CAPTION: More than 60 Independent Members of Parliament have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) today, Thursday, establishing a formal framework for cooperation in Parliament. Independent MPs Sign Cooperation Agreement KAMPALA – The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has further consolidated its influence in the 12th Parliament after dozens […]
CAPTION: Some of the UPDF in action recently. (File photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Parliament has approved a government motion authorising the deployment of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip as part of a proposed international stabilisation mission in the Middle East.The motion, tabled by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, left, and Tanzanian President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, 2nd left in the back ground, with other officials after the signing Thursday August 6th, 2026. (PPU photo). By Our reporterDAR ES SALAAM – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Tanzanian President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan have launched a new chapter in Uganda–Tanzania energy […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Dilapidated health facilities should be renovated and elevated to district hospital status to improve service delivery, Members of Parliament have told the Government.Hon. Joan Alobo (FDC, Soroti City Woman Representative), alluded to President Yoweri Museveni’s directives on improving health infrastructure in the country and adequately equipping hospitals, which she said remains […]
CAPTION: European Union, Ambassador to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra, left, exchange the contract agreement with Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, right, after signing in Kigali Rwanda August 5th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Alex Ngarambe KIGALI – Rwanda has secured €40 million ($46.8 million) in financing from the European Union to […]
CAPTION: Emmanuel Njuki, the head of legal & corporate affairs, Nile Breweries Limited, hands over a certificate to one of the retailers during the training. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterMASAKA – Nile Breweries Limited has trained 230 retailers in Masaka district in practical business, financial and digital skills, as the company’s Growing Retailers Innovatively Together (GRIT) […]
CAPTION: Some of the M23 rebel group prisoners of war in a track arrive in Beni eastern DR Congo from Kinshasha Thursday August 6th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Agency KINSHASHA – A key step in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s fragile peace process could finally be underway, as a long-delayed prisoner exchange between […]
CAPTION: Uganda’s Olara Otunnu. FILE PHOTO VIA UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE By Our reporterKAMPALA – Olara Otunnu, Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General, has acknowledged that his long-standing disagreements with President Yoweri Museveni remain unresolved, even as Museveni’s government throws its weight behind his campaign.Otunnu, who made his strongest bid for the UN’s top job in 1996 […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in white shirt, arrives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a two-day working visit Wednesday August 8th, 2026. (PPU Photo). DAR ES SALAAM – Uganda President Yoweri Museveni begins a two-day official visit to Tanzania Wednesday August 5th, 2026 at the invitation of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, aimed at […]
CAPTION: Gen. Saleh and Eng. Dr. Mugisha pose for a group photo. NAKASEKE – Lack of proper land management has left huge amounts of waste in Kampala uncollected a health risk to city dwellers. According waste experts Kampala generates an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 metric tons of waste a day, much of it left uncollected because […]