CAPTION: State House staff pose for a photograph with the Government Chief Whip, Dr. Jane Ruth Acen, fourth left seated, after completing training at Kaweweta June 26t, 2026. (PPU photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma KAWEWEWA – The Government Chief Whip, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, has challenged State House staff to uphold integrity, patriotism […]
CAPTION: Ladies model during the inauguration in Munich Germany on Friday June 26th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By our reporter MUNICH – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially opened the inaugural Uganda Cultural and Tourism Festival in Munich, Germany. The three-day festival brings together Ugandans in the diaspora, tourism stakeholders, investors, and friends of Uganda to […]
CAPTION: Centenary bank managers and official of Bank of Uganda during the launch of ‘gonza pay’ in Kampala. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Centenary Bank has launched GonzaPay, a secure, bank-backed digital wallet designed to bridge the gap between cash-heavy transactions and modern digital finance. The new platform is set to expand the bank’s digital […]
CAPTION: An Ebola victim’ body in Kivu Province, DR Congo being carried for burial recently. (File photo). By AgenciesThe Ebola crisis across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda is likely to spread to South Sudan, with experts warning that cases of the fastest-ever recorded outbreak could reach the war-ravaged nation within weeks.Modelling by […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, center, with a delegation from investors from Egypt at State House, Entebbe, Thursday June 26, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed plans by Egyptian investors to establish a modern dairy processing facility in Ngoma, Nakaseke District. He noted that the […]
KIGALI – Rwanda has ruled out opening its electricity transmission and distribution networks to private investors, bucking a regional trend as Kenya and Uganda move to expand the use of public-private partnerships (PPPs) to boost energy access. Kigali will continue to allow private players to participate in electricity generation projects, both through partnerships and as independent […]
CAPTION: Late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Job Kafeero on stage. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Police forensic and government DNA tests have confirmed that only four out of 25 individuals who claimed to be children of the late Kadongo Kamu legend Paul Job Kafeero are biologically related to the musician. The results […]
CAPTION: Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo as the Acting Minister of Education and Sports. (File photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – President Yoweri Museveni has promoted two junior ministers to full cabinet posts to fill gaps in the May 26th cabinet reshuffle. “In exercise of the powers vested in the President under Article 99(1) […]
CAPTION: Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi address journalists at Parliament recently: (File photo). By our reporter KAMPALA – A fresh political battle over the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) is brewing after two Members of Parliament notified Parliament of their intention to introduce a Private Member’s […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, left, with the First Lady Janate Museveni, right, walk from church recently. (File photo). By Yoweri Museveni From Omugurusi Ampa to Maama Giinga. KAMPALA – Today, the 24th of June is Maama’s birthday having arrived on Earth on this very day 78 years ago. The family and myself thank God […]