NAKASEKE – Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba delivered a lecture on servant leadership to Officer Cadets of Intake 18/long at the Basic Military Training School, Kaweweta, Nakaseke District.General Kainerugaba, also the Senior Presidential Advisor – Special Operations, reminded them that servant leadership is a powerful approach that can potentially create a positive change […]
MASAKA – Speaking to Journalists in Kampala on May 14, Water and Environment Minister, Mr Sam Cheptoris said Cabinet had endorsed the allocation of Shs5.5billion to support immediate measures to address challenges related to the rising water levels in the country’s water bodies.People living at several landing sites have declined to heed to advise from […]
MPIGI – The state told the court that between March 2021 and January 2024 in Butemba B Village, Kayambe Sub County, Mpigi District, Mirundi unlawfully performed sexual acts with his eight daughters aged between 17 and 22, well knowing that he is living with HIV. A 44-year-old man has been remanded to prison for allegedly defiling […]
PARLIAMENT – Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government).Appearing before the committee chaired by Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem informed the committee that the institute provides free […]
KAMPALA – A proposal by government to exempt the Bujagali Hydro Power project from income tax has been rejected by lawmakers who instead demanded for a report of the Auditor General on the project.The decision was reached at during the plenary sitting on Monday as the House considered the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Speaker […]
KAMPALA – Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country’s standards body. Nkamwesiga’s appointment by Francis Mwebesa, the Ministry of Trade, Industrial, and […]
KAMPALA – Uganda’s Football fraternity is grieving after the loss of one of its towering figures, Fred Kajoba, a former goalkeeping coach who passed away on a Monday evening.Kajoba’s sudden demise occurred in Tanzania, where he served as the goalkeeping coach for the Tanzanian Premier League team, Ihefu SC. He joined the club last October, […]
KAMPALA – Police have identified a thug who hacked a client at a cash office in Nateete, on the outskirts of Kampala. The suspect has been identified as Ashraf Kiiza, an employee at Bashir Grain Millers.Kiiza attacked Sam Turyamuhaki on Monday at around 8 p.m. when he walked into the cash office with a machete […]
PARLIAMENT – Lawmakers have called the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City citing unhygienic conditions which they say poses health hazards to consumers of beef and goat meat.The slaughter house in Kiryateete East, Hoima City was condemned in 2006 but legislators on the Health Committee were perturbed to learn that the city authorities […]
KAMPALA – This Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development has issued a fresh warning on government performance next financial year, citing the increased financial risks. This, the Fiscal Risk Statement warns, is likely to reverse the recent economic gains and disrupt the external debt reduction plans by the government.The statement by Minister Matia Kasaija categorises […]