum scheduled for September in Kenya.During a meeting in Kigali recently, EABC ViceChairperson Dennis Karera and Executive Director Ahmed Farah held talks with RDB officials on expanding collaboration […]
CAPTION: Hon. Col. Night Ikiriza with students of Kitende Secondary School on Sunday, August 16th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). Kitende Secondary School. By Our ReporterWAKISO – The Member of Parliament representing the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Director Human Resource Management at the Special Forces Command (SFC), Hon. Col. Night Ikiriza, has urged students of Kitende […]
CAPTION: Left to right; State Minister for Investment and Privatization, Hon. Amina Mukalazi; Finance Minister, Hon. Henry Musasizi with UDB Board Chairman, Godfrey Kihuguru and UDB MD Dr. Patricia Ojangole during the meeting on Thursday, August 13th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). The Bank disbursed UGX 502.2 billion to facilitate private sector growth in Uganda Total assets […]
CAPTION: DRC Red Cross volunteers carry the body of an Ebola virus victim in Ituri Province, June 8, 2026 [File: AFP] By AgenciesBUTA / DR CONGO – The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in previously unaffected Bas-Uele, said the head of […]
By Charles NyandwiKAMPALA – The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials over alleged offences related to the production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages, Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) said.Ten of the 18 suspects are linked to Rwanda FDA, while others include a division manager from Rwanda […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has requested Parliament for a tax waiver for two companies that have failed to pay taxes to the Uganda Revenue Authority.The State Minister for Planning, Hon. Amos Lugoloobi, who appeared before the House Committee on Finance on Thursday, 13 August 2026 said that […]
CAPTION: Tabby Wilson, the Director General, World Health Organization address journalists recently. (File photo). By AgenciesGENIVA – The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that the […]
CAPTION: Hon. Osuru was concerned that border markets remain closed despite the Ebola free. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The Minister of Health has maintained restrictions on border markets despite Uganda being declared Ebola-free, citing the rising number of cases in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, said that […]