KAMPALA – A sum total of up to 5.5 billion shillings has been earmarked by the cabinet to construct gabions in selected areas along Lake Victoria to protect infrastructure like roads from the effects of the rising water levels from this lake. With up to 13.66 meters, Lake Victoria is experiencing the highest water levels […]
UPDF speaks out on Nambole National Stadium Works By our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda People Defense Forces (UPDF) has dismissed social media reports regarding the army’s engineering brigade’s shoddy work at the renovation of Nambole National Stadium. “Our attention was drawn to an online news story on titled, UPDF has done substandard work at Namboole Stadium with […]
By Our ReporterLAKE KYOGA – The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) has destroyed illegal fishing gear worth Shs423 million. According to Lt Col Mercy Adah Tukahirwa, the Commander, FPU the destruction has led to increase of fish in Lakes.“The destruction of seine nets, cast nets, mina filament nets, undersized hooks and […]
By Stephen Wandera Ouma KAMPALA – The expected meeting between President Museveni Kampala City traders on Friday to discuss their grievances on the implementation of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) electronic receipt system that tracks payment of Value Added Tax is a hoax. The traders held a strike on Monday against the implementation of the […]
MULAGO -Patients at that stage such as Ms Nerima require regular dialysis, but a kidney transplant offer most assurances for return to full health. 30-year-old Irene Nerima is a patient with end-stage kidney disease, meaning the vital body organs are on the verge of losing their functionality permanently, reports Daily Monitor. Kidneys are bean-shaped […]
By Our ReporterKISOZI – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met officials from Nile Breweries Limited at his Kisozi Farm led by the company board Chairman, Mr. Onapito Ekomoloit.During the meeting April 4th, 2024, the President and the officials discussed issues ranging from alcohol health precautions to taxation and the expansion of locally based raw materials […]
KAMPALA – Airtel Uganda has handed over a cheque of shs 34.8 billion – 2% of the annual gross revenue for the year ending 2023 – to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to support the country’s communication infrastructure development. The announcement was made during a press briefing held at the UCC offices in Kampala.This contribution […]
KAMPALA – Bank of Uganda has written to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) advising it to amend the name Crane Bank Ltd by deleting the word “Bank” from the name in line with a Supreme Court ruling.BoU’s decision and consequent directive are based on the ruling by the Supreme Court that dismissed the appeal […]
